Last night, Debbie Reynolds died at the age of 84 after suffering a stroke, just one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher death. “She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son Todd Fisher told Variety.
READ MORE: Debbie Reynolds, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Actress and Carrie Fisher’s Mother, Dies at 84
Reynolds is best known as one of MGM’s principal stars of the 1950s and ’60s in such films as the musicals “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She starred in her own TV show “The Debbie Reynolds Show,” for which she received a Golden Globe nomination, she was nominated for the Tony Award for the Broadway revival of “Irene,” and was also nominated for an Emmy Award for playing Grace’s mother Bobbi on “Will & Grace.”
READ MORE: Carrie Fisher: From ‘Star Wars’ to Her Own Stories, She Shaped Generations
All night, Reynolds’ co-stars mourned her loss on Twitter, including Debra Messing, Albert Brooks, Carl Reiner, and more. See some of them below.
Debbie Reynolds was one of the last of Hollywood Royalty. It breaks my heart that she is gone. I’d hoped that my grieving was done for 2016.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) December 29, 2016
So heartsick. Debbie went to be with Carrie. It’s such a devastating 1,2 punch. She was my “mom” for years & I loved her dearly.A legend.
— Debra Messing (@DebraMessing) December 29, 2016
Debbie Reynolds, a legend and my movie mom. I can’t believe this happened one day after Carrie. My heart goes out to Billie.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) December 29, 2016
One of THE GREATEST BITS OF CINEMA EVER. https://t.co/3unXfhcHf8
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 29, 2016
How shocked we were to learn that Debbie Reynolds passed away just a day after her daughter Carrie. I loved & worked both of these icons.
— carl reiner (@carlreiner) December 29, 2016
For Carrie and Debbie
✨🕯🌟🕯✨
My thoughts and love are with their family. pic.twitter.com/2fLWu3a9Sg— Brie Larson (@brielarson) December 29, 2016
Lord, Debbie and Carrie. RIP 2016 has seen a lot of sadness. Prayers for their families & so many others affected by loss.
— octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) December 29, 2016
This. Just this devastatingly moving photograph. Just this. pic.twitter.com/PKTT7gPbBI
— Sarah Paulson (@MsSarahPaulson) December 29, 2016
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