Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Born August 18, 1920 (Age: 105) St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, and won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Other roles Winters appeared in include A Double Life (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a years-long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and also authored three autobiographical books.
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, and won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Other roles Winters appeared in include A Double Life (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a years-long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and also authored three autobiographical books.
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Filmography

On Cukor

On Cukor

2000 as Self Age: 80
No Image

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000 as Self Age: 79
Gideon

Gideon

1998 as Mrs. Willows Age: 78
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997 as Self Age: 76
Valley Girls

Valley Girls

1996 as Lady in Truck Age: 76
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996 as Mrs. Touchett Age: 76
Jury Duty

Jury Duty

1995 as Mrs. Collins Age: 74
Marlon Brando: The Wild One

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994 as Self Age: 73
The Pickle

The Pickle

1993 as Yetta Age: 72
Weep No More, My Lady

Weep No More, My Lady

1992 as Vivian Morgan Age: 71
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1991 as Mrs. Fraser Age: 71
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991 as Self (archive footage) Age: 70
No Image

Touch of a Stranger

1990 as Lily Age: 70
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990 as Self Age: 69
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990 as Self Age: 69
An Unremarkable Life

An Unremarkable Life

1989 as Evelyn McEllany Age: 69
Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

1988 as Rita Age: 68
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988 as Self Age: 68
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986 as Edie Kaplan Age: 65
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

1985 as Olga Nabokova Age: 64
Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1984 as Becky Age: 63
S.O.B.

S.O.B.

1981 as Eva Brown Age: 60
Looping

Looping

1981 as Carmen Age: 60
No Image

Bringing A Legend To Life

1979 as Herself Age: 58
King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies

1978 as Queen Rachel Age: 58
The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah

1978 as Mrs. Erica Hunter Age: 57
Tentacles

Tentacles

1977 as Tillie Turner Age: 56
The Tenant

The Tenant

1976 as Concierge Age: 55
The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol

1974 as Agatha Murphy Age: 54
Big Rose

Big Rose

1974 as Rose Winters Age: 53
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

1973 as Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited) Age: 52
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

1973 as Mommy Age: 52
Blume in Love

Blume in Love

1973 as Mrs. Cramer Age: 52
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1973 as Lilith Malone Age: 52
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

1972 as Belle Rosen Age: 52
The Adventures of Nick Carter

The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972 as Bess Tucker Age: 51
Something to Hide

Something to Hide

1972 as Gabriella Field Age: 51
Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur!

1969 as Hester Green Age: 49
The Mad Room

The Mad Room

1969 as Mrs. Armstrong Age: 48
Harper

Harper

1966 as Fay Estabrook Age: 45
A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

1965 as Rose-Ann D'Arcey Age: 45
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 as Woman who is healed Age: 44
Time of Indifference

Time of Indifference

1964 as Lisa Age: 44
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home

1964 as Polly Adler Age: 43
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

1963 as Fran Cabrell Age: 43
The Balcony

The Balcony

1963 as Madame Irma Age: 42
The Chapman Report

The Chapman Report

1962 as Sarah Garnell Age: 42
Lolita

Lolita

1962 as Charlotte Haze Age: 41
The Young Savages

The Young Savages

1961 as Mary diPace Age: 40
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960 as Nellie Romano Age: 40
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959 as Lorry Age: 39
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 as Petronella Van Daan Age: 38
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955 as Marie Garson Age: 35
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955 as Dixie Evans Age: 35
The Treasure of Pancho Villa

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

1955 as Ruth Harris Age: 35
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955 as Willa Harper Age: 34
I Am a Camera

I Am a Camera

1955 as Natalia Landauer Age: 34
To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

1954 as Myrtle La Mar Age: 34
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954 as Self Age: 34
Mambo

Mambo

1954 as Toni Salerno Age: 34
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

1954 as Eva Bardeman Age: 33
Playgirl

Playgirl

1954 as Fran Age: 33
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

1954 as Grace Markey Age: 33
Tennessee Champ

Tennessee Champ

1954 as Sarah Wurble Age: 33
Frenchie

Frenchie

1950 as Frenchie Fontaine Age: 30
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

1950 as Coral Age: 30
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

1950 as Lola Manners Age: 29
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1945 as Handmaiden Age: 24
Escape in the Fog

Escape in the Fog

1945 as Taxi Driver (uncredited) Age: 24
Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

1945 as Bubbles (uncredited) Age: 24