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Shirley MacLaine
Born Shirley MacLean Beaty on
April 24, 1934
in Richmond, VA
Shirley MacLaine has been captivating movie audiences since 1955 when she made her film debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble With Harry.” The spunky redhead was a fixture on movie screens throughout the late 1950s and ’60s, shining in dramas (“Some Came Running,” “The Children’s Hour”), comedies (“The Apartment,” “Irma la Douce”) and musicals (“Can-Can,” “Sweet Charity”). She appeared in fewer films over the next two decades but succeeded in more mature, often flinty roles in such favorites as “Being There,” “The Turning Point,” “Terms of Endearment” and “Steel Magnolias.” In the last few decades, MacLaine has brought her A-game to such movies as “Postcards From the Edge,” “Used People,” “Guarding Tess” and “In Her Shoes,” as well as the telefilm “Coco Chanel.” The forthright actress has earned countless awards and honors including six Oscar nominations (with a win for “Terms of Endearment”), 19 Golden Globe nominations (five wins plus two honorary awards) and six Emmy nominations (with one win). MacLaine, who is the older sister of actor Warren Beatty, has also gained attention (sometimes of the dubious kind) for her spiritual beliefs, especially reincarnation. She’s written several New Age-oriented books, including the autobiographical “Out on a Limb,” which was later made into a TV miniseries. The actress was married to producer and businessman Steve Parker from 1954 to 1982. They had one daughter, Sachi.
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Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Work | |
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| 1958 | Best Actress | Some Came Running | Nomination |
| 1960 | Best Actress | The Apartment | Nomination |
| 1963 | Best Actress | Irma La Douce | Nomination |
| 1975 | Best Documentary - Feature | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir | Nomination |
| 1977 | Best Actress | The Turning Point | Nomination |
| 1983 | Best Actress | Terms of Endearment | Win |
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