Deanna Durbin

Birth Name:

Edna Mae Durbin

Birth Place:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress

Deanna Durbin

In 1938, she received an Academy Juvenile Award
In June 1945, she got married to producer Felix Jackson
At the age of 14, she auditioned for the voice role of Snow White in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs․"
In 1936, she was offered an audition with the Metropolitan Opera
Was stopped from performing in the original Broadway production of "Oklahoma!" by Universal Studios
Was the favorite actress of Holocaust victim Anne Frank
Was in contention to portray the character Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz․"

1937Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
1937Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (November):Winner
1938Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (May):Winner
1938Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
1939Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January):Winner
1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (June):Winner
1940Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (December):Winner
1941Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (May):Winner
1944Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
1946Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (April):Winner