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Shirley MacLaine
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,…
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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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2026
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2026
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Movie Martha Levinson (archive footage)
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2023
Bella!
Movie Self
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2023
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Movie Self - Actress (archive footage)
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2023
Commitment to Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
American Dreamer
Movie Astrid Fanelli
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2022
Rat Pack
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Only Murders in the Building
TV show Rose Cooper
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2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie Self
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2019
Noelle
Movie Elf Polly
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2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Movie Self
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2018
The Little Mermaid
Movie Eloise
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2017
The Last Word
Movie Harriet Lauler
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2016
A Heavenly Christmas
Movie Pearl
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2016
Wild Oats
Movie Eva
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2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Men of Granite
Movie Sophia Prather
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2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie Self
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2014
Elsa & Fred
Movie Elsa
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2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Movie Edna Mitty
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2013
Talking Pictures
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2012
Wide-Awake
Movie The Pianist
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2012
Palme
Movie Self
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2012
Bernie
Movie Marjorie Nugent
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2011
Vito
Movie Self (archive)
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2010
Downton Abbey
TV show Martha Levinson
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2010
Valentine's Day
Movie Estelle
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2009
Vittorio D.
Movie Self
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2009
Glee
TV show June Dolloway
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2008
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Movie Amelia Thomas
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2008
Coco Chanel
Movie Coco Chanel
- 2008
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2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
Movie Self
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2007
Closing the Ring
Movie Ethel Ann
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2005
Rumor Has It...
Movie Katharine Richelieu
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2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Movie Self
