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Birth Place: Richmond, VA, USA

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BIO

Shirley MacLaine made her professional debut dancing in a Broadway revival of Oklahoma! in the 1950s. Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry, marked her film debut, earning her a Golden Globe Award for "New Star of the Year - Actress" in 1955. MacLaine then starred in Some Came Running (1958), which led to her first Academy award nomination and an additional Golden Globe nomination. Her career continued to flourish with Oscar nominations for her work in The Children's Hour, The Apartment and Irma La Douce. In 1975, MacLaine received her fourth Oscar nomination, this time for Best Documentary as a producer and star of The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. Two years later, she was nominated for her starring role in The Turning Point. In 1983, MacLaine won an Academy Award for her landmark performance in Terms of Endearment. She continued to receive recognition for her work and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Madame Sousatzka. MacLaine was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998.



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STAGE CREDITS

Shirley MacLaine on Broadway
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1984
Performer
Shirley MacLaine
[Broadway]
Return Engagement [Broadway], 1976
Shirley MacLaine
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1976
The Pajama Game
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1954
Dancer
Gladys (Understudy)
Me And Juliet
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1953
Dancing Ensemble

Movies

Artists and Models
[ 1955 ] Bessie Sparrowbrush
The Trouble with Harry
[ 1955 ] Jennifer Rogers
Around the World in 80 Days
[ 1956 ] Princess Aouda
The Sheepman
[ 1958 ] Dell Payton
Some Came Running
[ 1958 ] Ginnie Moorehead
The Matchmaker
[ 1958 ] Irene Molloy
Hot Spell
[ 1958 ] Virginia Duval
Ask Any Girl
[ 1959 ] Meg Wheeler
Career
[ 1959 ] Sharon Kensington
The Apartment
[ 1960 ] Fran Kubelik
Can-Can
[ 1960 ] Simone Pistache
Two Loves
[ 1961 ] Anna Vorontosov
All in a Night's Work
[ 1961 ] Katie Robbins
The Children's Hour
[ 1961 ] Martha Dobie
Two for the Seesaw
[ 1962 ] Gittel Mosca
My Geisha
[ 1962 ] Lucy Dell, Yoko Mori
Irma la Douce
[ 1963 ] Irma La Douce
What a Way to Go!
[ 1964 ] Louisa May Foster
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
[ 1964 ] Mae Jenkins
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
[ 1965 ] Jenny Ericson
Gambit
[ 1966 ] Nicole
Woman Times Seven
[ 1967 ] Paulette, Maria Teresa, Linda
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
[ 1968 ] Harriet Blossom
Sweet Charity
[ 1969 ] Charity
Two Mules for Sister Sara
[ 1970 ] Sara
Desperate Characters
[ 1971 ] Sophie Bentwood
The Possession of Joel Delaney
[ 1972 ] Norah Benson
The Turning Point
[ 1977 ] Deedee
Being There
[ 1979 ] Eve Rand
Loving Couples
[ 1980 ] Evelyn
A Change of Seasons
[ 1980 ] Karyn Evans
Terms of Endearment
[ 1983 ] Aurora Greenway
Cannonball Run II
[ 1984 ] Veronica
Madame Sousatzka
[ 1988 ] Madame Sousatzka
Steel Magnolias
[ 1989 ] Ouiser Boudreaux
Waiting for the Light
[ 1990 ] Aunt Zena
Postcards from the Edge
[ 1990 ] Doris Mann
Defending Your Life
[ 1991 ] Shirley MacLaine
Used People
[ 1992 ] Pearl Berman
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
[ 1993 ] Helen Cooney
Guarding Tess
[ 1994 ] Tess Carlisle
The Evening Star
[ 1996 ] Aurora Greenway
Mrs. Winterbourne
[ 1996 ] Grace Winterbourne
Bruno
[ 2000 ] Helen
Carolina
[ 2003 ] Grandma Mirabeau
In Her Shoes
[ 2005 ] Ella Hirsh
Bewitched
[ 2005 ] Iris Smythson, Endora
Rumor Has It...
[ 2005 ] Katharine Richelieu
Closing the Ring
[ 2007 ] Ethel Ann
Valentine's Day
[ 2010 ] Estelle
Bernie
[ 2011 ] Marjorie Nugent
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
[ 2013 ] Edna Mitty
Elsa & Fred
[ 2014 ] Elsa
Wild Oats
[ 2016 ] Eva
The Last Word
[ 2017 ] Harriet
The Little Mermaid
[ 2018 ] Grandmother, Elle
Noelle
[ 2019 ] Elf Polly
American Dreamer
[ 2022 ] Astrid Fanelli

TV Shows

Downton Abbey
Martha Levinson
Shirley's World
Shirley Logan

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Shirley MacLaine, On Broadway

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Shirley MacLaine been in?

Shirley MacLaine has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Shirley MacLaine been in?

Shirley MacLaine has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Shirley MacLaine been nominated for?

and Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for On Broadway.

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