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Shelley Winters

Acting Born Aug 18, 1920 Died Jan 14, 2006 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 217 credits

Biography

Shelley Winters, born Shirley Schrift on August 18, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, accumulating over 210 credited roles. Winters won Academy Awards for her performances in 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). Among her other notable film appearances are A Double Life (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) and Pete's Dragon (1977). She also had a years‑long tenure on the television sitcom Roseanne and authored three autobiographical books. Winters died on January 14 2006 at age 85.

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Career overview

Shelley Winters, born Shirley Schrift on August 18, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American actress whose career extended across almost six decades. She amassed more than two hundred credited performances, encompassing a wide range of film work. Winters earned Academy Awards for her performances in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received Oscar nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Among her notable film appearances are 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 her extensive film work, Winters maintained a presence on television, including a years‑long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne. Beyond acting, she authored three autobiographical books, contributing to her legacy as a writer as well as a performer. Winters passed away on January 14, 2006 at the age of 85, leaving behind a body of work that reflects a prolific and award‑winning career in both cinema and television.

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Groucho & Cavett
My Darling Vivian
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
On CukorBoom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
La bomba
Gideon
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a LadyValley Girls
Backfire!Raging AngelsMoving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'HeavyJury Duty
Marlon Brando: The Wild OneThe Silence of the HamsInside the Actors Studio
Late Night with Conan O'BrienPolitically IncorrectThe Pickle
Vicki!Weep No More, My Lady
Charlie RoseStepping OutRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholSteve McQueen: Man on the EdgeTouch of a Stranger
An Unremarkable LifeSkip E. Lowe Looks at HollywoodBroadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
RoseannePurple People EaterHello Actors Studio
The Delta ForceVery Close QuartersMarilyn Monroe: Beyond the LegendWitchfire
Déjà VuAlice in Wonderland
EllieOver the Brooklyn BridgeHawaiian Heat
Fanny HillHollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageDo It Debbie's WayJames Bond: The First 21 Years
Late Night with David LettermanWoganHotel
S.O.B.Looping
FridaysRussell Harty
The Magician of LublinThe French Atlantic AffairThe VisitorCity on FireElvis
Vega$King of the GypsiesThe Initiation of Sarah
The Love BoatBlack JournalPete's DragonThe Hollywood GreatsTentacles
The TenantNext Stop, Greenwich VillageFrosty's Winter WonderlandMimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden
Midi PremièreLes Rendez-vous du dimanchePoor Pretty EddieJourney into FearThat Lucky Touch

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