Just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died, singer, actress and entertainer Debbie Reynolds has passed away. It is suspected that while at her son Todd Fisher's home, she suffered a stroke after having difficulty breathing and later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Todd Fisher told Variety magazine,"She wanted to be with Carrie."
Reynolds was known for numerous roles such as Kathy Seldon from Singin' in the Rain, Charlotte from Charlotte's Web, and Agatha Cromwell from the Halloweentown series. Reynolds was known for her gregarious personality and wholesome look. She had recently received the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015. Throughout her professional career she had numerous award nominations and won an Emmy for her portrayal of Grace's mother, Bobbi, in Will & Grace. It was announced in August of 2015 that she would be the recipient of the 2016 Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.Not only was Reynolds a decorated actress, but she was an accomplished recording artist as well. She earned a gold record for her recording of "Tammy" and it was number one on the Billboard pop charts for five weeks. To top it all off, Reynolds operated her own hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada and founded the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in Hollywood as well.
Reynolds is survived by her son Todd Fisher who is a commercial director and her granddaughter Billie Lourd who currently stars in Fox's Scream Queens.
