Judy Garland

Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywood's Golden Era of musical film. She was known for her intense acting and for her strong, husky voice.

Movie star

Throughout the 1940s her films increased in popularity, making her the most critically and financially successful female musical star of the time. Among her most successful 1940s films is the 1944 classic Meet Me in St. Louis, in which she introduced three standards: "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Her other famous films include The Harvey Girls (1946) (in which she introduced "On the Atchison Topeka and the Santa Fe"), Easter Parade (1948), A Star Is Born (1954) (considered by many to be her best dramatic performance), and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961).

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1940s - 1944 - Meet Me in St. Louis - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - The Harvey Girls - 1946 - Easter Parade - 1948 - A Star Is Born - 1954 - Judgment at Nuremberg - 1961

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She received an honorary Academy Award for her performance in The Wizard of Oz, and was nominated for Best Actress in A Star is Born, and Best Supporting Actress for Judgement at Nuremberg.

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Academy Award - Best Actress - Best Supporting Actress

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Her only death scene in a film was delivered in 1940's Little Nellie Kelly, when she was cast in dual roles as an Irish immigrant mother and her American-born daughter. George Murphy, who later became a United States Senator, co-starred.

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1940's - Little Nellie Kelly - George Murphy - United States Senator

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