Shirley MacLaine
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1934
- Birthplace
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
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 Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1961), Two for the Seesaw (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), and Sweet Charity (1969). A six time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Being There (1979), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Evening Star (1996), Bewitched (2005), In Her Shoes (2005), Valentine's Day (2010), and The Little Mermaid (2018). MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb (1983).
Filmography
- Margret and Stevie
Margret and Stevie TBA
as Margret Rey
- Lucy Boomer
Lucy Boomer TBA
as Lucy Boomer
- People Not Places
People Not Places TBA
as Clare
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent 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
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins 2022
as Self
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021
as Self
Noelle 2019
as Elf Polly
Mike Wallace Is Here 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists 2018
as Self
The Little Mermaid 2018
as Eloise
The Last Word 2017
as Harriet Lauler, Executive Producer
A Heavenly Christmas 2016
as Pearl
Wild Oats 2016
as Eva
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Discovering Audrey Hepburn 2015
as Self (archive footage)
- Men of Granite
Men of Granite 2015
as Sophia Prather
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film 2014
as Self
Elsa & Fred 2014
as Elsa
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013
as Edna Mitty
Wide-Awake 2012
as The Pianist
Palme 2012
as Self
Bernie 2012
as Marjorie Nugent
Vito 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Valentine's Day 2010
as Estelle
Vittorio D. 2009
as Self
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning 2008
as Amelia Thomas
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008
as Self
Coco Chanel 2008
as Coco Chanel
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical 2008
as Self
Inside 'The Apartment' 2008
as Self
Closing the Ring 2007
as Ethel Ann
Rumor Has It... 2005
as Katharine Richelieu
Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' 2005
as Self
In Her Shoes 2005
as Ella Hirsh
Bewitched 2005
as Iris Smythson / Endora
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' 2004
as Self
The Best of So Graham Norton 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Jack Paar: Smart Television 2003
as Self
Carolina 2003
as Grandmother Mirabeau
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay 2002
as Mary Kay Ash
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand 2001
as self
Rescued from the Closet 2001
as Self
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert 2001
as Herself
These Old Broads 2001
as Kate Westbourne
The Unknown Peter Sellers 2000
as Self
Bruno 2000
as Helen, Director
Forever Hollywood 1999
as Self
Get Bruce! 1999
as Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu 1998
as Narrator (voice)
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy 1998
as Self
A Smile Like Yours 1997
as Martha (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life 1997
as Self
The Evening Star 1996
as Aurora Greenway
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
as Self
Mrs. Winterbourne 1996
as Grace Winterbourne
The Celluloid Closet 1996
as Self
The West Side Waltz 1995
as Margaret Mary Elderdice
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self
Guarding Tess 1994
as Tess Carlisle
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway 1993
as Helen Cooney
Used People 1992
as Pearl Berman
Defending Your Life 1991
as Shirley MacLaine
Postcards from the Edge 1990
as Doris Mann
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Waiting for the Light 1990
as Aunt Zena
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
The Shirley MacLaine Show 1985
as Herself, Writer
That's Dancing! 1985
Actor, as Self (archive footage)
Cannonball Run II 1984
as Veronica
Terms of Endearment 1983
as Aurora Greenway
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions 1982
as Self
Baryshnikov in Hollywood 1982
as Self - Cameo Performance
I Love Liberty 1982
as Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up! 1981
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
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 1980
as Self (archive footage)
Being There 1979
as Eve Rand
- The Royal Variety Performance 1977
The Royal Variety Performance 1977 1977
Actor
The Turning Point 1977
as Deedee
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? 1977
as Self, Executive Producer
Circasia 1976
as Clown
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul 1976
as Self
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir 1975
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now 1974
as Self, Producer
Year of the Woman 1973
as Self
The Possession of Joel Delaney 1972
as Norah Benson
Desperate Characters 1971
as Sophie Bentwood
Two Mules for Sister Sara 1970
as Sara
Sweet Charity 1969
as Charity
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1969
Actor
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968
as Harriet Blossom, Songs
Woman Times Seven 1967
as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Gambit 1966
as Nicole
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
as Jenny, Songs
The Car That Became a Star 1965
as Self
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964
as Mae Jenkins
What a Way to Go! 1964
as Louisa May Foster
Irma la Douce 1963
as Irma La Douce
Two for the Seesaw 1962
as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
My Geisha 1962
as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori, Songs
The Children's Hour 1961
as Martha Dobie
Two Loves 1961
as Anna Vorontosov
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Katie Robbins
Ocean's Eleven 1960
as Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
The Apartment 1960
as Fran Kubelik
Can-Can 1960
as Simone Pistache
Career 1959
as Sharon Kensington
Ask Any Girl 1959
as Meg Wheeler
Some Came Running 1958
as Ginnie Moorehead
The All-Star Christmas Show 1958
as Self
The Matchmaker 1958
as Irene Molloy
Hot Spell 1958
as Virginia Duval
The Sheepman 1958
as Dell Payton
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
as Princess Aouda
Artists and Models 1955
as Bessie Sparrowbush
The Trouble with Harry 1955
as Jennifer Rogers
Credits from TMDB.