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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Actor · b. 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).

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  • Movie8.2

    The Apartment

    1960 · 2.8K votes

  • Movie7.2

    Steel Magnolias

    1989 · 768 votes

  • Movie5.1

    Bewitched

    2005 · 1.7K votes

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  • Movie6.2

    In Her Shoes

    2005 · 1.3K votes

  • Movie5.9

    Valentine's Day

    2010 · 3.2K votes

  • Movie5.7

    Rumor Has It...

    2005 · 1.3K votes

  • Movie5.4

    Cannonball Run II

    1984 · 360 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Guarding Tess

    1994 · 362 votes

  • Movie6.6

    The Last Word

    2017 · 378 votes

  • Movie7.0

    Two Mules for Sister Sara

    1970 · 704 votes

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    The Children's Hour

    1961 · 424 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Ocean's Eleven

    1960 · 422 votes

  • Movie7.1

    Terms of Endearment

    1983 · 858 votes

  • Movie5.0

    The Little Mermaid

    2018 · 868 votes

  • Movie7.6

    Being There

    1979 · 1.2K votes

  • Movie7.4

    Irma la Douce

    1963 · 490 votes

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    The Trouble with Harry

    1955 · 927 votes

  • Movie6.6

    Noelle

    2019 · 765 votes

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    Postcards from the Edge

    1990 · 306 votes

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    What a Way to Go!

    1964 · 109 votes

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    Defending Your Life

    1991 · 329 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Mrs. Winterbourne

    1996 · 227 votes

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    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

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    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961 · 11 votes

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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    1988 · 51 votes

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    CBS News Sunday Morning

    1979 · 24 votes

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    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

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    Glee

    2009 · 975 votes

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    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968 · 22 votes

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  • TV4.1

    Pebble Mill

    1991 · 5 votes

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  • TV6.8

    Champs-Elysées

    1982 · 9 votes

  • TV8.1

    Downton Abbey

    2010 · 1.3K votes

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    Beckmann

    1999 · 4 votes

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    Intimate Portrait

    1993 · 5 votes

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    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

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    The Carol Burnett Show

    1967 · 74 votes

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  • TV6.0
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    Omnibus

    1967 · 9 votes

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    The Bob Hope Show

    1950 · 5 votes

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    Goldene Kamera

    1984 · 3 votes

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    The Steve Allen Show

    1956 · 6 votes

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    The Early Show

    1999 · 10 votes