Debbie Reynolds dies, aged 84, one day after daughter Carrie Fisher: VIDEO
Debbie Reynolds dies, aged 84, one day after daughter Carrie Fisher
Oscar-nominated star told her son ‘that she would like to be with Carrie again’, 15 minutes before she had severe stroke
Debbie Reynolds with her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Reynolds’ big break came in Singin’ in the Rain in 1952.
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Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds has died aged 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, famed actor and author Carrie Fisher.
Her death was confirmed by her son, Todd Fisher.
“The last thing she said this morning was that she was very, very sad about losing Carrie and that she would like to be with her again,” Fisher said. “Fifteen minutes later she suffered a severe stroke.”
Reynolds died just hours after she was taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center from her son’s house in Beverly Hills on Wednesday afternoon.
“The only thing we’re taking solace in is that what she wanted to do was take care of her daughter, which is what she did best,” he added.
On Friday, Carrie Fisher reportedly suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Reynolds posted on her Facebook page that Fisher was in stable condition on Christmas Day.
Carrie Fisher died two days later.
On Tuesday, Reynolds addressed Fisher’s death on Facebook, writing: “Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter. I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop. Love Carries Mother.”
Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds at the Screen Actors Guild awards in Los Angeles last year.
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After news of Reynolds’ death broke on Wednesday, Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, posted a picture on Facebook of herself with her late mother and grandmother at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Further tributes came from Joely Fisher, a daughter of Reynolds’ ex-husband Eddie Fisher, and Carrie Fisher’s half-sister, who tweeted a picture of herself and Reynolds with the words “God speed mama”.
“So heartsick. Debbie went to be with Carrie. It’s such a devastating 1, 2 punch,” tweeted Debra Messing. Reynolds played Messing’s mother on the sitcom Will & Grace. “She was my ‘mom’ for years & I loved her dearly. A legend.”
Messing’s co-star Eric McCormack, who played Will, tweeted a short time later: “The combination of the loss of Carrie Fisher & then her mom Debbie Reynolds is too much. I’m really at a loss here.”
Albert Brooks, who directed and co-starred with Reynolds in 1996’s Mother, was another of the star’s “children” who paid tribute on Wednesday.
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