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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Actor · Born 1934-04-24 · Richmond, Virginia, USA

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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 in…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) — Edna Mitty
  2. Valentine's Day (2010) — Estelle
  3. The Apartment (1960) — Fran Kubelik
  4. Only Murders in the Building (2021) — Rose Cooper
  5. Bewitched (2005) — Iris Smythson / Endora
  6. In Her Shoes (2005) — Ella Hirsh
  7. Rumor Has It... (2005) — Katharine Richelieu
  8. Downton Abbey (2010) — Martha Levinson
  9. Being There (1979) — Eve Rand
  10. Bernie (2012) — Marjorie Nugent
  11. Glee (2009) — June Dolloway
  12. The Trouble with Harry (1955) — Jennifer Rogers
  13. The Little Mermaid (2018) — Eloise
  14. Terms of Endearment (1983) — Aurora Greenway
  15. Noelle (2019) — Elf Polly
  16. Steel Magnolias (1989) — Ouiser Boudreaux
  17. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) — Sara
  18. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — Princess Aouda
  19. Irma la Douce (1963) — Irma La Douce
  20. The Children's Hour (1961) — Martha Dobie
  21. Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
  22. The Last Word (2017) — Harriet Lauler
  23. Cannonball Run II (1984) — Veronica
  24. Guarding Tess (1994) — Tess Carlisle
  25. Defending Your Life (1991) — Shirley MacLaine
  26. Postcards from the Edge (1990) — Doris Mann
  27. Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) — Grace Winterbourne
  28. Gambit (1966) — Nicole
  29. Some Came Running (1958) — Ginnie Moorehead
  30. Artists and Models (1955) — Bessie Sparrowbush
  31. The Celluloid Closet (1996) — Self
  32. The View (1997) — Self
  33. Coco Chanel (2008) — Coco Chanel
  34. What a Way to Go! (1964) — Louisa May Foster
  35. Closing the Ring (2007) — Ethel Ann
  36. Elsa & Fred (2014) — Elsa
  37. Wild Oats (2016) — Eva
  38. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  39. Sweet Charity (1969) — Charity
  40. Carolina (2003) — Grandmother Mirabeau

Directed

  1. Bruno (2000) — Director
  2. The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975) — Director