Shirley MacLaine
Born on April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, Shirley MacLaine, older sister of Warren Beatty, trained as a dancer, was cast by Alfred Hitchcock in her first film, The Trouble with Harry (1954), acted with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in Artists and Models (1955), with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in Some Came Running (1958) by Vincent Minnelli with Jack Lemmon in The Apartment (1960) and Irma La Douce (1963) both directed by Billy Wilder. She starred in The Turning Point (1977) by Herbert Ross with Anne Bancroft, Being There (1979) by Hal Ashby with Peter Sellers, Terms of Endearment (1983) by James Brooks with Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson, Madame Sousatska (1988) by John Schlesinger, Steel Magnolias (1989) by Herbert Ross with Julia Roberts, Postcards from the Edge (1990) by Mike Nichols with Meryl Streep, Used People (1992) by Beeban Kidron with Marcello Mastroianni, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) by Rhanda Haines with Robert Duvall and Richard Harris, In Her Shoes (2005) by Curtis Hanson with Cameron Diaz, Bernie (2011) by Richard Linklater with Jack Black,The Last Word (2017) with Amanda Seyfried.
On television she portrayed Coco Chanel (2009).
Read Shirley MacLaine’s classic profile by Elisa Leonelli
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Golden Globe Awards
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2009 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
2006 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture -
2003 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
1995 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy -
1993 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy -
1991 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture -
1989 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1988 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television -
1984 WinnerBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1980 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy -
1970 NomineeActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1968 NomineeActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1967 NomineeActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1964 WinnerActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1962 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1961 WinnerActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1960 NomineeActress In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy -
1959 WinnerSpecial Achievement Award -
1959 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama -
1955 WinnerNew Star Of The Year - Actress