ACTRESS Marjorie Reynolds, wooed by rivals Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire in Holiday Inn, has died aged 80. Holiday Inn, the 1942 film that featured Crosby singing White Christmas, crowned Reynold's place in Hollywood history.

She went on to star in the Fritz Lang drama Ministry of Fear opposite Ray Milland, ham it up in the comedy Up in Mabel's Room, and dance in another musical, Bring On the Girls. Reynolds also appeared in the films Juke Box Rhythm in 1959 and The Silent Witness in 1962.

She was born Marjorie Goodspeed in Buhl, Idaho, and moved to Los Angeles with her family when she was a child. She changed her name after marrying screenwriter Jack Reynolds.