About

Known credits:
135
Birthday:
1934-04-24
Place of birth:
Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Shirley MacLaine

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2023 Bella! Actor Self N/A
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2022 American Dreamer Actor Astrid Fanelli 58
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2022 Rat Pack Actor Shirley MacLaine (Images d'archives) 59
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2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Actor Self N/A
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2019 Noelle Actor Elf Polly 62
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2019 Mike Wallace Is Here Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2018 Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Actor Self 59
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2018 The Little Mermaid Actor Eloise 53
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2017 The Last Word Actor Harriet Lauler 61
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2016 A Heavenly Christmas Actor Pearl 59
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2016 Wild Oats Actor Eva 59
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2015 Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2015 Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood Actor Self - Warren's sister (archive footage) 58
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2015 Men of Granite Actor Sophia Prather 59
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2014 Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film Actor Self 59
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2014 Elsa & Fred Actor Elsa 58
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2013 Downton Abbey: The London Season Actor Martha Levinson N/A
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2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Actor Edna Mitty 71
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2012 Wide-Awake Actor The Pianist 59
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2012 Palme Actor 59
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2012 Bernie Actor Marjorie Nugent 63
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2010 Valentine's Day Actor Estelle Paddington 59
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2009 Vittorio D. Actor Self 59
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2008 Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning Actor Amelia Thomas 58
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Actor Self 59
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2008 Coco Chanel Actor Coco Chanel 60
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2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical Actor Self N/A
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2008 Inside 'The Apartment' Actor Self N/A
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2007 Closing the Ring Actor Ethel Ann 59
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2005 Rumor Has It... Actor Katharine Richelieu 57
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2005 In Her Shoes Actor Ella Hirsh 61
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2005 Bewitched Actor Iris Smythson / Endora 52
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2004 Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Actor Self 59
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2003 Jack Paar: Smart Television Actor Self N/A
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2003 Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine Actor Self N/A
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2003 Carolina Actor Grandmother Mirabeau 58
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2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Actor Self 59
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2002 Salem Witch Trials Actor Rebecca Nurse 59
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2002 Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Actor Mary Kay Ash 58
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2001 Rescued from the Closet Actor Self 58
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2001 Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert Actor Herself 59
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2001 These Old Broads Actor Kate Westbourne 59
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2000 The Unknown Peter Sellers Actor Herself 59
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2000 Bruno Actor Helen 59
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1999 Forever Hollywood Actor Self 59
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1999 Get Bruce! Actor Self 58
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1998 Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1998 Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Actor Self 59
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1997 A Smile Like Yours Actor Martha (uncredited) 58
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1997 Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Actor Self 59
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1996 The Evening Star Actor Aurora Greenway 58
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1996 Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Actor Self 59
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1996 Mrs. Winterbourne Actor Grace Winterbourne 62
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1996 The Celluloid Closet Actor Self 61
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1995 The West Side Waltz Actor Margaret Mary Elderdice 59
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1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Actor Self 59
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1994 Guarding Tess Actor Tess Carlisle 59
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1993 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Actor Helen Cooney 59
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1992 Used People Actor Pearl Berman 58
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1991 Defending Your Life Actor Shirley MacLaine 62
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1990 Postcards from the Edge Actor Doris Mann 61
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1990 You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1990 Waiting for the Light Actor Aunt Zena 59
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1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration Actor Self 59
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1989 Steel Magnolias Actor Ouiser Boudreaux 66
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1989 Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout Actor self N/A
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1988 Madame Sousatzka Actor Madame Yuvline Sousatzka 59
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1988 Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration Actor Self N/A
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1987 Out on a Limb Actor Shirley MacLaine 70
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1985 The Shirley MacLaine Show Actor Herself N/A
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1985 That's Dancing! Actor 59
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1984 Cannonball Run II Actor Veronica 57
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1983 Terms of Endearment Actor Aurora Greenway 66
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1983 Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance Actor Self N/A
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1982 Shirley MacLaine... Illusions Actor Self N/A
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1982 Baryshnikov in Hollywood Actor Self - Cameo Performance N/A
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1982 I Love Liberty Actor Self N/A
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1981 Be Pretty and Shut Up! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1980 A Change of Seasons Actor Karyn Evans 58
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1980 Loving Couples Actor Evelyn 58
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1980 Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' Actor Self N/A
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1980 The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1979 Being There Actor Eve Rand 70
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1977 The Turning Point Actor Deedee 59
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1977 The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Actor N/A
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1976 Circasia Actor Clown 59
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1976 Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Actor Self N/A
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1975 The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Actor Self N/A
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1973 Year of the Woman Actor N/A
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1972 The Possession of Joel Delaney Actor Norah Benson 58
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1972 Shirley's World Actor Shirley Logan 69
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1971 Desperate Characters Actor Sophie Bentwood 58
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1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara Actor Sara 64
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1969 Sweet Charity Actor Charity 60
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1969 From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma Actor N/A
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1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Actor Harriet Blossom 59
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1967 Woman Times Seven Actor Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne 59
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1966 Gambit Actor Nicole 61
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1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Actor Jenny 58
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1965 The Car That Became a Star Actor Self N/A
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1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce Actor Mae Jenkins 59
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1964 What a Way to Go! Actor Louisa May Foster 60
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1964 Hollywood and the Stars Actor Self N/A
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1963 Irma la Douce Actor Irma La Douce 65
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1962 Two for the Seesaw Actor Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz 59
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1962 My Geisha Actor Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori 59
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1961 The Children's Hour Actor Martha Dobie 66
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1961 Two Loves Actor Anna Vorontosov 58
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1961 All in a Night's Work Actor Katie Robbins 59
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1960 Ocean's Eleven Actor Tipsy Girl (uncredited) 60
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1960 The Apartment Actor Fran Kubelik 77
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1960 Can-Can Actor Simone Pistache 59
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1959 Career Actor Sharon Kensington 59
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1959 Ask Any Girl Actor Meg Wheeler 59
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1958 Some Came Running Actor Ginnie Moorehead 60
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1958 The Matchmaker Actor Irene Molloy 59
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1958 Hot Spell Actor Virginia Duval 59
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1958 The Sheepman Actor Dell Payton 59
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1956 Around the World in Eighty Days Actor Princess Aouda 62
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1956 Around the World in 80 Days Actor Principessa Aouda N/A
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1955 Artists and Models Actor Bessie Sparrowbush 60
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1955 The Trouble with Harry Actor Jennifer Rogers 65
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People Not Places Actor Clare N/A
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Directing
2000 Bruno Directing Director 59
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1975 The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1987 Out on a Limb Writing Teleplay 70
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1987 Out on a Limb Writing Book 70
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1985 The Shirley MacLaine Show Writing Writer N/A
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1975 The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2017 The Last Word Production Executive Producer 61
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1977 The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Production Executive Producer N/A
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1975 The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Production Producer N/A
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Sound
1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Sound Songs 59
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1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Sound Songs 58
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1962 My Geisha Sound Songs 59
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