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Shirley MacLaine

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1934-04-24 (89 years old)

Biography

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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Filmography

all 158

Movies 122

self 79

TV Shows 36

Shirley MacLaine

Biography

Filmography

all 158

Movies 122

self 79

TV Shows 36

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Bella! (2023)

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023)

American Dreamer (2022)

Rat Pack (2022)

Only Murders in the Building (2021)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Noelle (2019)

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)

The Little Mermaid (2018)

The Last Word (2017)

A Heavenly Christmas (2016)

Wild Oats (2016)

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood (2015)

Men of Granite (2015)

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

Elsa & Fred (2014)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Talking Pictures (2013)

Wide-Awake (2012)

Palme (2012)

Bernie (2012)

CBS Mornings (2012)

Downton Abbey (2010)

Valentine's Day (2010)

Vittorio D. (2009)

Glee (2009)

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)

Coco Chanel (2008)

Inside 'The Apartment' (2008)

Closing the Ring (2007)

Rumor Has It... (2005)

In Her Shoes (2005)

Bewitched (2005)

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)

Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine (2003)

Carolina (2003)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Salem Witch Trials (2002)

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002)

V Graham Norton (2002)

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001)

Rescued from the Closet (2001)

Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert (2001)

These Old Broads (2001)

That's Life: Vittorio De Sica (2001)

The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)

Bruno (2000)

The Early Show (1999)

Joan of Arc (1999)

Beckmann (1999)

Forever Hollywood (1999)

Get Bruce! (1999)

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)

A Smile Like Yours (1997)

The View (1997)

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)

The Evening Star (1996)

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

The West Side Waltz (1995)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)

Inside the Actors Studio (1994)

Guarding Tess (1994)

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)

Intimate Portrait (1993)

Used People (1992)