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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenaged GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned to more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).

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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenaged GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned to more adult roles in film such films as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).
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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenaged GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned into more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).

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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenaged GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned into to more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).
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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenage GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned into more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).

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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenage teenaged GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned into more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).
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Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as [[StageNames Deanna Durbin]], was a Canadian-American actress and singer active during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfHollywood in the 1930s and '40s. She was best known for her teenage GirlNextDoor roles in musical comedy films such as ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936), ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937), and ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938), although she eventually transitioned into more adult roles in film such as ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945).

Born in Winnipeg, Durbin moved with her family to the United States at the age of two. She was married to Vaughn Paul, Felix Jackson, and Charles Henri David – the latter for nearly fifty years, from 1950 until her death. She had one daughter with Jackson and one son with David. She died in UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}, France in 2013, at the age of 91.

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* ''Film/ThreeSmartGirls'' (1936) as Penny Craig
** ''Film/ThreeSmartGirlsGrowUp'' (1939) as Penny Craig
** ''Film/HersToHold'' (1943) as Penny Craig
* ''Film/OneHundredMenAndAGirl'' (1937) as Patricia Cardwell
* ''Film/MadAboutMusic'' (1938) as Gloria
* ''Film/ThatCertainAge'' (1938) as Alice Fullerton
* ''Film/{{First Love|1939}}'' (1939) as Constance Harding
* ''Film/ItsADate'' (1940) as Pamela Drake
* ''Film/SpringParade'' (1940) as Ilonka Tolnay
* ''Film/NiceGirl'' (1941) as Jane Dana
* ''Film/ItStartedWithEve'' (1941) as Anne Terry
* ''Film/TheAmazingMrsHolliday'' (1943) as Ruth Kirke Holliday
* ''Film/HisButlersSister'' (1943) as Ann Carter
* ''Film/ChristmasHoliday'' (1944) as Abigail Martin[=/=]Jackie Lamont
* ''Film/CantHelpSinging'' (1944) as Caroline Frost
* ''Film/LadyOnATrain'' (1945) as Nikki Collins
* ''Film/BecauseOfHim'' (1946) as Kim Walker
* ''Film/IllBeYours'' (1947) as Louise Ginglebusher
* ''Film/SomethingInTheWind'' (1947) as Mary Collins
* ''Film/UpInCentralPark'' (1948) as Rosie Moore
* ''Film/ForTheLoveOfMary'' (1948) as Mary Peppertree
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[[folder:Short film roles]]
* ''Film/EverySunday'' (1936) as Edna
* ''Film/TheShiningFuture'' (1944) {{as Herself}}
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