Actor
Shirley MacLaine
- Born: 28 April 1934, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Estimated net worth: $50 million
Shirley MacLaine is an acclaimed American actress known for her versatile roles in film and television. She gained fame for her performances in classics like 'Terms of Endearment' and 'The Apartment.' MacLaine is recognized for her distinctive voice and her…
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About Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine is an acclaimed American actress known for her versatile roles in film and television. She gained fame for her performances in classics like 'Terms of Endearment' and 'The Apartment.' MacLaine is recognized for her distinctive voice and her ability to convey deep emotion, often starring in comedies and dramas that explore complex relationships.
- Born
- 28 April 1934, Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Height
- 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
- Spouses
- Steve Parker (1954-1982)
- Children
- 1, Sachi Parker
- Parents
- Mildred MacLean, Ira Owens
- Estimated net worth
- $50 million
Fun facts about Shirley MacLaine
- Shirley MacLaine was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress five times and won once for 'Terms of Endearment.'
- She is also a published author and has written several books on spirituality and her experiences in Hollywood.
Famous Shirley MacLaine quotes
“I think that the only way to find out how to deal with life is to live it.”
“You have to be willing to get happy about nothing.”
“The only thing I ever really wanted to do was to act.”
Shirley MacLaine filmography
Cast (178)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dolly Parton: An American Original - Special Edition of 20/20 Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 2026 | Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration Movie | Martha Levinson (archive footage) | 4.5 |
| 2023 | Bella! Movie | Self | |
| 2023 | MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema Movie | Self - Actress (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | American Dreamer Movie | Astrid Fanelli | 5.9 |
| 2022 | Rat Pack Movie | Self (archive footage) | 9.0 |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building TV | Rose Cooper | 8.4 |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Movie | Self |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Noelle Movie | Elf Polly | 6.6 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2018 | The Little Mermaid Movie | Eloise | 5.0 |
| 2017 | The Last Word Movie | Harriet Lauler | 6.6 |
| 2016 | A Heavenly Christmas Movie | Pearl | 6.1 |
| 2016 | Wild Oats Movie | Eva | 6.1 |
| 2015 | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2015 | Discovering Audrey Hepburn Movie | Self (archive footage) | 8.0 |
| 2015 | Men of Granite Movie | Sophia Prather | 10.0 |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film Movie | Self | 4.8 |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred Movie | Elsa | 6.0 |
| 2013 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Movie | Edna Mitty | 7.2 |
| 2013 | Talking Pictures TV | Self (archive footage) | 6.2 |
| 2012 | Wide-Awake Movie | The Pianist | 5.8 |
| 2012 | Palme Movie | Self | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Bernie Movie | Marjorie Nugent | 6.6 |
| 2011 | Vito Movie | Self (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey TV | Martha Levinson | 8.1 |
| 2010 | Valentine's Day Movie | Estelle | 5.9 |
| 2009 | Vittorio D. Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 2009 | Glee TV | June Dolloway | 6.8 |
| 2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning Movie | Amelia Thomas | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Coco Chanel Movie | Coco Chanel | 6.6 |
| 2008 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical Movie | Self | |
| 2008 | Inside 'The Apartment' Movie | Self | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring Movie | Ethel Ann | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It... Movie | Katharine Richelieu | 5.7 |
| 2005 | Casting a Spell: Making 'Bewitched' Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2005 | In Her Shoes Movie | Ella Hirsh | 6.2 |
| 2005 | Bewitched Movie | Iris Smythson / Endora | 5.1 |
| 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Movie | Self | 5.8 |
| 2004 | The Best of So Graham Norton Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Parkinson TV | Self - Guest (archive footage) | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Jack Paar: Smart Television Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2003 | Carolina Movie | Grandmother Mirabeau | 5.8 |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Movie | Self | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Salem Witch Trials TV | Rebecca Nurse | 3.0 |
| 2002 | Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay Movie | Mary Kay Ash | 6.3 |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 2001 | AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand Movie | self | 9.0 |
| 2001 | Rescued from the Closet Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2001 | Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert Movie | Herself | 8.3 |
| 2001 | These Old Broads Movie | Kate Westbourne | 6.3 |
| 2000 | The Unknown Peter Sellers Movie | Self | 8.2 |
| 2000 | Bruno Movie | Helen | 6.5 |
| 1999 | The Early Show TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc TV | Madame de Beaurevoir | 6.6 |
| 1999 | Beckmann TV | Self | 4.5 |
| 1999 | Get Bruce! Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 1999 | Forever Hollywood Movie | Self | 8.3 |
| 1998 | Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu Movie | Narrator (voice) | 7.4 |
| 1998 | Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1997 | A Smile Like Yours Movie | Martha (uncredited) | 4.0 |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life Movie | Self | 7.2 |
| 1996 | The Evening Star Movie | Aurora Greenway | 5.9 |
| 1996 | Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels Movie | Self | 6.4 |
| 1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne Movie | Grace Winterbourne | 7.2 |
| 1996 | The Celluloid Closet Movie | Self | 7.3 |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz Movie | Margaret Mary Elderdice | 5.5 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio TV | Self | |
| 1994 | Guarding Tess Movie | Tess Carlisle | 6.0 |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Movie | Helen Cooney | 6.3 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self (archive footage) | 4.5 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 4.5 |
| 1992 | Used People Movie | Pearl Berman | 5.8 |
| 1991 | Pebble Mill TV | Self | 4.1 |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life Movie | Shirley MacLaine | 6.9 |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge Movie | Doris Mann | 6.6 |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Movie | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Waiting for the Light Movie | Aunt Zena | 6.7 |
| 1990 | Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration Movie | Self | 8.7 |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias Movie | Ouiser Boudreaux | 7.2 |
| 1989 | Shirley MacLaine's Inner Workout Movie | self | |
| 1988 | Madame Sousatzka Movie | Madame Yuvline Sousatzka | 6.9 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV | Unknown character | 5.6 |
| 1988 | Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb TV | Shirley MacLaine | 5.4 |
| 1985 | The Shirley MacLaine Show Movie | Herself | 10.0 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! Movie | Unknown character | 6.9 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.9 |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II Movie | Veronica | 5.4 |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera TV | Self | 5.7 |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment Movie | Aurora Greenway | 7.1 |
| 1983 | Harty TV | Self | 8.0 |
| 1982 | Shirley MacLaine... Illusions Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 1982 | Baryshnikov in Hollywood Movie | Self - Cameo Performance | |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty Movie | Self | |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées TV | Self | 6.8 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 1981 | Be Pretty and Shut Up! Movie | Self (archive footage) | 6.2 |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons Movie | Karyn Evans | 5.7 |
| 1980 | Loving Couples Movie | Evelyn | 4.8 |
| 1980 | Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement' Movie | Self | |
| 1980 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Movie | Self (archive footage) | 4.0 |
| 1979 | Being There Movie | Eve Rand | 7.6 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning TV | Self | 6.8 |
| 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1977 | The Turning Point Movie | Deedee | 6.6 |
| 1977 | Laugh-In TV | Guest Performer | 6.6 |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 1977 | The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 1976 | Circasia Movie | Clown | 5.0 |
| 1976 | Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul Movie | Self | |
| 1975 | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 1975 | Système 2 TV | Self | |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TV | Self - Guest | 6.0 |
| 1974 | Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 1974 | Der große Preis TV | Self | 7.3 |
| 1973 | Year of the Woman Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney Movie | Norah Benson | 5.6 |
| 1972 | Shirley's World TV | Shirley Logan | 6.0 |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 1971 | Desperate Characters Movie | Sophie Bentwood | 5.1 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel TV | Self | 8.0 |
| 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara Movie | Sara | 7.0 |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity Movie | Charity | 6.9 |
| 1969 | From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma Movie | Unknown character | |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Movie | Harriet Blossom | 6.8 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show TV | Self - Guest | 6.8 |
| 1967 | Omnibus TV | Unknown character | 7.2 |
| 1967 | Woman Times Seven Movie | Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne | 6.3 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show TV | Self | 7.7 |
| 1966 | Gambit Movie | Nicole | 7.0 |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Movie | Jenny | 3.8 |
| 1965 | The Car That Became a Star Movie | Self | 6.3 |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce Movie | Mae Jenkins | 6.1 |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! Movie | Louisa May Foster | 7.1 |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce Movie | Irma La Douce | 7.4 |
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw Movie | Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz | 6.5 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self | 7.6 |
| 1962 | My Geisha Movie | Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori | 6.5 |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour Movie | Martha Dobie | 7.7 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 1961 | Two Loves Movie | Anna Vorontosov | 5.4 |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work Movie | Katie Robbins | 6.0 |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven Movie | Tipsy Girl (uncredited) | 6.4 |
| 1960 | The Apartment Movie | Fran Kubelik | 8.2 |
| 1960 | Can-Can Movie | Simone Pistache | 6.7 |
| 1959 | Career Movie | Sharon Kensington | 6.7 |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl Movie | Meg Wheeler | 6.5 |
| 1958 | Some Came Running Movie | Ginnie Moorehead | 6.9 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 1958 | The Matchmaker Movie | Irene Molloy | 7.0 |
| 1958 | Hot Spell Movie | Virginia Duval | 5.9 |
| 1958 | The Sheepman Movie | Dell Payton | 6.9 |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days Movie | Princess Aouda | 6.7 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show TV | Self - Guest | 6.2 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards TV | Self - Host | |
| 1955 | Artists and Models Movie | Bessie Sparrowbush | 6.6 |
| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry Movie | Jennifer Rogers | 7.0 |
| 1954 | Reflets de Cannes TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 1953 | The Oscars TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards TV | Self | 7.9 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Presenter | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Winner | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Nominee / Presenter | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient | 7.0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self | 7.0 |
| TBA | Lucy Boomer Movie | Lucy Boomer | |
| TBA | People Not Places Movie | Clare | |
| TBA | Margret and Stevie Movie | Margret Rey |
Crew (13)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Last Word Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.6 |
| 2000 | Bruno Movie | Director · Directing | 6.5 |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb TV | Book · Writing | 5.4 |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb TV | Teleplay · Writing | 5.4 |
| 1985 | The Shirley MacLaine Show Movie | Writer · Writing | 10.0 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here? Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.5 |
| 1975 | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Movie | Director · Directing | 8.0 |
| 1975 | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Movie | Writer · Writing | 8.0 |
| 1975 | The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir Movie | Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 1974 | Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Movie | Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Movie | Songs · Sound | 6.8 |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Movie | Songs · Sound | 3.8 |
| 1962 | My Geisha Movie | Songs · Sound | 6.5 |
Latest releases
- Dolly Parton: An American Original - Special Edition of 20/202026 / TMDB 9.0
- Shirley MacLaine, comme un torrent2026 / TMDB 7.0
- Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration2024 / TMDB 4.5
- Bella!2023
- MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema2023 / TMDB 7.0
- Commitment to Life2023
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Questions about Shirley MacLaine
What are some of Shirley MacLaine's career highlights?
Shirley MacLaine's career highlights include her Academy Award win for 'Terms of Endearment,' along with numerous nominations for other films such as 'The Apartment' and 'Being There.'
Has Shirley MacLaine won any major awards?
Yes, Shirley MacLaine won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Terms of Endearment' in 1984 and has received multiple Golden Globe Awards throughout her career.
What was Shirley MacLaine's first film?
Shirley MacLaine's first film was 'The Trouble with Harry' in 1955, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, where she played a supporting role.
Which films are considered Shirley MacLaine's most successful?
Some of Shirley MacLaine's most successful films include 'Terms of Endearment,' 'The Apartment,' and 'Steel Magnolias,' all of which have received critical acclaim and box office success.
What can you tell me about Shirley MacLaine's personal life?
Shirley MacLaine was married to Steve Parker from 1954 to 1982 and has one daughter, Sachi Parker. She is known for her interest in spirituality and metaphysics.
What is Shirley MacLaine's estimated net worth?
Shirley MacLaine's estimated net worth is approximately $50 million, attributed to her extensive career in acting, writing, and producing.
What are some milestones in Shirley MacLaine's filmography?
Milestones in Shirley MacLaine's filmography include her Academy Award win, her role in the iconic film 'The Apartment,' and her recognition as a pioneer for women in Hollywood.
Is Shirley MacLaine involved in any other creative endeavors?
Yes, in addition to acting, Shirley MacLaine is a prolific author and has written several books on spirituality, personal growth, and her experiences in the film industry.