Debbie Reynolds acted.
Mary Frances `` Debbie '' Reynolds ( April 1 , 1932 -- December 28 , 2016 ) was an American actress , singer , businesswoman , film historian , humanitarian , and mother of the actress and writer Carrie Fisher . In & Out is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Oz and starring Kevin Kline , Tom Selleck , Joan Cusack , Matt Dillon , Debbie Reynolds , and Wilford Brimley . Mother is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Albert Brooks , co-written by Brooks with Monica Johnson , and starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds as son-and-mother . Tammy and the Bachelor . It stars Debbie Reynolds as Tambrey `` Tammy '' Tyree , Walter Brennan as Grandpa Dinwitty and Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent . The Catered Affair . The film stars Bette Davis , Ernest Borgnine , Debbie Reynolds , Barry Fitzgerald and Rod Taylor .