In real life: Born Frances Gumm, she changed her name to Judy at age 11 and signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at 13.
Throughout it all, however, the movie makes clear why she is beloved by her adoring fans and fellow musicians: Her talent. It's the impetus for her to book shows in London - where it's deemed she's still loved - to earn enough money to support her children. In the movie: Judy doesn't exactly dwell on the tragedies of Garland's life, but they're there: The financial struggles and debts, the bad press, the industry folk refusing to work with her because she was deemed too difficult. "Actually, I get awfully bored with myself as a tragic figure." "I'm always being painted a more tragic figure than I am," Garland said. DeMille Award in 1962.) Her final film role was in the 1963 musical, I Could Go on Singing, though she continued to perform onstage in subsequent years. In real life: By 1968, Garland was a GRAMMY winner, had been nominated for two Oscars - for A Star Is Born in 1955 and Judgment at Nuremberg in 1962 - and won a Golden Globe for the former.
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