Shirley MacLaine

Actress | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Producer

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...

Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Date of Birth: Apr 24, 1934

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Filmography

Actress (139 Known Credits)

Bella!

Self

American Dreamer

Astrid Fanelli

Only Murders in the Building

Rose Cooper

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

Noelle

Elf Polly

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

The Little Mermaid

Eloise

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Herself

Harriet Lauler

Eva Miller

Pearl

Sophia Prather

Warren Beatty, une obsession hollywoodienne

Self - Warren's sister (archive footage)

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Herself (archive footage)

Elsa & Fred

Elsa Hayes

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Herself

Talking Pictures

Herself

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Edna Mitty

Marjorie Nugent

The Pianist

Martha Levinson

Estelle Paddington

June Dolloway

Herself (as Shirley McLaine)

Coco Chanel

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

Amelia Thomas

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Herself

Inside 'The Apartment'

Self

Closing the Ring

Ethel Ann

Rumor Has It...

Katharine Richelieu

Bewitched

Iris Smythson / Endora

In Her Shoes

Ella Hirsh

Best Sellers: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove

Interviewee

Carolina

Grandmother Mirabeau

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Herself

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Herself

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine

Self

V Graham Norton

Self

Salem Witch Trials

Rebecca Nurse

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Mary Kay

These Old Broads

Kate Westbourne

Barbra Streisand - Timeless: Live in Concert

Herself

Rescued from the Closet

Herself

Bruno

Helen

The Unknown Peter Sellers

Herself

Self

Self

Herself

Madame de Beaurevoir

Herself

Madame de Beaurevoir

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

Herself - Narrator

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

Herself

Self

Martha (uncredited)

Aurora Greenway

Herself

Grace Winterbourne

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Self

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Self

The West Side Waltz

Margaret Mary Elderdice

Inside the Actors Studio

Self

Intimate Portrait

Self - Narrator (voice)

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage)

Guarding Tess

Tess Carlisle

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Helen Cooney

Used People

Pearl Berman

Pebble Mill

Self

Defending Your Life

Shirley MacLaine

Postcards from the Edge

Doris Mann

Waiting for the Light

Aunt Zena

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Herself

Steel Magnolias

Ouiser Boudreaux

Madame Sousatzka

Madame Yuvline Sousatzka

Out on a Limb

Herself

Anne of Green Gables

Amelia Thomas

The Shirley MacLaine Show

Herself

Veronica

Self

Aurora Greenway

Self

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

Self

I Love Liberty

Self

Sois belle et tais-toi

Herself

A Change of Seasons

Karyn Evans

Loving Couples

Dr. Evelyn Lucas Kirby

Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

Self

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self (archive footage)

Eve Rand

Self

Deedee

Herself

Clown

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self - Guest

Système 2

Self

Der Große Preis

Self

The Possession of Joel Delaney

Norah Benson

Shirley's World

Shirley Logan

V.I.P. Schaukel

Self

Desperate Characters

Sophie Bentwood

Two Mules for Sister Sara

Sara

Sweet Charity

Charity Hope Valentine

The Dick Cavett Show

Herself - Guest

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Harriet Blossom

The Carol Burnett Show

Self

Woman Times Seven

Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

herself

Gambit

Nicole Chang

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Jenny Ericson ('Strife' Magazine reporter)

The Car That Became a Star

Self

What a Way to Go!

Louisa May Foster

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Mae Jenkins

Hollywood and the Stars

Self

Irma la Douce

Irma La Douce

My Geisha

Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

Two for the Seesaw

Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz

The Children's Hour

Martha Dobie

All in a Night's Work

Katie Robbins

Two Loves

Anna Vorontosov

The Apartment

Fran Kubelik

Ocean's Eleven

Tipsy Girl (uncredited)

Simone Pistache

Meg Wheeler

Sharon Kensington

Ginnie Moorehead

Irene Molloy

Dell Payton

Virginia Duval

Host

Self - Presenter

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Guest

Around the World in Eighty Days

Princess Aouda

The Trouble with Harry

Jennifer Rogers

Artists and Models

Bessie Sparrowbush

The Oscars

Self

The Emmy Awards

Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self (archive footage)

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Bella! (2023)

Self

American Dreamer (2022)

Astrid Fanelli

Only Murders in the Building (2021 - 2022)

Rose Cooper

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

Self

Noelle (2019)

Elf Polly

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

Self (archive footage)

The Little Mermaid (2018)

Eloise

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018)

Herself

The Last Word (2017)

Harriet Lauler

Wild Oats (2016)

Eva Miller

A Heavenly Christmas (2016)

Pearl

Men of Granite (2015)

Sophia Prather

Warren Beatty, une obsession hollywoodienne (2015)

Self - Warren's sister (archive footage)

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)

Herself (archive footage)

Elsa & Fred (2014)

Elsa Hayes

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

Herself

Talking Pictures (2013 - 2022)

Herself

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Edna Mitty

Bernie (2012)

Marjorie Nugent

Wide-Awake (2012)

The Pianist

Downton Abbey (2010 - 2015)

Martha Levinson

Valentine's Day (2010)

Estelle Paddington

Glee (2009 - 2015)

June Dolloway

Vittorio D. (2009)

Herself (as Shirley McLaine)

Coco Chanel (2008)

Coco Chanel

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)

Amelia Thomas

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)

Herself

Inside 'The Apartment' (2008)

Self

Closing the Ring (2007)

Ethel Ann

Rumor Has It... (2005)

Katharine Richelieu

Bewitched (2005)

Iris Smythson / Endora

In Her Shoes (2005)

Ella Hirsh

Best Sellers: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004)

Interviewee

Carolina (2003)

Grandmother Mirabeau

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

Herself

Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)

Herself

Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine (2003)

Self

V Graham Norton (2002 - 2003)

Self

Salem Witch Trials (2002)

Rebecca Nurse

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002)

Mary Kay

These Old Broads (2001)

Kate Westbourne

Barbra Streisand - Timeless: Live in Concert (2001)

Herself

Rescued from the Closet (2001)

Herself

Bruno (2000)

Helen

The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)

Herself

The Early Show (1999 - 2011)

Self

Beckmann (1999 - 2000)

Self

Get Bruce! (1999)

Herself

Joan of Arc (1999)

Madame de Beaurevoir

Forever Hollywood (1999)

Herself

Joan of Arc (1999)

Madame de Beaurevoir

Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)

Herself - Narrator

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998)

Herself

The View (1997 - 2022)

Self

A Smile Like Yours (1997)

Martha (uncredited)

The Evening Star (1996)

Aurora Greenway

The Celluloid Closet (1996)

Herself

Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

Grace Winterbourne

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Self

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)

Self

The West Side Waltz (1995)

Margaret Mary Elderdice

Inside the Actors Studio (1994 - 2018)

Self

Intimate Portrait (1994 - 2005)

Self - Narrator (voice)

Intimate Portrait (1994 - 2005)

Self (archive footage)

Guarding Tess (1994)

Tess Carlisle

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)

Helen Cooney

Used People (1992)

Pearl Berman

Pebble Mill (1991 - 1996)

Self

Defending Your Life (1991)

Shirley MacLaine

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

Doris Mann

Waiting for the Light (1990)

Aunt Zena

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990)

Herself

Steel Magnolias (1989)

Ouiser Boudreaux

Madame Sousatzka (1988)

Madame Yuvline Sousatzka

Out on a Limb (1987)

Herself

Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Amelia Thomas

The Shirley MacLaine Show (1985)

Herself

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Veronica

Harty (1983 - 1984)

Self

Terms of Endearment (1983)

Aurora Greenway

Champs-Elysées (1982)

Self

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions (1982)

Self

I Love Liberty (1982)

Self

Sois belle et tais-toi (1981)

Herself

A Change of Seasons (1980)

Karyn Evans

Loving Couples (1980)

Dr. Evelyn Lucas Kirby

Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' (1980)

Self

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)

Self (archive footage)

Being There (1979)

Eve Rand

Bitte umblättern (1977 - 1992)

Self

The Turning Point (1977)

Deedee

Gypsy in My Soul (1976)

Herself

Circasia (1976)

Clown

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975 - 1980)

Self - Guest

Système 2 (1975 - 1976)

Self

Der Große Preis (1974 - 1993)

Self

The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972)

Norah Benson

Shirley's World (1972)

Shirley Logan

V.I.P. Schaukel (1971 - 1980)

Self

Desperate Characters (1971)

Sophie Bentwood

Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)

Sara

Sweet Charity (1969)

Charity Hope Valentine

The Dick Cavett Show (1968 - 1995)

Herself - Guest

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

Harriet Blossom

The Carol Burnett Show (1967 - 1978)

Self

Woman Times Seven (1967)

Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne

Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966 - 2019)

herself

Gambit (1966)

Nicole Chang

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

Jenny Ericson ('Strife' Magazine reporter)

The Car That Became a Star (1965)

Self

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Louisa May Foster

The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Mae Jenkins

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)

Self

Irma la Douce (1963)

Irma La Douce

My Geisha (1962)

Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

Two for the Seesaw (1962)

Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz

The Children's Hour (1961)

Martha Dobie

All in a Night's Work (1961)

Katie Robbins

Two Loves (1961)

Anna Vorontosov

The Apartment (1960)

Fran Kubelik

Ocean's Eleven (1960)

Tipsy Girl (uncredited)

Can-Can (1960)

Simone Pistache

Ask Any Girl (1959)

Meg Wheeler

Career (1959)

Sharon Kensington

Some Came Running (1958)

Ginnie Moorehead

The Matchmaker (1958)

Irene Molloy

The Sheepman (1958)

Dell Payton

Hot Spell (1958)

Virginia Duval

Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)

Host

Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)

Self - Presenter

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956 - 1963)

Self

The Steve Allen Show (1956 - 1960)

Self - Guest

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Princess Aouda

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

Jennifer Rogers

Artists and Models (1955)

Bessie Sparrowbush

The Oscars (1953 - 2022)

Self

The Emmy Awards (1949 - 2020)

Self

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self (archive footage)

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Director (2 Known Credits)

Bruno

Director

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

Director

Bruno (2000)

Director

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975)

Director

Executive Producer (2 Known Credits)

The Last Word

Executive Producer

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

Executive Producer

The Last Word (2017)

Executive Producer

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? (1977)

Executive Producer

Writer (2 Known Credits)

The Shirley MacLaine Show

Writer

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

Writer

The Shirley MacLaine Show (1985)

Writer

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975)

Writer

Producer (1 Known Credits)

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

Producer

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975)

Producer

Teleplay (1 Known Credits)

Out on a Limb

Teleplay

Out on a Limb (1987)

Teleplay

Songs (3 Known Credits)

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Songs

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Songs

My Geisha

Songs

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968)

Songs

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

Songs

My Geisha (1962)

Songs

Book (1 Known Credits)

Out on a Limb

Book

Out on a Limb (1987)

Book

Age At Time Of Release

Around the World in Eighty Days

Shirley MacLaine

Actress | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Producer

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