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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, headstrong, and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards.

Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1961), Two for the Seesaw (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), and Sweet Charity (1969). A six time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Being There (1979), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Evening Star (1996), Bewitched (2005), In Her Shoes (2005), Valentine's Day (2010), and The Little Mermaid (2018).

MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb (1983).

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  • BIRTH 24/04/1934
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 56
  • PRODUCTION 1

Shows (7)

Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building
Leonora Folger / Rose Cooper
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Martha Levinson
Glee
Glee
June Dolloway
The View
The View
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Host
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Self

Movies (56)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Edna Mitty
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Estelle Paddington
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
Eloise
Noelle
Noelle
Elf Polly
American Dreamer
American Dreamer
Astrid
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
Ella Hirsh
Bewitched
Bewitched
Iris Smythson / Endora
Downton Abbey: The London Season
Downton Abbey: The London Season
Martha Levinson
Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It...
Katharine Richelieu
The Apartment
The Apartment
Fran Kubelik
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Sara
Being There
Being There
Eve Rand
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
Ouiser Boudreaux
Bernie
Bernie
Marjorie Nugent
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
Tess Carlisle
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
Charity
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
Martha Dobie
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
Princess Aouda
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry
Jennifer Rogers
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
Aurora Greenway
Some Came Running
Some Came Running
Ginnie Moorehead
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Sois belle et tais-toi !
Sois belle et tais-toi !
Self (archive footage)
Gambit
Gambit
Nicole
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
Veronica
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
Bessie Sparrowbush
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
Doris Mann
My Geisha
My Geisha
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
Louisa May Foster
Two Loves
Two Loves
Anna Vorontosov
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
Irma La Douce
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
Katie Robbins
The Last Word
The Last Word
Harriet Lauler
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
Self
A Heavenly Christmas
A Heavenly Christmas
Pearl
The Sheepman
The Sheepman
Dell Payton
Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne
Grace Winterbourne
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Helen Cooney
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
Elsa
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake
The Pianist
Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert
Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert
Herself
Used People
Used People
Pearl Berman
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
Deedee
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical…
Self
The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz
Margaret Mary Elderdice
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Norah Benson
Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
Rebecca Nurse
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
Self
Two for the Seesaw
Two for the Seesaw
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
The Evening Star
The Evening Star
Aurora Greenway
Carolina
Carolina
Grandmother Mirabeau
Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring
Ethel Ann
Wild Oats
Wild Oats
Eva
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Amelia Thomas
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven
Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Je

Production

The Last Word
The Last Word