Deanna Durbin
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. In 1946, Durbin was the second-highest-paid woman in the United States, just behind Bette Davis; her fan club ranked as the w...
Known For
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Nice Girl?
Jane 'Pinky' Dana
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Ruth Kirke Holliday
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Lady on a Train
Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
Filmography
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
as (archive footage)
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Mary Peppertree
Up in Central Park
1948
as Rosie Moore
Something in the Wind
1947
as Mary Collins
I'll Be Yours
1947
as Louise Ginglebusher
Because of Him
1946
as Kim Walker
Lady on a Train
1945
as Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
Can't Help Singing
1944
as Caroline Frost
The Shining Future
1944
as Self
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Ruth Kirke Holliday
His Butler's Sister
1943
as Ann Carter
Hers to Hold
1943
as Penelope “Penny” Craig
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
It Started with Eve
1941
as Anne Terry
Nice Girl?
1941
as Jane 'Pinky' Dana
A Friend Indeed
1941
as Self / Performer
It's a Date
1940
as Pamela Drake
Spring Parade
1940
as Ilonka Tolnay
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Angels of Mercy
1940
as Self / Performer
First Love
1939
as Constance (Connie) Harding
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Penny Craig
Mad About Music
1938
as Gloria Harkinson
That Certain Age
1938
as Alice Fullerton
One Hundred Men and a Girl
1937
as Patricia Cardwell
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Penny Craig
Every Sunday
1936
as Edna