Carrie Fisher's mom, Debbie Reynolds, dies one day after daughter

American film legend Debbie Reynolds has passed away just one day after the death of her movie star daughter, Carrie Fisher.

Best known for classic musical ‘Singin' in the Rain’, Reynolds died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke, a day after the death of her daughter, Fisher, who drew prominence for her role in the original 'Star Wars' trilogy.

After collapsing at the Beverly Hills home of her son, Todd Fisher, around 1:00 pm local time (21:00 GMT), 84-year-old Reynolds was rushed to the hospital.

“She wanted to be with Carrie,” her son said.

Carrie Fisher, who starred as rebel warrior Princess Leia in the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, died in Los Angeles on December 27, four days after suffering a heart attack during a flight.

Reynolds had been at her son's house to discuss the funeral arrangements when she became ill.

"Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter,” she posted on her page in social media after her daughter's death. “I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers that are now guiding her to her next stop.”

First starring in 1952's ‘Singin' in the Rain’, Reynolds received the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and was nominated for an Oscar.

Born Mary Frances Reynolds in 1932 in El Paso, Texas, she was reeled in by Hollywood after winning a California beauty contest at age 16.

Admired for her versatility, she starred in her own sitcom, ‘The Debbie Reynolds Show’, in 1969-1970.

Her career in cinema was largely over by the 1970s, though she continued to star in TV movies and series.

‘Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ is a documentary about her relationship with her daughter, which was premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

In 2013, she published her autobiography, ‘Unsinkable: A Memoir’, that detailed the highs and lows of her personal life.

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