Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine in 20th Century Fox's In Her Shoes - 2005

Biography

Born 04/24/1934

Broadway hoofer, dramatic talent, spiritual figure, eccentric, activist, Oscar winner... Over the course of a varied and distinguished career, actress Shirley MacLaine earned these titles many times over. A former ballerina hopeful-turned-chorus girl, she rose to fame in the early 1950s after...
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Awards

  • In 1998, received Cecil B DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • In 1989, received Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • In 1988, received Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress

Highlights

  • In 2009, Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
  • In 2008, Portrayed the title role of the French fashion designer in the Lifetime movie "Coco Chanel"; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actress in a Television Movie
  • In 2006, Cast in "The Ant Bully," a computer-animated film directed by John Davis

Family & Companions

  • Andrew Peacock: together on and off since 1978
  • Annette Bening: sister-in-law (Married to Warren Beatty since 1992)

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