The Most Heartbreaking Celebrity Deaths Of 2016

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds, who was perhaps most famous for her role in the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain, passed away on December 28, 2016 of a stroke. However, when you take into consideration that her daughter had died only a day before, you might wonder if she in fact passed away of a broken heart.

In fact, only hours before she died Reynolds told her son, “I miss her so much. I want to be with Carrie.” Reynolds began acting in films in the late 1940s, though her first real breakout role was in the film Three Little Words in 1950. And once she got a role in the beloved Singin’ in the Rain, her future successes were set in stone. Reynolds is survived by her son Todd Fischer and her granddaughter Blilie Lourd.