Shirley MacLaine

Acting · Born 1934-04-24 in Richmond, Virginia, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Apartment as Fran Kubelik
• Being There as Eve Rand
• Irma la Douce as Irma La Douce
• Steel Magnolias as Ouiser Boudreaux
• The Children's Hour as Martha Dobie
• Terms of Endearment as Aurora Greenway
• The Trouble with Harry as Jennifer Rogers
• Two Mules for Sister Sara as Sara
• Mrs. Winterbourne as Grace Winterbourne
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Edna Mitty

TV

• Downton Abbey as Martha Levinson
• Only Murders in the Building as Rose Cooper
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• The View as Self
• The Early Show as Self
• Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
• Shirley's World as Shirley Logan
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
• Harty as Self