Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher's mom, reportedly hospitalized
LOS ANGELES -- Debbie Reynolds, Singin' in the Rain star and the mother of Carrie Fisher, was hospitalized Wednesday with a possible stroke, TMZ reported.
The 84-year-old Reynolds was at her son Todd Fisher's home in Beverly Hills where the family was discussing funeral plans for her daughter when she was stricken, TMZ reported. Representatives for Reynolds did not immediately return messages and emails sent Wednesday.
Fisher died Tuesday, just a few days after suffering a heart attack aboard a plane from London to LAX.
Reynolds has had previous strokes, including one in recent months, but recovered fully and was able to take part in her Las Vegas cabaret show earlier this year.
Reynolds' breakout performance as Kathy Selden in the 1952 classic Singin' in the Rain came when she was 19 -- the same age at which Carrie Fisher scored the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. Reynolds went on to become a major Broadway star, recording artist, television host, Las Vegas hotelier, entrepreneur and Hollywood memorabilia collector.
She has been married and divorced three times; Reynolds and her first husband, 1950s pop music icon Eddie Fisher, had two children, Todd and Carrie. It was that Hollywood royalty upbringing that provided endless material for Carrie Fisher's literary works, including the semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge and autobiographical book and one-woman show Wishful Drinking, which references Reynolds frequently.
Reynolds posted a message regarding Carrie's death Tuesday on her Facebook page that read:
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
Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
