Shelley Winters
Acting
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.
Born: August 18, 1920
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Cher... and Other Fantasies
In a prime time network special featuring songs from her latest album "Take Me Home," Cher finds herself trapped in a strange building, where various fantasies await her behind every door.
Midi Première
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
An Average Little Man
A middle-aged government accountant is determined to secure a stable job for his son before retiring, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goal.
The Night of the Hunter
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
The Tenant
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between man and woman... in an archetypical love story cut from 500 classics from all around the world.
A Patch of Blue
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
A retrospective on the career of Robert Mitchum through interviews with friends and co-workers, scenes from his films and the actor himself.
Filmography
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as Prof. Summers
as Mrs. Willows
as Lady in Truck
as Mrs. Touchett
as Dolly Modino
as Grandma Ruth
as Mrs. Collins
as The Good Lieutenant
as Aunt Monica
as Self
as Self
as Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
as Self - Guest
as Yetta
as Vivian Morgan
as Mrs. Fraser
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Evelyn McEllany
as Rita
as Self
as Nana Mary
as Edie Kaplan
as Lydia
as Dodo Bird
as Olga Nabokova
as Cora Jackson
as Becky
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mrs. Cole
as Adele Ellsworth
as Self
as Eva Brown
as Carmen
as Self - Guest Host
as Helen Wabash
as Elzbieta
as Nurse Andrea Harper
as Crystal (voice)
as Jane Phillips
as Shelley
as Gladys Presley
as Queen Rachel
as Mrs. Erica Hunter
as Lea
as Lena Gogan
as Teresa Rosselli
as Amalia Vivaldi
as Tillie Turner
as Crystal
as Caterina
as Concierge
as Faye Lapinsky
as Zelda Shapiro
as Mrs. Mathews
as Diana Steedeman
as Bertha
as Self
as Self
as Agatha Murphy
as Rose Winters
as Evelyn McNeil
as Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
as Mommy
as Mrs. Cramer
as Lilith Malone
as Belle Rosen
as Bess Tucker
as Mrs. Forrest
as Gabriella Field
as Elizabeth Cameron
as Amanda Hilton
as Helen Hill
as Dorothy Bluebell
as Lena Mervin
as 'Ma' Kate Barker
as Hester Green
as Mrs. Armstrong
as Shirley Newman
as Shelley Summers
as Self - Guest
as Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
as Kate
as Self (uncredited)
as Emma Kolowitz
as Self
as Ruby
as Fay Estabrook
as Ma Parker
as Natalya
as Rose-Ann D'Arcey
as Mrs. Bixby
as Woman who is healed
as Lisa
as Polly Adler
as Fran Cabrell
as Madame Irma
as Sarah Garnell
as Self - Guest Hostess
as Self
as Charlotte Haze
as Self - Co-Hostess
as Self
as Mary diPace
as Nellie Romano
as Lorry
as Petronella Van Daan
as Self
as Louisa Burt
as Ruth Owens
as Frances
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Presenter
as Marie Garson
as Dixie Evans
as Ruth Harris
as Willa Harper
as Natalia Landauer
as Myrtle La Mar
as Leona Stevenson
as Margaret Corey / Ethel / Lillian / Ann
as Carol
as Toni Salerno
as Eva Bardeman
as Fran
as Grace Markey
as Sarah Wurble
as Self
as Sally Marland
as Nancy
as Jane Stevens
as Joy Carroll
as Binky Gay
as Connie Thatcher
as Mildred Corrigan
as Katherine "Kate" Denny
as Peggy Dobbs
as Alice Tripp
as Frenchie Fontaine
as Self
as Coral
as Lola Manners
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Catherine Sykes
as Myrtle Wilson
as Terry
as Brenda Martingale
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
as Tory
as Self
as Pat Kroll
as Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
as Hazel (uncredited)
as Junior League Girl (uncredited)
as Helen
as Mrs. Holmbright
as Handmaiden
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as Bubbles (uncredited)
as Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
as 'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)
as Ulda Tienhoven
as Gloria Flynn
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
as Secretary (uncredited)