Shirley MacLaine biography
Shirley MacLaine is an American actress, born on 24 April 1934 in Richmond.
Shirley MacLaine's screen career began in 1955 with The Trouble with Harry, playing Jennifer Rogers.
Shirley MacLaine has appeared in 73 films and 13 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are A Family Affair (2024), American Dreamer (2022), Noelle (2019).
Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special and Academy Award for Best Actress.
- Born
- 24 April 1934 (age 92)
- Birthplace
- Richmond
- Work
- Film actor, Dancer, Character actor, Television actor, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1953 to present
- Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Kennedy Center Honors
- AFI Life Achievement Award
- Honorary Golden Bear
Shirley MacLaine filmography
73 films and 13 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | A Family Affair | English | ||
| 2022 | American Dreamer | Astrid Fanelli | ||
| 2019 | Noelle | Elf Polly | ||
| 2019 | Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver | Mrs. Grindtooth | Voice (English version) | |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaid | Grandmother Eloise | ||
| 2017 | The Last Word | Harriett Lauler | ||
| 2016 | Wild Oats | Eva | ||
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred | Elsa Hayes | ||
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Edna Mitty | ||
| 2012 | Palme | Swedish | ||
| 2011 | Bernie | Marjorie Nugent | ||
| 2010 | Valentine's Day | Estelle Paddington | ||
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Ethel Ann Harris | ||
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Katharine Richelieu | ||
| 2005 | In Her Shoes | Ella Hirsch | ||
| 2005 | Bewitched | Iris Smythson / Endora | ||
| 2003 | Carolina | Grandma Millicent Mirabeau | ||
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | English | ||
| 2001 | Timeless: Live in Concert | English | ||
| 2000 | Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth | |||
| 2000 | Bruno | English | ||
| 2000 | The Dress Code | Helen | Also director | |
| 1999 | Get Bruce | English | ||
| 1997 | A Smile Like Yours | Martha | Uncredited | |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Aurora Greenway |
Show all 73 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne | Grace Winterbourne | ||
| 1995 | The Celluloid Closet | English | ||
| 1994 | Barbra: The Concert | English | ||
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Tess Carlisle | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Helen Cooney | ||
| 1992 | Used People | Pearl Berman | ||
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Shirley MacLaine | ||
| 1990 | Waiting for the Light | Aunt Zena | ||
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Doris Mann | ||
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux | ||
| 1988 | Madame Sousatzka | Madame Yuvline Sousatzka | ||
| 1987 | Out on a Limb | Shirley MacLaine | Television miniseries | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Veronica | ||
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Aurora Greenway | Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| 1981 | Sois belle et tais-toi | English | ||
| 1980 | Loving Couples | Evelyn | ||
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Karyn Evans | ||
| 1979 | Being There | Eve Rand | ||
| 1977 | The Turning Point | Deedee Rodgers | ||
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Norah Benson | ||
| 1971 | Desperate Characters | Sophie Bentwood | ||
| 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara | Sara | ||
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Charity Hope Valentine | ||
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Harriet Blossom | ||
| 1967 | Woman Times Seven | Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne | ||
| 1966 | Gambit | Nicole Chang | ||
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Jenny Erichson | ||
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Louisa May Foster | ||
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Mae Jenkins | ||
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Irma la Douce | ||
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Gittel Mosca | ||
| 1962 | My Geisha | Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori | ||
| 1961 | Two Loves | Anna Vorontosov | ||
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Martha Dobie | ||
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Katie Robbins | ||
| 1960 | The Apartment | Fran Kubelik | ||
| 1960 | Ocean's 11 | Tipsy woman | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1960 | Can-Can | Simone Pistache | ||
| 1959 | Career | Sharon Kensington | ||
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Meg Wheeler | ||
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Dell Payton | ||
| 1958 | The Matchmaker | Irene Molloy | ||
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Ginnie Moorehead | ||
| 1958 | Hot Spell | Virginia Duval | ||
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Princess Aouda | ||
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry | Jennifer Rogers | ||
| 1955 | Artists and Models | Bessie Sparrowbrush |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Only Murders in the Building | Leonora Folger / Rose Cooper | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | A Heavenly Christmas | Pearl | Television film | |
| 2014 | Glee | June Dolloway | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey | Martha Levinson | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel | Coco Chanel | Television film | |
| 2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Amelia Thomas | Television film | |
| 2002 | Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay | Mary Kay | Television film | |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Rebecca Nurse | Television film | |
| 2001 | These Old Broads | Kate Westbourne | Television film | |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Madame de Beaurevoir | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Stories from My Childhood | Narrator | Episode: "The Nutcracker" | |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz | Margaret Mary Elderdice | Television film | |
| 1971 | Shirley's World | Shirley Logan | 17 episodes |