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• Judy Garland was an American film actress and singer who appeared in numerous movies and short films from the 1930s through to the 1960s. She was the leading star in many hits including "Meet Me in St. Louis", "A Star is Born", but her most memorable role was that of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz; this movie also gave her one of her most loved signature songs, "Over The Rainbow", as well as one of the most memorable lines in the history of film: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."MSN Encarta: The Wizard of Oz Quotes

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Frances Ethel Gumm
  2. Born: June 10, 1922
  3. Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Minnesota
  4. 1. David Rose
  5. 1. Vincente Minnelli
  6. 1. Sid Luft
  7. 1. Mark Herron
  8. 1. Mickey Deans
  9. Children: Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft
  10. Debut movie/TV show: The Big RevueYahoo! Movies: Judy Garland Biography
  11. Awards: Won an Oscar and Golden Globe AwardsMSN Movies: Judy Awards and Nominations
  12. Died: June 22, 1969 in her London apartment from a sleeping pill overdose Entertainment Weekly: End of the Rainbow (June 17, 1994)

• Notable Roles

  • Sairy Dodd in Pigskin Parade (1936)
  • Betsy Booth in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
  • Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • Mary Holden in Strike Up the Band (1940)
  • Penny Morris in Babes on Broadway (1941)
  • Jo Hayden in For Me and My Gal (1942)
  • Ginger Gray in Girl Crazy (1943)
  • Esther Smith in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
  • Alice Mayberry in The Clock (1945)
  • Marilyn Miller in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
  • Manuela in The Pirate (1948)
  • Veronica Fisher in In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
  • Jane Falbury in Summer Stock (1950)
  • Jean Hansen in A Child Is Waiting (1963)
  • Jenny Bowman in I Could Go on Singing (1963)

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