Judy Garland children: Meet Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft & Joey Luft

American actress, singer, dancer, and vaudevillian Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969). She was widely recognized for playing Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), while receiving praise for numerous other parts she played throughout her career. She became an internationally renowned recording singer, concert performer, and actor in both dramatic and musical roles. She won a Special Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Juvenile Award.

She is well known for her versatility. Judy at Carnegie Hall, a 1961 live performance that Garland won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for, made her the first female recipient of the honor.

Judy Garland children: Meet Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft & Joey Luft

Three children, Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft, were raised by Judy Garland. Liza, Judy’s first child from her union with director Vincente Minnelli, was born on March 12, 1946.

Judy and her third husband Sid Luft welcomed their second daughter, Lorna Luft, on November 21, 1952.

Joey Luft, Judy’s son, was conceived on March 29, 1955. Joey grew up seeing his mother’s highs and lows, just like his older sister and half-sister.