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Shirley Booth

Acting Born Aug 30, 1898 Brooklyn, New York, United States 22 credits

Biography

Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of only 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. Primarily a theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in 1925.

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  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • What's My Line? (1950) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Hazel (1961) as Hazel Burke
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • CBS Playhouse (1966) as Amanda Wingfield
  • CBS Playhouse (1966) as Heloise Michaud
  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
  • The Matchmaker (1958) as Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) as Mrs. Claus (voice)
  • A Touch of Grace (1973) as Grace Simpson
  • The Smugglers (1968) as Mrs. Hudson
  • Hot Spell (1958) as Alma Duval
  • Come Back, Little Sheba (1953) as Lola Delaney
  • Main Street to Broadway (1953) as Self
  • About Mrs. Leslie (1954) as Mrs. Vivien Leslie
  • The Hostess with the Mostes' (1957) as Perle Mesta
  • The Glass Menagerie (1966) as The Mother
  • Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) as Heloise Michaud