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 ...
Steel Magnolias
1989
Coco Chanel
2008
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Career
1959
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
Bruno
2000
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
The Apartment
1960
Valentine's Day
2010
Bewitched
2005
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
The Trouble with Harry
1955
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
Being There
1979
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
Artists and Models
1955
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
The Matchmaker
1958
Rumor Has It...
2005
In Her Shoes
2005
Noelle
2019
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
Ocean's Eleven
1960
The West Side Waltz
1995
Terms of Endearment
1983
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
1980
Used People
1992
My Geisha
1962
Cannonball Run II
1984
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Bernie
2012
Some Came Running
1958
Defending Your Life
1991
Vittorio D.
2009
The Little Mermaid
2018
The Last Word
2017