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Aliases: Shirley MacLean Beaty , Širlė Maklein , Shirley McLaine , შირლი მაკლეინი , 셜리 맥클레인 , 雪莉·麦克雷恩 , Ширлі Маклейн

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia, USA

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Movie Involvements: 71

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Downton Abbey
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8

Downton Abbey

(2010) Martha Levinson
Système 2
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0

Système 2

(1975) Self
Tony Awards
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5

Tony Awards

(1956) Self - Presenter
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
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4
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
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4
Der große Preis
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6

Der große Preis

(1974) Self
Intimate Portrait
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5

Intimate Portrait

(1993) Self - Narrator (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
2022 Astrid Fanelli
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rose Cooper
Self
2019 Elf Polly
Self (archive footage)
2018 Self
Eloise
2017 Harriet Lauler
2016 Pearl
Eva
2015 Self (archive footage)
Self - Warren's sister (archive footage)
Sophia Prather
2014 Self
Elsa
2013 Edna Mitty
Self (archive footage)
2012 The Pianist
N/A
Marjorie Nugent
2010 Martha Levinson
Estelle Paddington
2009 Self
June Dolloway
2008 Amelia Thomas
Self
Coco Chanel
Self
2007 Ethel Ann
2005 Katharine Richelieu
Ella Hirsh
Iris Smythson / Endora
2004 Self
2003 Self
Self
Grandmother Mirabeau
Self
2002 Rebecca Nurse
Mary Kay Ash
Self
2001 Self
Self
Herself
Kate Westbourne
2000 Herself
Helen
1999 Self
Madame de Beaurevoir
Self
Self
Self
1998 Narrator (voice)
Self
1997 Martha (uncredited)
Self
1996 Aurora Greenway
Self
Grace Winterbourne
Self
1995 Margaret Mary Elderdice
Self
1994 Self
Tess Carlisle
1993 Helen Cooney
Self (archive footage)
Self - Narrator (voice)
1992 Pearl Berman
1991 Self
Shirley MacLaine
1990 Doris Mann
Self (archive footage)
Aunt Zena
Self
1989 Ouiser Boudreaux
1988 Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
N/A
N/A
1987 Shirley MacLaine
1985 Amelia Thomas
Herself
N/A
1984 Veronica
1983 Aurora Greenway
Self
Self
1982 Self
Self - Cameo Performance
Self
Self
1981 Self
Self (archive footage)
1980 Karyn Evans
Evelyn
Self
Self (archive footage)
1979 Eve Rand
1977 Deedee
Self
N/A
1976 Clown
Self
1975 Self
Self - Guest
Self
1974 Self
1973 N/A
1972 Norah Benson
Shirley Logan
1971 Sophie Bentwood
Self
1970 Sara
1969 Charity
N/A
1968 Harriet Blossom
Self - Guest
1967 Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Self
1966 Nicole
Self
1965 Jenny
Self
1964 Mae Jenkins
Louisa May Foster
Self
1963 Irma La Douce
1962 Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
1961 Martha Dobie
Anna Vorontosov
Katie Robbins
1960 Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Fran Kubelik
Simone Pistache
1959 Sharon Kensington
Meg Wheeler
1958 Ginnie Moorehead
Irene Molloy
Virginia Duval
Dell Payton
1956 Princess Aouda
Self
Self - Guest
Self - Host
Self - Presenter
1955 Bessie Sparrowbush
Jennifer Rogers
1953 Self
1950 Self
1949 Self
Clare
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2000 Director
1975 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Sound


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