In film, she played roles such as "Tammy" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," but when it came to advertising, Debbie Reynolds played herself.
Ms. Reynolds, who died Wednesday at age 84, an accomplished actress in both TV and film, remarkably passed away the day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. But Ms. Reynolds' fame also drew her to Madison Avenue, where her girl-next-door freshness brought her a host of endorsements for products such as Lux soap and Lustre-Creme. In her later years, she also did some TV commericals for Singer -- and, not suprisingly, lent her voice to Tropicana orange juice, a tailor-made fit playing off perhaps her best-known role in "Singing in the Rain." Here, we remember some classic campaigns that featured Ms. Reynolds.
In this ad, Ms. Reynolds assures women that with Lux soap they can be as lovely as a movie star.