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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Acting

Born April 24, 1934 Richmond, Virginia, USA

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).

TV Shows(39)

Movies(129)

Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent

Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent

Self (archive footage)

2026

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration

Martha Levinson (archive footage)

2024

Bella!

Bella!

Self

2023

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema

Self - Actress (archive footage)

2023

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

Self (archive footage)

2023

American Dreamer

American Dreamer

Astrid Fanelli

2022

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Noelle

Noelle

Elf Polly

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

2019

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Self

2018

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Eloise

2018

The Last Word

The Last Word

Harriet Lauler

2017

A Heavenly Christmas

A Heavenly Christmas

Pearl

2016

Wild Oats

Wild Oats

Eva

2016

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Self (archive footage)

2015

Discovering Audrey Hepburn

Discovering Audrey Hepburn

Self (archive footage)

2015

Men of Granite

Men of Granite

Sophia Prather

2015

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Self

2014

Elsa & Fred

Elsa & Fred

Elsa

2014

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Edna Mitty

2013

Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

The Pianist

2012

Palme

Palme

Self

2012

Bernie

Bernie

Marjorie Nugent

2012

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Estelle Paddington

2010

Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

Self

2009

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Amelia Thomas

2008

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

2008

Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel

2008

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

Self

2008

Inside 'The Apartment'

Inside 'The Apartment'

Self

2008

Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

Ethel Ann

2007

Rumor Has It...

Rumor Has It...

Katharine Richelieu

2005

In Her Shoes

In Her Shoes

Ella Hirsh

2005

Bewitched

Bewitched

Iris Smythson / Endora

2005

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

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

Self

2004

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Self

2003

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

Self

2003

Carolina

Carolina

Grandmother Mirabeau

2003

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

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

Self

2003

Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials

Rebecca Nurse

2002

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Mary Kay Ash

2002

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

self

2001

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

Self

2001

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

Herself

2001

These Old Broads

These Old Broads

Kate Westbourne

2001

The Unknown Peter Sellers

The Unknown Peter Sellers

Self

2000

Bruno

Bruno

Helen

2000

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

Self

1999

Forever Hollywood

Forever Hollywood

Self

1999

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Narrator (voice)

1998

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Self

1998

A Smile Like Yours

A Smile Like Yours

Martha (uncredited)

1997

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

Self

1997

The Evening Star

The Evening Star

Aurora Greenway

1996

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self

1996

Mrs. Winterbourne

Mrs. Winterbourne

Grace Winterbourne

1996

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Self

1996

The West Side Waltz

The West Side Waltz

Margaret Mary Elderdice

1995

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

1995

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

Tess Carlisle

1994

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Helen Cooney

1993

Used People

Used People

Pearl Berman

1992

Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

Shirley MacLaine

1991

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

Doris Mann

1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self (archive footage)

1990

Waiting for the Light

Waiting for the Light

Aunt Zena

1990

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1990

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

Ouiser Boudreaux

1989

Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout

Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout

self

1989

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Yuvline Sousatzka

1988

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Self

1988

The Shirley MacLaine Show

The Shirley MacLaine Show

Herself

1985

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

Veronica

1984

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

Aurora Greenway

1983

Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance

Self

1983

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

Self

1982

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Self - Cameo Performance

1982

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

Self

1982

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Self (archive footage)

1981

A Change of Seasons

A Change of Seasons

Karyn Evans

1980

Loving Couples

Loving Couples

Evelyn

1980

Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

Self

1980

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self (archive footage)

1980

Being There

Being There

Eve Rand

1979

The Royal Variety Performance 1977

The Royal Variety Performance 1977

1977

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

Deedee

1977

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

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

Self

1977

Circasia

Circasia

Clown

1976

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

Self

1976

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

Self

1975

Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now

Self

1974

Year of the Woman

Year of the Woman

Self

1973

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Narrator (English version) (voice)

1973

The Possession of Joel Delaney

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Norah Benson

1972

Desperate Characters

Desperate Characters

Sophie Bentwood

1971

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Sara

1970

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Charity

1969

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

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

1969

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Harriet Blossom

1968

Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne

1967

Gambit

Gambit

Nicole

1966

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Jenny

1965

The Car That Became a Star

The Car That Became a Star

Self

1965

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Mae Jenkins

1964

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go!

Louisa May Foster

1964

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce

Irma La Douce

1963

Two for the Seesaw

Two for the Seesaw

Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz

1962

My Geisha

My Geisha

Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

1962

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

Martha Dobie

1961

Two Loves

Two Loves

Anna Vorontosov

1961

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

Katie Robbins

1961

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Tipsy Girl (uncredited)

1960

The Apartment

The Apartment

Fran Kubelik

1960

Can-Can

Can-Can

Simone Pistache

1960

Career

Career

Sharon Kensington

1959

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

Meg Wheeler

1959

Some Came Running

Some Came Running

Ginnie Moorehead

1958

The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

Irene Molloy

1958

Hot Spell

Hot Spell

Virginia Duval

1958

The Sheepman

The Sheepman

Dell Payton

1958

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Princess Aouda

1956

Artists and Models

Artists and Models

Bessie Sparrowbush

1955

The Trouble with Harry

The Trouble with Harry

Jennifer Rogers

1955

People Not Places

People Not Places

Clare

Lucy Boomer

Lucy Boomer

Lucy Boomer

Margret and Stevie

Margret and Stevie

Margret Rey