Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer as a teenager. She made more than two dozen films with MGM, including nine with Mickey Rooney. Among several well - remembered film appearances, Garland 's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Her other most notable roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948). After 15 years, she was released from the studio and made record - breaking concert appearances, had a successful recording career, and her own Emmy - nominated television series. Her film appearances became fewer in the later years of her career, but included two Academy Award - nominated performances in A Star Is Born (1954) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961).
who was the actress that played dorothy in the wizard of oz
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