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 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).
Known for
Acting170
movieShirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
2026
Self (archive footage)
movieDame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
Martha Levinson (archive footage)
movieBella!
2023
Self
movieMCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieAmerican Dreamer
2022
Astrid Fanelli
movieRat Pack
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021
Rose Cooper
movieNoelle
2019
Elf Polly
movieMike Wallace Is Here
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Last Word
2017
Harriet Lauler
movieBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
Self (archive footage, uncredited)
movieChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieDiscovering Audrey Hepburn
2015
Self (archive footage)
Men of Granite
2015
Sophia Prather
movieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
Edna Mitty
tvTalking Pictures
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieWide-Awake
2012
The Pianist
moviePalme
2012
Self
movieBernie
2012
Marjorie Nugent
movieVito
2011
Self (archive)
tvDownton Abbey
2010
Martha Levinson
movieValentine's Day
2010
Estelle
tvGlee
2009
June Dolloway
movieAnne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
2008
Amelia Thomas
movieCoco Chanel
2008
Coco Chanel
movieClosing the Ring
2007
Ethel Ann
movieRumor Has It...
2005
Katharine Richelieu
movieIn Her Shoes
2005
Ella Hirsh
movieBewitched
2005
Iris Smythson / Endora
movieCarolina
2003
Grandmother Mirabeau
tvSalem Witch Trials
2003
Rebecca Nurse
movieHell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
Mary Kay Ash
movieThese Old Broads
2001
Kate Westbourne
movieBruno
2000
Helen
tvJoan of Arc
1999
Madame de Beaurevoir
tvBeckmann
1999
Self
movieLouise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
Narrator (voice)
movieA Smile Like Yours
1997
Martha (uncredited)
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieThe Evening Star
1996
Aurora Greenway
movieMrs. Winterbourne
1996
Grace Winterbourne
movieThe West Side Waltz
1995
Margaret Mary Elderdice
movieGuarding Tess
1994
Tess Carlisle
movieWrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
Helen Cooney
tvIntimate Portrait
1993
Self (archive footage) / Self - Narrator (voice)
movieUsed People
1992
Pearl Berman
movieDefending Your Life
1991
Shirley MacLaine
moviePostcards from the Edge
1990
Doris Mann
movieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Self (archive footage)
movieWaiting for the Light
1990
Aunt Zena
movieSteel Magnolias
1989
Ouiser Boudreaux
movieMadame Sousatzka
1988
Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
tvOut on a Limb
1987
Shirley MacLaine
movieThat's Dancing!
1985
Self (archive footage)
movieCannonball Run II
1984
Veronica
movieTerms of Endearment
1983
Aurora Greenway
Harty
1983
Self
movieBaryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
Self - Cameo Performance
movieBe Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
Self (archive footage)
movieA Change of Seasons
1980
Karyn Evans
movieLoving Couples
1980
Evelyn
movieThe Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Self (archive footage)
movieBeing There
1979
Eve Rand
Laugh-In
1977
Guest Performer
movieCircasia
1976
Clown
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Self - Guest
movieThe Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
Norah Benson
tvShirley's World
1972
Shirley Logan
movieDesperate Characters
1971
Sophie Bentwood
movieSweet Charity
1969
Charity
movieThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Harriet Blossom
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieWoman Times Seven
1967
Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
movieGambit
1966
Nicole
movieThe Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
Mae Jenkins
movieWhat a Way to Go!
1964
Louisa May Foster
movieIrma la Douce
1963
Irma La Douce
movieTwo for the Seesaw
1962
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
movieMy Geisha
1962
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
movieThe Children's Hour
1961
Martha Dobie
movieTwo Loves
1961
Anna Vorontosov
movieAll in a Night's Work
1961
Katie Robbins
movieOcean's Eleven
1960
Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
movieThe Apartment
1960
Fran Kubelik
movieCan-Can
1960
Simone Pistache
movieCareer
1959
Sharon Kensington
movieAsk Any Girl
1959
Meg Wheeler
movieSome Came Running
1958
Ginnie Moorehead
movieThe Matchmaker
1958
Irene Molloy
movieHot Spell
1958
Virginia Duval
movieThe Sheepman
1958
Dell Payton
movieAround the World in 80 Days
1956
Princess Aouda
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Guest
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Presenter
movieArtists and Models
1955
Bessie Sparrowbush
movieThe Trouble with Harry
1955
Jennifer Rogers
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self / Self - Presenter / Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Winner
Lucy Boomer
Lucy Boomer
Margret and Stevie
Margret Rey
Production4
movieThe Last Word
2017
Executive Producer
movieThe Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
Executive Producer
Sound3
Writing3
tvOut on a Limb
1987
Book, Teleplay
Directing2
movieBruno
2000
Director