<P> Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer as a teenager . She made more than two dozen films with MGM , including nine with Mickey Rooney . Among several well - remembered film appearances , Garland 's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . Her other most notable roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis ( 1944 ) , The Harvey Girls ( 1946 ) and Easter Parade ( 1948 ) . After 15 years , she was released from the studio and made record - breaking concert appearances , had a successful recording career , and her own Emmy - nominated television series . Her film appearances became fewer in the later years of her career , but included two Academy Award - nominated performances in A Star Is Born ( 1954 ) and Judgment at Nuremberg ( 1961 ) . </P>
<P> Garland began performing in vaudeville with her two older sisters and was signed to Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer as a teenager . She made more than two dozen films with MGM , including nine with Mickey Rooney . Among several well - remembered film appearances , Garland 's most famous role was as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . Her other most notable roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis ( 1944 ) , The Harvey Girls ( 1946 ) and Easter Parade ( 1948 ) . After 15 years , she was released from the studio and made record - breaking concert appearances , had a successful recording career , and her own Emmy - nominated television series . Her film appearances became fewer in the later years of her career , but included two Academy Award - nominated performances in A Star Is Born ( 1954 ) and Judgment at Nuremberg ( 1961 ) . </P>
who was the actress that played dorothy in the wizard of oz
who was the actress that played dorothy in the wizard of oz
Garland
Garland