Judy Garland
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.
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Movies (120)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
2025 · Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Lynch/Oz
2023 · Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019 · Self (archive footage)
La La La
2018 · Various Roles (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Vito
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009 · (archive footage)
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
2009 · Self (archive footage/photos)
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009 · Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009 · (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009 · Self (archive)
The Polio Crusade
2009 · Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006 · Jane Falbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
2005 · Self
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005 · Self (Archive Footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003 · Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001 · (archive footage)
Judy Garland Speaks
2001 · Self, Director, Writer
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000 · Self (archive footage)
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000 · Dorothy (archive footage)
Mirror
1999
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998 · Betsy Booth (archive footage)
Ode to Dorothy
1998
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
1998 · Self - Archival Footage (voice)
Vaudeville
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
1996 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
1995 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy in a Land Called Oz
1992 · Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 · Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
1985 · Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
1985 · Self (archive footage)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 · Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
1982 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
1967
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
1964 · Self
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
1963 · Self
Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963
I Could Go on Singing
1963 · Jenny Bowman
A Child Is Waiting
1963 · Jean Hansen
Gay Purr-ee
1962 · Mewsette (voice)
The Judy Garland Show
1962 · Self
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961 · Irene Hoffman Wallner
Pepe
1960 · Vocalist on Radio (voice)
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958 · Betsy Booth (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · Vicki Lester
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Self
Summer Stock
1950 · Jane Falbury
In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Veronica Fisher
Words and Music
1948 · Judy Garland
Easter Parade
1948 · Hannah Brown
The Pirate
1948 · Manuela Alva
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Marilyn Miller
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Susan Bradley
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 · Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")
The Clock
1945 · Alice Maybery
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944 · Esther Smith
Twenty Years After
1944 · (archive footage)
Girl Crazy
1943 · Ginger Gray
Thousands Cheer
1943 · Judy Garland
Presenting Lily Mars
1943 · Lily Mars
Strictly G.I.
1943 · Self - Guest Star
For Me and My Gal
1942 · Jo Hayden
We Must Have Music
1942 · Herself
Babes on Broadway
1941 · Penny Morris
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941 · Betsy Booth
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 · Susan Gallagher
Little Nellie Kelly
1940 · Nellie Kelly / Little Nellie Kelly
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
Strike Up the Band
1940 · Mary Holden
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Betsy Booth
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
If I Forget You
1940 · Judy Garland
Babes in Arms
1939 · Patsy Barton
The Wizard of Oz
1939 · Dorothy
From the Ends of the Earth
1939 · Self
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938 · Self (uncredited)
Listen, Darling
1938 · Pinkie Wingate
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938 · Betsy
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
Everybody Sing
1938 · Judy Bellaire
March of Dimes
1938 · Judy
MGM Christmas Trailer
1937 · Herself
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937 · Cricket West
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937 · Betty Clayton
Every Sunday
1936 · Judy
Pigskin Parade
1936 · Sairy Dodd
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935 · Self (as The Garland Sisters)
The Wedding of Jack and Jill
1930 · One of The Three Gumm Sisters
A Holiday in Storyland
1930 · One of The Three Gumm Sisters
Bubbles
1930 · Herself (uncredited)
The Big Revue
1929 · Herself
Oz
· Self / Dorothy Gale (archive footage)
TV shows (13)
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
2023
Too Young to Die
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
Omnibus
1967 · Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Twentieth Century
1957
MGM Parade
1955 · Betty Clayton (archive footage), Self, self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Judy Garland
What's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self