Shirley MacLaine
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Biography
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 B...
Known For
Filmography
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
2024
as Martha Levinson (archive footage)
Bella!
2023
as Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
American Dreamer
2022
as Astrid Fanelli
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Rose Cooper
Mike Wallace Is Here
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Noelle
2019
as Elf Polly
The Little Mermaid
2018
as Eloise
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
as Self
The Last Word
2017
as Harriet Lauler
Wild Oats
2016
as Eva
A Heavenly Christmas
2016
as Pearl
Men of Granite
2015
as Sophia Prather
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Elsa & Fred
2014
as Elsa
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Edna Mitty
Talking Pictures
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Bernie
2012
as Marjorie Nugent
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Pianist
Palme
2012
as Self
Vito
2011
as Self (archive)
Valentine's Day
2010
as Estelle
Downton Abbey
2010
as Martha Levinson
Vittorio D.
2009
as Self
Glee
2009
as June Dolloway
Coco Chanel
2008
as Coco Chanel
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
2008
as Amelia Thomas
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Inside 'The Apartment'
2008
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
as Self
Closing the Ring
2007
as Ethel Ann
Rumor Has It...
2005
as Katharine Richelieu
In Her Shoes
2005
as Ella Hirsh
Bewitched
2005
as Iris Smythson / Endora
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched'
2005
as Self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
2004
as Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest (archive footage)
Carolina
2003
as Grandmother Mirabeau
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
Salem Witch Trials
2003
as Rebecca Nurse
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
as Mary Kay Ash
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001
as Herself
These Old Broads
2001
as Kate Westbourne
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
as self
Bruno
2000
as Helen
The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Joan of Arc
1999
as Madame de Beaurevoir
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
as Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A Smile Like Yours
1997
as Martha (uncredited)
The View
1997
as Self
The Evening Star
1996
as Aurora Greenway
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
as Grace Winterbourne
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
The West Side Waltz
1995
as Margaret Mary Elderdice
Guarding Tess
1994
as Tess Carlisle
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993
as Helen Cooney
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Used People
1992
as Pearl Berman
Defending Your Life
1991
as Shirley MacLaine
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Postcards from the Edge
1990
as Doris Mann
Waiting for the Light
1990
as Aunt Zena
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
as Self
Steel Magnolias
1989
as Ouiser Boudreaux
Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
1989
as self
Madame Sousatzka
1988
as Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Out on a Limb
1987
as Shirley MacLaine
The Shirley MacLaine Show
1985
as Herself
That's Dancing!
1985
That's Dancing!
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Veronica
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Aurora Greenway
Harty
1983
as Self
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
1982
as Self - Cameo Performance
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981
as Self (archive footage)
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
A Change of Seasons
1980
as Karyn Evans
Loving Couples
1980
as Evelyn
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
1980
as Self
Being There
1979
as Eve Rand
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The Turning Point
1977
as Deedee
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977
as Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
1976
as Self
Circasia
1976
as Clown
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
1975
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self - Guest
Système 2
1975
as Self
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
1974
as Self
Der große Preis
1974
as Self
Year of the Woman
1973
as Self
The Possession of Joel Delaney
1972
as Norah Benson
Shirley's World
1972
as Shirley Logan
Desperate Characters
1971
as Sophie Bentwood
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
as Sara
Sweet Charity
1969
as Charity
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
as Harriet Blossom
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Woman Times Seven
1967
as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
Omnibus
1967
Gambit
1966
as Nicole
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Jenny
The Car That Became a Star
1965
as Self
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Louisa May Foster
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Mae Jenkins
Irma la Douce
1963
as Irma La Douce
My Geisha
1962
as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Two for the Seesaw
1962
as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Children's Hour
1961
as Martha Dobie
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Katie Robbins
Two Loves
1961
as Anna Vorontosov
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Apartment
1960
as Fran Kubelik
Can-Can
1960
as Simone Pistache
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Meg Wheeler
Career
1959
as Sharon Kensington
The Matchmaker
1958
as Irene Molloy
Some Came Running
1958
as Ginnie Moorehead
The Sheepman
1958
as Dell Payton
Hot Spell
1958
as Virginia Duval
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Princess Aouda
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Trouble with Harry
1955
as Jennifer Rogers
Artists and Models
1955
as Bessie Sparrowbush
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner