Shirley MacLaine
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
American Dreamer
2022
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Noelle
2019
The Little Mermaid
2018
The Last Word
2017
A Heavenly Christmas
2016
Wild Oats
2016
Men of Granite
Men of Granite
2015
Elsa & Fred
2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
Wide-Awake
2012
Bernie
2012
Downton Abbey
2010
Valentine's Day
2010
Glee
2009
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
2008
Coco Chanel
2008
Closing the Ring
2007
Rumor Has It...
2005
In Her Shoes
2005
Bewitched
2005
Carolina
2003
Salem Witch Trials
2003
Salem Witch Trials
2002
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
These Old Broads
2001
Bruno
2000
Joan of Arc
1999
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
A Smile Like Yours
1997
The Evening Star
1996
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
The West Side Waltz
1995
Guarding Tess
1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Used People
1992
Defending Your Life
1991
Postcards from the Edge
1990
Waiting for the Light
1990
Steel Magnolias
1989
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Out on a Limb
1987
The Shirley MacLaine Show
1985
That's Dancing!
1985
Cannonball Run II
1984
Terms of Endearment
1983
A Change of Seasons
1980
Loving Couples
1980
Being There
1979
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
The Turning Point
1977
Laugh-In
Laugh-In
1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
Circasia
1976
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
1975
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1974
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
Shirley's World
1972
Desperate Characters
1971
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
Sweet Charity
1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Omnibus
1967
Woman Times Seven
1967
Gambit
1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
What a Way to Go!
1964
Irma la Douce
1963
Two for the Seesaw
1962
My Geisha
1962
The Children's Hour
1961
Two Loves
1961
All in a Night's Work
1961
Ocean's Eleven
1960
The Apartment
1960
Can-Can
1960
Career
1959