Billie Lourd honored her grandmother, the late Debbie Reynolds, with a heartfelt post on Wednesday, marking what would have been Debbie’s 94th birthday.
A 33-year-old celebrity, known for their famous family connections and with 1.3 million Instagram followers, shared a video clip of their grandparent – a beloved classic film star – singing a song from the 1964 musical ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’. They captioned it simply, ‘Happy birthday, Abadaba!’
You know, over my years advising people on embracing authentic roles – both in life and in their careers – I’ve always been fascinated by actresses who truly become their characters. For Shelley Reynolds, playing this incredible, real-life woman – a bit of a tomboy who survived the Titanic – was apparently the highlight of her entire, amazing seventy-year career. She even got an Oscar nomination for it, which is huge! But, sadly, she didn’t win; Julie Andrews took home the award that year for ‘Mary Poppins’.
The Texas native—a singer, dancer, and actress—quoted a song from one of her films while accepting a lifetime achievement award in 2015. She said, ‘I loved singing ‘I Ain’t Down Yet’ in that movie. And I’m still going strong! Thank you all so much for this incredible honor.’
I’ll always cherish Debbie Reynolds in so many of her films! I especially love her work in classics like ‘Three Little Words,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ and ‘How the West Was Won.’ But she was wonderful in everything she did, from ‘Bundle of Joy’ and ‘The Catered Affair’ to ‘Tammy and the Bachelor,’ ‘The Mating Game,’ and even her later roles in ‘Mother’ and ‘In & Out.’ She truly had a remarkable career.
The five-time Golden Globe nominee continued performing in cabaret and collecting keepsakes later in life. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997, and in 2016, the Academy recognized her humanitarian work with a special award.
Oh my gosh, can you believe it? Her last role, ever, was playing Liberace’s mom, Frances, in that amazing HBO movie, ‘Behind the Candelabra’! It was with Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and she was just… incredible. It breaks my heart knowing that was the final time we got to see her brilliance on screen, but what a way to go out! Seriously, Frances was EVERYTHING.
Debbie Reynolds, known as Miss Burbank 1948, passed away on December 28, 2016, at the age of 84, after suffering a stroke. This was just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, died at age 60 from sleep apnea and complications related to drug use.
Some of the Star Wars legend’s remains are kept with Reynolds in their joint crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.
Following her family’s legacy, Lourd now lives in their $18 million Beverly Hills home and is raising her two young children: five-year-old son Kingston and three-year-old daughter Jackson. She shares them with her husband, Austen Rydell, whom she’s been married to for four years.
Sydney Sweeney and Mark Rydell’s grandson, a 33-year-old actor, are both producing two new films: a comedic drama about PTSD called The Pirate King and a poetic drama titled Late Fame.
On December 27th, Lourd wrote about dealing with loss and expressed how happy she is seeing her father, Bryan Lourd, enjoy time with his grandkids.
The actor described a feeling of pure happiness – the kind that makes you smile so much your cheeks ache, and feel like you’re living in a dream or a movie.
I realized this happiness wouldn’t exist without my mom. She’s the reason I’m feeling this joy, even though she isn’t here to share it with me. Though she’s passed away, a part of her lives on in these happy moments.
Lourd shared a beautiful sentiment from her mother: ‘Nothing is ever truly finished, just moved somewhere else.’ She explained that her mother’s spirit lives on through her children and the happiness they bring. ‘Thank you, Mom,’ she said, adding that she’ll always cherish her memory.
Page Six Hollywood reports that a co-chairman of CAA, age 65, played a key role in securing his daughter a $3 million book deal with Penguin Press. She signed the deal last month to write a memoir about her unique childhood.
Emma Lourd will be in the next season of FX’s ‘American Horror Story’, season 13, which has a witch theme. She’ll be acting alongside stars like Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, and Ariana Grande, as well as returning favorites Kathy Bates, Jessica Lange, and Angela Bassett.
The actress, who frequently works with Ryan Murphy and has Meryl Streep as a godmother, will play Emma Borden, the sister of Lizzie Borden (played by Ella Beatty), in the next installment of Netflix’s ‘Monster’ series. This season focuses on the famous 19th-century axe murderer.
Timothée Chalamet is also set to appear in several other films, including the comedy Artificial directed by Luca Guadagnino, which is about OpenAI, the romantic comedy Love Language from Joey Power, and the crime thriller The Deputy directed by Matt Sukkar.
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