
Actor
Shirley MacLaine
A legendary actress navigates the highs and lows of a 70-year career in Hollywood, driven to leave a lasting legacy amidst the ever-changing landscape of the entertainment industry.
- 1.70 m (5'7")
- Also:
- Actress
- Writer
- Producer
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Biography
Shirley MacLaine. Actress: Terms of Endearment. Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (MacLean), was a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and her father, Ira Owens Beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from Virginia. Her brother, Warren Beatty, was born on March 30, 1937. Her ancestry includes English and Scottish.
Shirley was the tallest in her ballet classes at...
Filmography · 61 of 61
Actor
61 credits
Bella!(2023)
Self
Film
Commitment to Life(2023)
Self
Film
American Dreamer(2022)
Astrid
Film
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock(2022)
Self
Film
Noelle(2019)
Elf Polly
Film
The Little Mermaid(2018)
Elle
Film
The Last Word(2017)
Harriet
Film
Wild Oats(2016)
Eva
Film
Elsa & Fred(2014)
Elsa
Film
Bernie(2012)
Actor
Film
Closing the Ring(2007)
Ethel Ann
Film
In Her Shoes(2005)
Ella Hirsh
Film
Rumor Has It...(2005)
Katharine Richelieu
Film
Bewitched(2005)
Endora
Film
Carolina(2003)
Grandma Mirabeau
Film
Bruno(2000)
Helen
Film
Get Bruce(1999)
Self
Film
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu(1998)
Self - Narrator
Film
The Evening Star(1996)
Aurora Greenway
Film
Mrs. Winterbourne(1996)
Grace Winterbourne
Film
Guarding Tess(1994)
Tess Carlisle
Film
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway(1993)
Helen Cooney
Film
Used People(1992)
Pearl Berman
Film
Waiting for the Light(1990)
Aunt Zena
Film
Postcards from the Edge(1990)
Doris Mann
Film
Steel Magnolias(1989)
Ouiser Boudreaux
Film
Madame Sousatzka(1988)
Madame Sousatzka
Film
Cannonball Run II(1984)
Veronica
Film
Terms of Endearment(1983)
Aurora Greenway
Film
A Change of Seasons(1980)
Karyn Evans
Film
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