
Shirley MacLaine
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 vari…
Also Known As
Shirley MacLean Beaty · Shirley McLaine
Acting (50)

American Dreamer
Astrid Fanelli

Bernie
Marjorie Nugent

Valentine's Day
Estelle

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Amelia Thomas

Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel

Closing the Ring
Ethel Ann

Rumor Has It...
Katharine Richelieu

In Her Shoes
Ella Hirsh

Bewitched
Iris Smythson / Endora

Carolina
Grandmother Mirabeau

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

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Herself

These Old Broads
Kate Westbourne

Bruno
Helen

Get Bruce!
Self

The Evening Star
Aurora Greenway

Mrs. Winterbourne
Grace Winterbourne

Guarding Tess
Tess Carlisle

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Helen Cooney

Used People
Pearl Berman

Defending Your Life
Shirley MacLaine

Postcards from the Edge
Doris Mann

Steel Magnolias
Ouiser Boudreaux

Cannonball Run II
Veronica

Terms of Endearment
Aurora Greenway

I Love Liberty
Self

A Change of Seasons
Karyn Evans

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)

Being There
Eve Rand

The Turning Point
Deedee

The Possession of Joel Delaney
Norah Benson

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Sara

Sweet Charity
Charity

Woman Times Seven
Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne

Gambit
Nicole

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Mae Jenkins

What a Way to Go!
Louisa May Foster

Irma la Douce
Irma La Douce

Two for the Seesaw
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz

My Geisha
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

The Children's Hour
Martha Dobie

The Apartment
Fran Kubelik

Can-Can
Simone Pistache

Ask Any Girl
Meg Wheeler

Some Came Running
Ginnie Moorehead

The Matchmaker
Irene Molloy

The Sheepman
Dell Payton

Around the World in 80 Days
Princess Aouda

Artists and Models
Bessie Sparrowbush

The Trouble with Harry
Jennifer Rogers
Crew (13)

The Last Word
Executive Producer
2017
Bruno
Director
2000
Out on a Limb
Book
1987
Out on a Limb
Teleplay
1987
The Shirley MacLaine Show
Writer
1985
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Executive Producer
1977
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Director
1975
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Writer
1975
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Producer
1975
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Producer
1974
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Songs
1968
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Songs
1965
My Geisha
Songs
1962