Shirley MacLaine American Actress Born 1934 in Richmond

Shirley MacLaine is an American actress born on 24 April 1934 in Richmond. She is known for Terms of Endearment (1983) and Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Early life

She attended Washington-Liberty High School.

Career

The earliest of her listed screen credits is Artists and Models, from 1955. Her 1960s credits include The Apartment (1960) and The Children's Hour (1961). During the 1980s, she worked on Cannonball Run II (1984) and Steel Magnolias (1989). Work from the 1990s includes Postcards from the Edge (1990) and Defending Your Life (1991). Downton Abbey (2010, as Martha Levinson) and Valentine's Day (2010) are among her 2010s credits.

In total, 74 films and 6 TV series are listed from 1955 to 2024. Comedy is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (11), followed by drama (9) and romantic comedy (8). The list ends, for now, with A Family Affair (2024). Of her two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Valentine's Day (2010) has the highest, at $217 million. Beyond acting, the credits show her as director on Bruno and The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir and writer on The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir and Out on a Limb.

Frank Sinatra appears in five of her listed titles, including Ocean's 11 (1960) and Some Came Running (1958). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Michael Caine (three titles) and Julia Roberts (two titles). J. Lee Thompson directed two of her titles on record, among them What a Way to Go! (1964) and John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965). On the music side, the records list Shirley MacLaine Live at the Palace.

Recognition

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1984 for Terms of Endearment. Shirley MacLaine also has received five Golden Globe Awards (between 1955 and 1989) and two BAFTA Awards (1960 and 1961). Her nominations include the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1959 for Some Came Running. Altogether, 22 wins and 7 nominations are listed.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Steve Parker (1954 to 1982, divorced). She is the mother of Sachi Parker.