Shirley MacLaine

Birthday: 1934-04-24
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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).

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Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1959 25 Some Came Running (1958) Leading Actress Nom 0
1961 27 The Apartment (1960) Leading Actress Nom 0
1964 30 Irma la Douce (1963) Leading Actress Nom 0
1978 44 The Turning Point (1977) Leading Actress Nom 0
1984 50 Terms of Endearment (1983) Leading Actress Win 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
People Not Places Clare
2022-11-04 American Dreamer Astrid Fanelli
2019-11-12 Noelle Elf Polly
2018-08-02 The Little Mermaid Eloise
2017-03-03 The Last Word Harriet Lauler
2016-11-26 A Heavenly Christmas Pearl
2016-09-22 Wild Oats Eva
2015-02-06 Men of Granite Sophia Prather
2014-03-07 Elsa & Fred Elsa
2013-12-18 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Edna Mitty
2012-12-07 Wide-Awake The Pianist
2012-09-14 Palme
2012-04-27 Bernie Marjorie Nugent
2010-02-10 Valentine's Day Estelle Paddington
2008-12-04 Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning Amelia Thomas
2008-09-13 Coco Chanel Coco Chanel
2007-09-14 Closing the Ring Ethel Ann
2005-12-22 Rumor Has It... Katharine Richelieu
2005-10-07 In Her Shoes Ella Hirsh
2005-06-21 Bewitched Iris Smythson / Endora
2003-07-04 Carolina Grandmother Mirabeau
2002-12-24 Salem Witch Trials Rebecca Nurse
2002-10-06 Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Mary Kay Ash
2001-02-12 These Old Broads Kate Westbourne
2000-04-16 Bruno Helen
1997-08-27 A Smile Like Yours Martha (uncredited)
1996-12-25 The Evening Star Aurora Greenway
1996-04-19 Mrs. Winterbourne Grace Winterbourne
1995-11-23 The West Side Waltz Margaret Mary Elderdice
1994-03-11 Guarding Tess Tess Carlisle
1993-12-17 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Helen Cooney
1992-12-16 Used People Pearl Berman
1991-03-22 Defending Your Life Shirley MacLaine
1990-09-14 Postcards from the Edge Doris Mann
1990-06-14 Waiting for the Light Aunt Zena
1989-11-15 Steel Magnolias Ouiser Boudreaux
1989-01-01 Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout self
1988-10-14 Madame Sousatzka Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
1985-01-18 That's Dancing!
1984-06-29 Cannonball Run II Veronica
1983-11-20 Terms of Endearment Aurora Greenway
1980-12-01 A Change of Seasons Karyn Evans
1980-10-24 Loving Couples Evelyn
1979-12-19 Being There Eve Rand
1977-11-14 The Turning Point Deedee
1977-03-12 The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1976-04-08 Circasia Clown
1974-11-28 Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1973-10-01 Year of the Woman
1972-05-24 The Possession of Joel Delaney Norah Benson
1971-09-22 Desperate Characters Sophie Bentwood
1970-03-02 Two Mules for Sister Sara Sara
1969-02-25 Sweet Charity Charity
1969-01-01 From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1968-09-11 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Harriet Blossom
1967-09-29 Woman Times Seven Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
1966-12-21 Gambit Nicole
1965-03-24 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Jenny
1964-12-31 The Yellow Rolls-Royce Mae Jenkins
1964-07-31 What a Way to Go! Louisa May Foster
1963-06-05 Irma la Douce Irma La Douce
1962-11-21 Two for the Seesaw Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
1962-03-09 My Geisha Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
1961-12-19 The Children's Hour Martha Dobie
1961-05-24 Two Loves Anna Vorontosov
1961-03-15 All in a Night's Work Katie Robbins
1960-08-10 Ocean's Eleven Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
1960-06-21 The Apartment Fran Kubelik
1960-03-09 Can-Can Simone Pistache
1959-10-08 Career Sharon Kensington
1959-08-21 Ask Any Girl Meg Wheeler
1958-12-25 Some Came Running Ginnie Moorehead
1958-07-23 The Matchmaker Irene Molloy
1958-05-21 Hot Spell Virginia Duval
1958-05-01 The Sheepman Dell Payton
1956-10-17 Around the World in Eighty Days Princess Aouda
1955-11-07 Artists and Models Bessie Sparrowbush
1955-10-03 The Trouble with Harry Jennifer Rogers