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Shirley MacLaine

Acting 92 years old Richmond, Virginia, USA ★ 4.1
Born: April 24, 1934

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).

External Links

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Known For

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Edna Mitty 2013
The Apartment
The Apartment Fran Kubelik 1960
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias Ouiser Boudreaux 1989
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Estelle Paddington 2010
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven Tipsy Girl (uncredited) 1960

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Hackers
Hackers Shirley Logan 1995
Hackers
Hackers Shirley Logan 1995

Filmography

Acting Credits (176)

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
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building Rose Cooper 2021
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
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures Self (archive footage) 2013
Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake The Pianist 2012
Palme
Palme Self 2012
Bernie
Bernie Marjorie Nugent 2012
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Martha Levinson 2010
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Estelle Paddington 2010
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D. Self 2009
Glee
Glee June Dolloway 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 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
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton Self 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
The Early Show
The Early Show Self 1999
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Madame de Beaurevoir 1999
Beckmann
Beckmann Self 1999
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
The View
The View Self 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
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess Tess Carlisle 1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Helen Cooney 1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self (archive footage) 1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self - Narrator (voice) 1993
Used People
Used People Pearl Berman 1992
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
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
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration Self 1988
Out on a Limb
Out on a Limb Shirley MacLaine 1987
The Shirley MacLaine Show
The Shirley MacLaine Show Herself 1985
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! 1985
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! Self (archive footage) 1985
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II Veronica 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment Aurora Greenway 1983
Harty
Harty Self 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
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
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
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning Self 1979
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 1977
The Turning Point
The Turning Point Deedee 1977
Laugh-In
Laugh-In Guest Performer 1977
Please Turn the Page
Please Turn the Page Self 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
Système 2
Système 2 Self 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self - Guest 1975
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Self 1974
Der große Preis
Der große Preis 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
Shirley's World
Shirley's World Shirley Logan 1972
Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters Sophie Bentwood 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel Self 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
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Omnibus
Omnibus 1967
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self 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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
My Geisha
My Geisha Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori 1962
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour Martha Dobie 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 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
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self - Guest 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Host 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Artists and Models
Artists and Models Bessie Sparrowbush 1955
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry Jennifer Rogers 1955
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes Self 1954
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee / Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner 1944
People Not Places
People Not Places Clare
Lucy Boomer
Lucy Boomer Lucy Boomer
Margret and Stevie
Margret and Stevie Margret Rey

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (4)

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