
Judy Garland
Biography
Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Jimmie and Suzie. Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and "The Wizard of Oz". After fifteen years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through concert appearances and later a return to acting.
Through a career, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She received a juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award as well as a Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "A Star is Born" (1954) and Best Supporting Actress for "Judgement at Nuremberg" (1961). At forty, she was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry.
In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema.
Acting (103 movies)

Meet Me in St. Louis
1944

The Wizard of Oz
1939

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961

A Star Is Born
1954

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984

Gay Purr-ee
1962

In the Good Old Summertime
1949

Babes in Arms
1939

Ziegfeld Girl
1941

For Me and My Gal
1942

The Pirate
1948

Girl Crazy
1943

The Harvey Girls
1946

Easter Parade
1948

Summer Stock
1950

Ziegfeld Follies
1945

Everybody Sing
1938

Words and Music
1948

Presenting Lily Mars
1943

Thousands Cheer
1943

Babes on Broadway
1941

Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940

Little Nellie Kelly
1940

Strike Up the Band
1940

Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995

Every Sunday
1936

Till the Clouds Roll By
1946

Showbiz Goes to War
1982

Listen, Darling
1938

The Clock
1945

Pigskin Parade
1936

Judy Garland: The Concert Years
1985

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
I Could Go on Singing
1963

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935

A Child Is Waiting
1963

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004

Bubbles
1930

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973

Judy and Liza at the Palladium
1964

That's Entertainment!
1974

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976

MGM Christmas Trailer
1937

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963

Strictly G.I.
1943

Judy in a Land Called Oz
1992

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998

We Must Have Music
1942

Pepe
1960

The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002

Judy Garland Duets
2005

That's Entertainment! III
1994

The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000

Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958

The Big Revue
1929

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Twenty Years After
1944

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940

The Judy Garland Christmas Show
1963

La La La
2018

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009

Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003

Sid & Judy
2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019

That's Dancing!
1985

The Judy Garland Show
1962

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990

Hollywood’s Children
1982

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
1996

The Polio Crusade
2009

March of Dimes
1938

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024

BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
2009

Judy Garland Speaks
2001

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025

Mirror
1999

A Bunch of Amateurs
2022

Ode to Dorothy
1998

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Judy Garland Speaks | 2001 | Writer |