Shirley MacLaine Highlights

  • 2009: Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
  • 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
  • 2006: Cast in "The Ant Bully," a computer-animated film directed by John Davis
  • 2005: Co-starred with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette, as their long-lost grandmother in Curtis Hanson's "In Her Shoes"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress
  • 2005: Cast as the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" in the Rob Reiner comedy "Rumor Has It..."
  • 2005: Co-starred with Michael Caine as Samantha's (Nicole Kidman) meddling parents in the big screen adaptation of "Bewitched"
  • 2002: Co-starred in the CBS TV-Movie "Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay"; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
  • 2001: Acted in the TV-movie "These Old Broads" (ABC)
  • 2000: Feature directorial debut, "Bruno" (aired on Starz!); also co-starred
  • 1996: Reprised Academy Award-winning role of Aurora Greenway in "Evening Star"
  • 1994: Played a fictional former First Lady, opposite Nicolas Cage, in "Guarding Tess"
  • 1990: Cast as Meryl Streep's mother in "Postcards from the Edge," a semi-autobiographical novel written by Carrie Fisher and directed by Mike Nichols
  • 1989: Offered a memorable performace as Ouiser in the ensemble female drama "Steel Magnolias"
  • 1988: Earned critical acclaim for her role in "Madame Sousatzka"
  • 1987: Played herself in the autogiographical ABC miniseries, "Out on a Limb"
  • 1983: Received her first Academy Award starring opposite Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson in James L. Brooks' "Terms of Endearment"
  • 1977: Once again nominated for an Academy Award for "The Turning Point"
  • 1976: Returned to the stage in the one-woman show, "A Gypsy in My Soul"
  • 1974: Co-directed (Claudia Weill) the documentary feature about her travels through China called "The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir"; received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature
  • 1971: Starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom "Shirley's World"
  • 1969: Last musical feature, "Sweet Charity"; directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse and written by Neil Simon
  • 1966: Co-starred with Michael Caine as criminals in "Gambit"; earned a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination
  • 1963: Re-teamed with Wilder and Lemmon for "Irma la Douce," which earned her a third Academy Award nomination
  • 1960: Earned second Academy Award nomination for "The Apartment," starring with Jack Lemmon and directed by Billy Wilder
  • 1958: Garnered first Academy Award nomination as Best Actress for "Some Came Running"
  • 1955: Film acting debut in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry"
  • 1954: Received big break when she became an understudy to actress Carol Haney in "The Pajama Game"; Haney suffered an ankle injury in the first week and MacLaine replaced her
  • 1952: Moved to New York; adopted professional name Shirley MacLaine; worked as model and appeared in commercials
  • 1950: Appeared for a brief time in the NYC revival of "Oklahoma!"
  • 1946: Professional dance debut at age 12 with National Symphony Orchestra
  • 1938: First public appearance as a dancer at age four
  • 1937: Began taking ballet at age three

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