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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Character:Martha Levinson (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/2024
Bella!
Character:Self
Release Date:30/07/2023
American Dreamer
Character:Astrid Fanelli
Release Date:04/11/2022
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2021
Noelle
Character:Elf Polly
Release Date:12/11/2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/07/2019
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2018
The Little Mermaid
Character:Eloise
Release Date:02/08/2018
The Last Word
Character:Harriet Lauler
Release Date:03/03/2017
A Heavenly Christmas
Character:Pearl
Release Date:26/11/2016
Wild Oats
Character:Eva
Release Date:22/09/2016
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/11/2015
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/08/2015
Men of Granite
Character:Sophia Prather
Release Date:06/02/2015
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2014
Elsa & Fred
Character:Elsa
Release Date:07/03/2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Edna Mitty
Release Date:18/12/2013
Wide-Awake
Character:The Pianist
Release Date:07/12/2012
Palme
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2012
Bernie
Character:Marjorie Nugent
Release Date:27/04/2012
Valentine's Day
Character:Estelle Paddington
Release Date:10/02/2010
Vittorio D.
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2009
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Character:Amelia Thomas
Release Date:04/12/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2008
Coco Chanel
Character:Coco Chanel
Release Date:13/09/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/01/2008
Closing the Ring
Character:Ethel Ann
Release Date:14/09/2007
Rumor Has It...
Character:Katharine Richelieu
Release Date:22/12/2005
In Her Shoes
Character:Ella Hirsh
Release Date:07/10/2005
Bewitched
Character:Iris Smythson / Endora
Release Date:21/06/2005
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2003
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2003
Carolina
Character:Grandmother Mirabeau
Release Date:04/07/2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
Salem Witch Trials
Character:Rebecca Nurse
Release Date:24/12/2002
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Character:Mary Kay Ash
Release Date:06/10/2002
Rescued from the Closet
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/2001
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Character:Herself
Release Date:14/02/2001
These Old Broads
Character:Kate Westbourne
Release Date:12/02/2001
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2000
Bruno
Character:Helen
Release Date:16/04/2000
Get Bruce!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Forever Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/05/1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1998
A Smile Like Yours
Character:Martha (uncredited)
Release Date:27/08/1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/1997
The Evening Star
Character:Aurora Greenway
Release Date:25/12/1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/1996
Mrs. Winterbourne
Character:Grace Winterbourne
Release Date:19/04/1996
The Celluloid Closet
Character:Self
Release Date:15/03/1996
The West Side Waltz
Character:Margaret Mary Elderdice
Release Date:23/11/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
Guarding Tess
Character:Tess Carlisle
Release Date:11/03/1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Character:Helen Cooney
Release Date:17/12/1993
Used People
Character:Pearl Berman
Release Date:16/12/1992
Defending Your Life
Character:Shirley MacLaine
Release Date:22/03/1991
Postcards from the Edge
Character:Doris Mann
Release Date:14/09/1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/07/1990
Waiting for the Light
Character:Aunt Zena
Release Date:14/06/1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1990
Steel Magnolias
Character:Ouiser Boudreaux
Release Date:15/11/1989
Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
Character:self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Madame Sousatzka
Character:Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Release Date:14/10/1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/1988
The Shirley MacLaine Show
Character:Herself
Release Date:12/07/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:
Release Date:18/01/1985
That's Dancing!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
Cannonball Run II
Character:Veronica
Release Date:29/06/1984
Terms of Endearment
Character:Aurora Greenway
Release Date:20/11/1983
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1983
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
Character:Self
Release Date:24/06/1982
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Character:Self - Cameo Performance
Release Date:21/04/1982
I Love Liberty
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1982
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/03/1981
A Change of Seasons
Character:Karyn Evans
Release Date:01/12/1980
Loving Couples
Character:Evelyn
Release Date:24/10/1980
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
Character:Self
Release Date:22/05/1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/01/1980
Being There
Character:Eve Rand
Release Date:19/12/1979
The Turning Point
Character:Deedee
Release Date:14/11/1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/1977
Circasia
Character:Clown
Release Date:08/04/1976
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/1976
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/1975
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1974
Year of the Woman
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1973
The Nutcracker
Character:Narrator (English version) (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1973
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Character:Norah Benson
Release Date:24/05/1972
Desperate Characters
Character:Sophie Bentwood
Release Date:22/09/1971
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Character:Sara
Release Date:02/03/1970
Sweet Charity
Character:Charity
Release Date:25/02/1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Character:Harriet Blossom
Release Date:11/09/1968
Woman Times Seven
Character:Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Release Date:29/09/1967
Gambit
Character:Nicole
Release Date:21/12/1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Character:Jenny
Release Date:24/03/1965
The Car That Became a Star
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Character:Mae Jenkins
Release Date:31/12/1964
What a Way to Go!
Character:Louisa May Foster
Release Date:02/07/1964
Irma la Douce
Character:Irma La Douce
Release Date:05/06/1963
Two for the Seesaw
Character:Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
Release Date:21/11/1962
My Geisha
Character:Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Release Date:09/03/1962
The Children's Hour
Character:Martha Dobie
Release Date:19/12/1961
Two Loves
Character:Anna Vorontosov
Release Date:24/05/1961
All in a Night's Work
Character:Katie Robbins
Release Date:15/03/1961
Ocean's Eleven
Character:Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Release Date:10/08/1960
The Apartment
Character:Fran Kubelik
Release Date:21/06/1960
Can-Can
Character:Simone Pistache
Release Date:09/03/1960
Career
Character:Sharon Kensington
Release Date:08/10/1959
Ask Any Girl
Character:Meg Wheeler
Release Date:21/08/1959
Some Came Running
Character:Ginnie Moorehead
Release Date:25/12/1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1958
The Matchmaker
Character:Irene Molloy
Release Date:23/07/1958
Hot Spell
Character:Virginia Duval
Release Date:21/05/1958
The Sheepman
Character:Dell Payton
Release Date:01/05/1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Character:Princess Aouda
Release Date:17/10/1956
Artists and Models
Character:Bessie Sparrowbush
Release Date:07/11/1955
The Trouble with Harry
Character:Jennifer Rogers
Release Date:30/09/1955
Television Appearances
Only Murders in the Building
Character:Rose Cooper
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Downton Abbey
Character:Martha Levinson
Glee
Character:June Dolloway
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
The Early Show
Character:Self
Joan of Arc
Character:Madame de Beaurevoir
Beckmann
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Pebble Mill
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Out on a Limb
Character:Shirley MacLaine
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Harty
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
Laugh-In
Character:Guest Performer
Please Turn the Page
Character:Self
Système 2
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self - Guest
Der große Preis
Character:Self
Shirley's World
Character:Shirley Logan
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Reflets de Cannes
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Winner
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