Acting
Shirley MacLaine
EN, FR, DE, SV cinema · 130 credits
Born
24 April 1934 (age 92)
Birthplace
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Also known as Shirley MacLean Beaty · Shirley McLaine
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).
Known for
Filmography
Lucy Boomer
Lucy Boomer
as Lucy Boomer
Margret and Stevie
Margret and Stevie
as Margret Rey
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
as Self (archive footage)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
as Martha Levinson (archive footage)
Bella!
as Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
American Dreamer
as Astrid Fanelli
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
Noelle
as Elf Polly
The Little Mermaid
as Eloise
The Last Word
as Harriet Lauler, Executive Producer
Wild Oats
as Eva
A Heavenly Christmas
as Pearl
Men of Granite
2015
Men of Granite
as Sophia Prather
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
Elsa & Fred
as Elsa
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Edna Mitty
Bernie
as Marjorie Nugent
Wide-Awake
as The Pianist
Palme
as Self
Vito
as Self (archive footage)
Valentine's Day
as Estelle
Vittorio D.
as Self
Coco Chanel
as Coco Chanel
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
as Amelia Thomas
Closing the Ring
as Ethel Ann
Rumor Has It...
as Katharine Richelieu
In Her Shoes
as Ella Hirsh
Bewitched
as Iris Smythson / Endora
The Best of So Graham Norton
as Self (archive footage)
Carolina
as Grandmother Mirabeau
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
as Mary Kay Ash
These Old Broads
as Kate Westbourne
Bruno
as Helen, Director
Get Bruce!
as Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
as Narrator (voice)
A Smile Like Yours
as Martha (uncredited)
The Evening Star
as Aurora Greenway
Mrs. Winterbourne
as Grace Winterbourne
The West Side Waltz
as Margaret Mary Elderdice
Guarding Tess
as Tess Carlisle
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Helen Cooney
Used People
as Pearl Berman
Defending Your Life
as Shirley MacLaine
Postcards from the Edge
as Doris Mann
Waiting for the Light
as Aunt Zena
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
Steel Magnolias
as Ouiser Boudreaux
Madame Sousatzka
as Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
The Shirley MacLaine Show
as Herself, Writer
That's Dancing!
Actor, as Self (archive footage)
Cannonball Run II
as Veronica
Terms of Endearment
as Aurora Greenway
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - Cameo Performance
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
as Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
A Change of Seasons
as Karyn Evans
Loving Couples
as Evelyn
Being There
as Eve Rand
The Turning Point
as Deedee
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
as Self, Executive Producer
Circasia
as Clown
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
as Self, Producer
The Possession of Joel Delaney
as Norah Benson
Desperate Characters
as Sophie Bentwood
Sweet Charity
as Charity
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Harriet Blossom, Songs
Woman Times Seven
as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Gambit
as Nicole
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Jenny, Songs
What a Way to Go!
as Louisa May Foster
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Mae Jenkins
Irma la Douce
as Irma La Douce
My Geisha
as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori, Songs
Two for the Seesaw
as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
The Children's Hour
as Martha Dobie
All in a Night's Work
as Katie Robbins
Two Loves
as Anna Vorontosov
The Apartment
as Fran Kubelik
Can-Can
as Simone Pistache
Ocean's Eleven
as Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl
as Meg Wheeler
Career
as Sharon Kensington
The Matchmaker
as Irene Molloy
Some Came Running
as Ginnie Moorehead
The Sheepman
as Dell Payton
Hot Spell
as Virginia Duval
Around the World in 80 Days
as Princess Aouda
The Trouble with Harry
as Jennifer Rogers
Artists and Models
as Bessie Sparrowbush