QUICK FACTS
Activity Actress
Real name France Gumm
Nationality USA
Birth June 10, 1922 (Grand Rapids, Minnesota – United States)
Death June 22, 1969
BIOGRAPHY
Judy Garland was born in Minnesota, United States in 19922. She began working in the entertainment industry at an early age in the company of her sisters. Judy immediately stood out and signed a contract with the MGM production company in 1935. Pigskin Parade (1936) was the first film she made for this production company. In 1939 she made The Children of Showbiz (1939), which is one of more than 20 films in which she starred with actor Mickey Rooney. That same year she played the role that would make her a celebrity: Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). For both performances, Garland received an honorary Oscar for best youth performance . In the 1940s she began to play roles for a more mature audience: a success was her performance as Esther Smith in Wheel of Fortune (1944). After a few years of personal problems and with production companies, Judy Garland dedicated herself to making presentations in Europe and on Broadway. She returned in 1954 with a bang when she played Vicky Lester in A Star is Born (1954), for which she was nominated for the Oscar for best actress, although, despite being her favorite, she failed to take home the award. statuette. She was nominated again, this time for best supporting actress, for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). The actress died on June 22, 1969, in the United Kingdom, due to an overdose of barbiturates.
