Acting
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 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).
Filmography
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
Film · 2026
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Film · 2026
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Film · 2024
Bella!
Film · 2023
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Film · 2023
Commitment to Life
Film · 2023
American Dreamer
Film · 2022
Rat Pack
Film · 2022
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Film · 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
Mike Wallace Is Here
Film · 2019
Noelle
Film · 2019
The Little Mermaid
Film · 2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Film · 2018
The Last Word
Film · 2017
Wild Oats
Film · 2016
A Heavenly Christmas
Film · 2016
Men of Granite
Film · 2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Film · 2015
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Film · 2015
Elsa & Fred
Film · 2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Film · 2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Film · 2013
Talking Pictures
Series · 2013
Bernie
Film · 2012
Wide-Awake
Film · 2012
Palme
Film · 2012
Vito
Film · 2011
Valentine's Day
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Vittorio D.
Film · 2009
Glee
Series · 2009
Coco Chanel
Film · 2008
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Film · 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Film · 2008
Inside 'The Apartment'
Film · 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Film · 2008
Closing the Ring
Film · 2007
Rumor Has It...
Film · 2005
In Her Shoes
Film · 2005
Bewitched
Film · 2005
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
Film · 2005
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Film · 2004
The Best of So Graham Norton
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Carolina
Film · 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Film · 2003
Salem Witch Trials
Series · 2003
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Film · 2002
V Graham Norton
Series · 2002
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Film · 2001
These Old Broads
Film · 2001
Rescued from the Closet
Film · 2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
Film · 2001
Bruno
Film · 2000
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Film · 2000
Get Bruce!
Film · 1999
Forever Hollywood
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Joan of Arc
Series · 1999
Beckmann
Series · 1999
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Film · 1998
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Film · 1998
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Film · 1997
A Smile Like Yours
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The Evening Star
Film · 1996
Mrs. Winterbourne
Film · 1996
The Celluloid Closet
Film · 1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Film · 1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
The West Side Waltz
Film · 1995
Guarding Tess
Film · 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Film · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Intimate Portrait
Series · 1993
Used People
Film · 1992
Defending Your Life
Film · 1991
Pebble Mill
Series · 1991
Postcards from the Edge
Film · 1990
Waiting for the Light
Film · 1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Film · 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 1990
Steel Magnolias
Film · 1989
Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
Film · 1989
Madame Sousatzka
Film · 1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Film · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Out on a Limb
Series · 1987
The Shirley MacLaine Show
Film · 1985
That's Dancing!
Film · 1985
That's Dancing!
Film · 1985
Cannonball Run II
Film · 1984
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Terms of Endearment
Film · 1983
Harty
Series · 1983
I Love Liberty
Film · 1982
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Film · 1982
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Film · 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Film · 1980
A Change of Seasons
Film · 1980
Loving Couples
Film · 1980
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
Film · 1980
Being There
Film · 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Series · 1979
The Turning Point
Film · 1977
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Film · 1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Film · 1977
Please Turn the Page
Series · 1977
Laugh-In
Series · 1977
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Film · 1976
Circasia
Film · 1976
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Système 2
Series · 1975
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Film · 1974
Der große Preis
Series · 1974
Year of the Woman
Film · 1973
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Film · 1972
Shirley's World
Series · 1972
Desperate Characters
Film · 1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Film · 1970
Sweet Charity
Film · 1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Film · 1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Woman Times Seven
Film · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
Omnibus
Series · 1967
Gambit
Film · 1966
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Film · 1965
The Car That Became a Star
Film · 1965
What a Way to Go!
Film · 1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Film · 1964
Irma la Douce
Film · 1963
My Geisha
Film · 1962
Two for the Seesaw
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Children's Hour
Film · 1961
All in a Night's Work
Film · 1961
Two Loves
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Apartment
Film · 1960
Can-Can
Film · 1960
Ocean's Eleven
Film · 1960
Ask Any Girl
Film · 1959
Career
Film · 1959
The Matchmaker
Film · 1958
Some Came Running
Film · 1958
The Sheepman
Film · 1958
Hot Spell
Film · 1958
The All-Star Christmas Show
Film · 1958
Around the World in 80 Days
Film · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Trouble with Harry
Film · 1955
Artists and Models
Film · 1955
Reflets de Cannes
Series · 1954
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
People Not Places
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Margret and Stevie
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