Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley MacLaine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Birthday: April 24, 1934

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Known For

The Apartment
The Apartment

1960-06-21

Being There
Being There

1979-12-19

Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce

1963-06-05

Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It...

2005-12-22

Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

1956-10-17

Carolina
Carolina

2003-07-04

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias

1989-11-15

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour

1961-12-19

Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment

1983-11-20

The Evening Star
The Evening Star

1996-12-25

The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry

1955-10-03

Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess

1994-03-11

Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge

1990-09-14

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara

1970-03-02

What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!

1964-07-31

In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes

2005-10-07

Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II

1984-06-29

Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel

2008-09-13

Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life

1991-03-22

Bewitched
Bewitched

2005-06-21

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day

2010-02-10

Can-Can
Can-Can

1960-03-09

Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne

1996-04-19

Gambit
Gambit

1966-12-21

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993-12-17

Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring

2007-09-14

I Love Liberty
I Love Liberty

1982-03-21

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

1980-01-04

Used People
Used People

1992-12-16

The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney

1972-05-24

Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity

1969-02-25

A Change of Seasons
A Change of Seasons

1980-12-01

My Geisha
My Geisha

1962-03-09

Artists and Models
Artists and Models

1955-11-07

Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven

1967-09-29

The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker

1958-07-23

The Turning Point
The Turning Point

1977-11-14

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

2008-12-04

Hollywood and the Stars
Hollywood and the Stars

1964-05-04

Some Came Running
Some Came Running

1958-12-25

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964-12-31

Get Bruce!
Get Bruce!

1999-01-01

American Dreamer
American Dreamer

2022-11-04

Bernie
Bernie

2012-04-27

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

2001-02-14

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

1958-05-01

Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl

1959-08-21

Two for the Seesaw
Two for the Seesaw

1962-11-21

Bruno
Bruno

2000-04-16

These Old Broads
These Old Broads

2001-02-12

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

2003-04-03

All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work

1961-03-15

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965-03-24

Waiting for the Light
Waiting for the Light

1990-06-14

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013-12-18

Bella!
Bella!

2023-07-30

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

1975-03-12

Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka

1988-10-14

Hot Spell
Hot Spell

1958-05-21

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

2002-10-06

Career
Career

1959-10-08

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

1977-03-12

Loving Couples
Loving Couples

1980-10-24

Two Loves
Two Loves

1961-05-24

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995-06-05

Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred

2014-03-07

Men of Granite
Men of Granite

2015-02-06

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

1988-05-27

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968-09-11

Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven

1960-08-10

Rat Pack
Rat Pack

2022-01-11

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990-07-23

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

1981-03-04

Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

1983-01-01

Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood

1982-04-21

Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters

1971-09-22

Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here

2019-07-26

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014-08-25

Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials

2002-12-24

The Last Word
The Last Word

2017-03-03

People Not Places
People Not Places

Wild Oats
Wild Oats

2016-09-22

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

1997-02-24

A Heavenly Christmas
A Heavenly Christmas

2016-11-26

Year of the Woman
Year of the Woman

1973-10-01

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid

2018-08-02

The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz

1995-11-23

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

1990-02-04

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

1998-02-04

The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet

1996-01-30

Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.

2009-09-17

A Smile Like Yours
A Smile Like Yours

1997-08-27

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

2004-10-28

Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake

2012-12-07

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

1976-01-20

The Shirley MacLaine Show
The Shirley MacLaine Show

1985-07-12

Noelle
Noelle

2019-11-12

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

2018-11-15

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008-10-14

The Unknown Peter Sellers
The Unknown Peter Sellers

2000-04-25

Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood

1999-01-01

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015-11-06

Jack Paar: Smart Television
Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003-11-29

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood

2015-10-04

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

1998-05-05

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985-01-18

Palme
Palme

2012-09-14

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996-05-19

Circasia
Circasia

1976-04-08

Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment'

2008-01-06

The Car That Became a Star
The Car That Became a Star

1965-01-01

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma

1969-01-01

Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

1980-05-22

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

1982-06-24

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

2003-11-04

Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet

2001-05-29

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021-08-14

Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout

1989-01-01

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

2008-01-10

Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

1974-11-28

Nutcracker
Nutcracker

1973-01-01

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