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Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) was an American actress and singer who became a child star at MGM and is best known for playing Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and recording "Over the Rainbow." She received an Academy Juvenile Award for her 1939 performances and later staged celebrated concerts—most notably her 1961 Carnegie Hall engagement—and remains a lasting cultural icon.
