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Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

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 B

Born

Apr 24, 1934

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

131 acting

11 crew

Popularity

3.8

Known For

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 • as Edna Mitty
★ 7.2
Noelle
Noelle
2019 • as Elf Polly
★ 6.6
The Apartment
The Apartment
1960 • as Fran Kubelik
★ 8.2
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
1960 • as Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Bewitched
Bewitched
2005 • as Iris Smythson / Endora
★ 5.1
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
2010 • as Estelle
★ 5.9
Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It...
2005 • as Katharine Richelieu
★ 5.7
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
1989 • as Ouiser Boudreaux
★ 7.2
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 • as Princess Aouda
★ 6.7
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry
1955 • as Jennifer Rogers
★ 7.0
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
1983 • as Aurora Greenway
★ 7.1
Two Mules for Sister Sara
★ 7.0
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
2005 • as Ella Hirsh
★ 6.2
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
1963 • as Irma La Douce
★ 7.4
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
1984 • as Veronica
★ 5.4
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
1994 • as Tess Carlisle
★ 6.0
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
1990 • as Doris Mann
★ 6.6
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
1961 • as Martha Dobie
★ 7.7
Wide-Awake
Wide-Awake
2012 • as The Pianist
★ 5.8
Being There
Being There
1979 • as Eve Rand
★ 7.6
The Last Word
The Last Word
2017 • as Harriet Lauler
★ 6.6
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
2018 • as Eloise
★ 5.0
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
1991 • as Shirley MacLaine
★ 6.9
My Geisha
My Geisha
1962 • as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
★ 6.5
Bernie
Bernie
2012 • as Marjorie Nugent
★ 6.6
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
1964 • as Louisa May Foster
★ 7.1
Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 • as Grace Winterbourne
★ 7.3
The Sheepman
The Sheepman
1958 • as Dell Payton
★ 6.9
Gambit
Gambit
1966 • as Nicole
★ 7.0
Some Came Running
Some Came Running
1958 • as Ginnie Moorehead
★ 6.9
Used People
Used People
1992 • as Pearl Berman
★ 5.8
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Sousatzka
1988 • as Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
★ 6.9
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven
1967 • as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
★ 6.3
movie
Lucy Boomer
• as Lucy Boomer
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
1955 • as Bessie Sparrowbush
★ 6.6
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964 • as Mae Jenkins
★ 6.1
Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring
2007 • as Ethel Ann
★ 6.2
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
1969 • as Charity
★ 6.9
American Dreamer
American Dreamer
2022 • as Astrid Fanelli
★ 6.0
Wild Oats
Wild Oats
2016 • as Eva
★ 6.1
Ask Any Girl
Ask Any Girl
1959 • as Meg Wheeler
★ 6.5
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993 • as Helen Cooney
★ 6.3
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
2014 • as Elsa
★ 6.0
Can-Can
Can-Can
1960 • as Simone Pistache
★ 6.7
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
2008 • as Amelia Thomas
★ 6.0
The Shirley MacLaine Show
The Shirley MacLaine Show
1985 • as Herself
★ 10.0
The Evening Star
The Evening Star
1996 • as Aurora Greenway
★ 5.9
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
2008 • as Coco Chanel
★ 6.6
Waiting for the Light
Waiting for the Light
1990 • as Aunt Zena
★ 6.7
The Best of So Graham Norton
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
1958 • as Irene Molloy
★ 7.0
All in a Night's Work
All in a Night's Work
1961 • as Katie Robbins
★ 6.0
Carolina
Carolina
2003 • as Grandmother Mirabeau
★ 5.8
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
That's Dancing!
★ 6.8
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
1996 • as Self
★ 7.3
These Old Broads
These Old Broads
2001 • as Kate Westbourne
★ 6.3
The Turning Point
The Turning Point
1977 • as Deedee
★ 6.6
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood
1999 • as Self
★ 8.3
Two for the Seesaw
Two for the Seesaw
1962 • as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
★ 6.5
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
★ 3.8
Mike Wallace Is Here
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Get Bruce!
Get Bruce!
1999 • as Self
★ 6.5
The Possession of Joel Delaney
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972 • as Norah Benson
★ 5.6
Bruno
Bruno
2000 • as Helen
★ 6.6
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2
A Smile Like Yours
A Smile Like Yours
1997 • as Martha (uncredited)
★ 4.0
A Change of Seasons
A Change of Seasons
1980 • as Karyn Evans
★ 5.7
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
★ 6.3
A Heavenly Christmas
A Heavenly Christmas
2016 • as Pearl
★ 6.1
Palme
Palme
2012 • as Self
★ 7.6
Year of the Woman
Year of the Woman
1973 • as Self
★ 9.0
Rat Pack
Rat Pack
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 • as Harriet Blossom
★ 6.8
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990 • as Self (archive footage)
Loving Couples
Loving Couples
1980 • as Evelyn
★ 4.8
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024 • as Martha Levinson (archive footage)
★ 4.5
Jack Paar: Smart Television
★ 8.0
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023 • as Self - Actress (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
2023 • as Self (archive footage)
The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz
1995 • as Margaret Mary Elderdice
★ 5.5
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
2001 • as Self
★ 6.5
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982 • as Self - Cameo Performance
Two Loves
Two Loves
1961 • as Anna Vorontosov
★ 5.4
Bella!
Bella!
2023 • as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.0
Hot Spell
Hot Spell
1958 • as Virginia Duval
★ 5.9
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.4
The Unknown Peter Sellers
★ 8.2
Vito
Vito
2011 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
★ 6.0
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
★ 6.0
Desperate Characters
Desperate Characters
1971 • as Sophie Bentwood
★ 5.1
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
Career
Career
1959 • as Sharon Kensington
★ 6.7
The Car That Became a Star
★ 6.3
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
★ 7.0
I Love Liberty
I Love Liberty
1982 • as Self
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
2009 • as Self
★ 6.3
Circasia
Circasia
1976 • as Clown
★ 5.0
movie
Men of Granite
2015 • as Sophia Prather
★ 10.0
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
movie
People Not Places
• as Clare
Inside 'The Apartment'
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008 • as Self
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
★ 8.0
movie
Margret and Stevie
• as Margret Rey