--- description: Hollywood veteran Debbie Reynolds was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. title: Debbie Reynolds Wins SAG Lifetime Award image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d3945c01300bbbc/69877bcb2dce0100439dd2b1/ap70532118762.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Debbie Reynolds Wins the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2015 6:17 AM CUT  Carrie Fisher, right, presents Debbie Reynolds with the Screen Actors Guild life achievement award at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles Carrie Fisher, right, presents Debbie Reynolds with the Screen Actors Guild life achievement award at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Los AngelesVince Bucci—Vince Bucci/Invision/AP by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2015 6:17 AM CUT Hollywood veteran Debbie Reynolds was [presented with](http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/article/0,,20881791%5F20895712,00.html "undefined") the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. In her career, which began in the 1950s, the 82-year-old Reynolds has been nominated for one Oscar, five Golden Globes and one Emmy. Her big break came when she starred alongside Gene Kelly in the 1952 classic _Singin’ in the Rain_, says _People_. “God gave us talent, so we’re very fortunate,” she said. “My favorite movie was _The Unsinkable Molly Brown_ … In that film, I got to sing a wonderful song called ‘I Ain’t Down Yet.’ Well, I ain’t. Thank you all so much for this wonderful award.” Reynold’s award was presented by her daughter, Carrie Fisher, famous for her iconic portrayal of Princess Leia in _Star Wars_. The SAG gives the award every year to an actor or actress who represents the “finest ideals of the acting profession.” Last year’s SAG Lifetime Achievement Award [was given to](http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/18/entertainment/la-et-mn-sag-awards-2014-rita-moreno-life-achievement-award "undefined") Rita Moreno, who also played a part in _Singin’ in the Rain._ \[[_People_](http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/article/0,,20881791%5F20895712,00.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3681987/debbie-reynolds-sag-lifetime-achievement-award/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3681987/debbie-reynolds-sag-lifetime-achievement-award/"},"headline":"Debbie Reynolds Wins the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award","datePublished":"2015-01-26T06:17:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:51:52.425Z","description":"And her daughter Carrie Fisher presented it to her","url":"https://time.com/3681987/debbie-reynolds-sag-lifetime-achievement-award/","keywords":["movies","Television","celebrities","Star Wars topic","entertainment","carrie fisher","Princess Leia"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d3945c01300bbbc/69877bcb2dce0100439dd2b1/ap70532118762.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d3945c01300bbbc/69877bcb2dce0100439dd2b1/ap70532118762.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher","caption":"Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher","creditText":"Vince Bucci—Vince Bucci/Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3681987/debbie-reynolds-sag-lifetime-achievement-award/","name":"Debbie Reynolds Wins the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award"}}]}] ```