Personal Info
Known Credits
34
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1921-12-04 (104 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known For
Edna Mae Durbin
Deanna Durbin
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
Acting
2009 --
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
| (archive footage)
2009 --
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
| Self (archive)
2004 --
Los Angeles Plays Itself
| Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
2002 --
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002 --
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982 --
Hollywood’s Children
| Self (archive footage)
1974 --
That's Entertainment!
| (archive footage)
1948 --
For the Love of Mary
| Mary Peppertree
1948 --
Up in Central Park
| Rosie Moore
1947 --
Something in the Wind
| Mary Collins
1947 --
I'll Be Yours
| Louise Ginglebusher
1946 --
Because of Him
| Kim Walker
1945 --
Lady on a Train
| Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
1944 --
Can't Help Singing
| Caroline Frost
1944 --
Christmas Holiday
| Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
1944 --
The Shining Future
| Self
1943 --
His Butler's Sister
| Ann Carter
1943 --
Hers to Hold
| Penelope “Penny” Craig
1943 --
Show-Business at War
| Self
1943 --
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
| Ruth Kirke Holliday
1941 --
It Started with Eve
| Anne Terry
1941 --
Nice Girl?
| Jane 'Pinky' Dana
1941 --
A Friend Indeed
| Self / Performer
1940 --
Angels of Mercy
| Self / Performer
1940 --
Spring Parade
| Ilonka Tolnay
1940 --
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
| Self (archive footage)
1940 --
It's a Date
| Pamela Drake
1939 --
First Love
| Constance (Connie) Harding
1939 --
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
| Penny Craig
1938 --
That Certain Age
| Alice Fullerton
1938 --
Mad About Music
| Gloria Harkinson
1937 --
One Hundred Men and a Girl
| Patricia Cardwell
1936 --
Three Smart Girls
| Penny Craig
1936 --
Every Sunday
| Edna