Shirley MacLaine
Born in Richmond, Virginia, USA — Apr 24 1934
Connect
Biography
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 mi…
Photos
Shirley MacLaine's Credits
Browse acting and crew credits across movies and TV — filter and sort to find specific roles.
Glee
June Dolloway
Downton Abbey
Martha Levinson
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
Only Murders in the Building
Rose Cooper
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Edna Mitty
Système 2
Self
Der große Preis
Self
Reflets de Cannes
Self
Joan of Arc
Madame de Beaurevoir
The Apartment
Fran Kubelik
Valentine's Day
Estelle Paddington
Harty
Self
Shirley's World
Shirley Logan
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Sara
Out on a Limb
Shirley MacLaine
The Emmy Awards
Self
Closing the Ring
Ethel Ann
Ocean's Eleven
Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Noelle
Elf Polly
Around the World in 80 Days
Princess Aouda
Rumor Has It...
Katharine Richelieu
In Her Shoes
Ella Hirsh
Bewitched
Iris Smythson / Endora
Terms of Endearment
Aurora Greenway
Cannonball Run II
Veronica
Steel Magnolias
Ouiser Boudreaux
The Last Word
Harriet Lauler
Being There
Eve Rand
The Trouble with Harry
Jennifer Rogers
Defending Your Life
Shirley MacLaine
Woman Times Seven
Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Wild Oats
Eva
Elsa & Fred
Elsa
Carolina
Grandmother Mirabeau
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
Bruno
Helen
Can-Can
Simone Pistache
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Some Came Running
Ginnie Moorehead
Bernie
Marjorie Nugent
Mrs. Winterbourne
Grace Winterbourne
Sweet Charity
Charity
Salem Witch Trials
Rebecca Nurse
American Dreamer
Astrid Fanelli
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
The Little Mermaid
Eloise
Guarding Tess
Tess Carlisle
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
These Old Broads
Kate Westbourne
The Sheepman
Dell Payton
The Turning Point
Deedee
Used People
Pearl Berman
The Celluloid Closet
Self
Laugh-In
Guest Performer
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
Two for the Seesaw
Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
What a Way to Go!
Louisa May Foster
Loving Couples
Evelyn
The Children's Hour
Martha Dobie
The Evening Star
Aurora Greenway
My Geisha
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Hot Spell
Virginia Duval
Postcards from the Edge
Doris Mann
Vittorio D.
Self
Men of Granite
Sophia Prather
Waiting for the Light
Aunt Zena
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Jenny
Rescued from the Closet
Self
The Matchmaker
Irene Molloy
Gambit
Nicole
Irma la Douce
Irma La Douce
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self
Artists and Models
Bessie Sparrowbush
All in a Night's Work
Katie Robbins
Madame Sousatzka
Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Bella!
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
Wide-Awake
The Pianist
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Harriet Blossom
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Desperate Characters
Sophie Bentwood
Forever Hollywood
Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Mae Jenkins
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Helen Cooney
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
The Nutcracker
Narrator (English version) (voice)
Two Loves
Anna Vorontosov
The Possession of Joel Delaney
Norah Benson
That's Dancing!
A Change of Seasons
Karyn Evans
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Martha Levinson (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
Palme
Self
A Smile Like Yours
Martha (uncredited)
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Amelia Thomas
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Mary Kay Ash
I Love Liberty
Self
The West Side Waltz
Margaret Mary Elderdice
People Not Places
Clare
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Ask Any Girl
Meg Wheeler
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up!
Self (archive footage)
A Heavenly Christmas
Pearl
Career
Sharon Kensington
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions
Self
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu
Narrator (voice)
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Self
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Herself
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Self - Cameo Performance
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Self
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Self
Year of the Woman
Self
The Shirley MacLaine Show
Herself
Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent
Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'
Self
The Car That Became a Star
Self
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Inside 'The Apartment'
Self
Circasia
Clown
Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul
Self
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir
Self
Lucy Boomer
Lucy Boomer
Discovering Audrey Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Self
Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine
Self
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
Baryshnikov: The Dancer and the Dance
Self
Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout
self
Margret and Stevie
Margret Rey
Salem Witch Trials
Rebecca Nurse
Tony Awards
Self - Host