Shelley Winters

Actress

Born: August 18, 1920 (85 years old)

Died: January 14, 2006

Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography (126)

• The Poseidon Adventure (1972, ★ 7.1)
• Lolita (1962, ★ 7.3)
• The Night of the Hunter (1955, ★ 7.9)
• The Tenant (1976, ★ 7.6)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, ★ 6.4)
• The Diary of Anne Frank (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Cry of the City (1948, ★ 6.7)
• Heavy (1995, ★ 6.6)
• The Scalphunters (1968, ★ 6.4)
• Harper (1966, ★ 6.6)
• A Place in the Sun (1951, ★ 7.3)
• He Ran All the Way (1951, ★ 7.2)
• A Patch of Blue (1965, ★ 7.6)
• Winchester '73 (1950, ★ 7.3)
• An Average Little Man (1977, ★ 8)
• Odds Against Tomorrow (1959, ★ 6.8)
• Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976, ★ 6.6)
• Elvis (1979, ★ 6.8)
• Executive Suite (1954, ★ 7)
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012, ★ 7.5)
• Untamed Frontier (1952, ★ 7.2)
• Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986, ★ 7.5)
• The Stone Killer (1973, ★ 6.1)
• Pete's Dragon (1977, ★ 6.3)
• Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972, ★ 6.1)
• Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976, ★ 6.3)
• S.O.B. (1981, ★ 5.9)
• Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979, ★ 6.4)
• I Died a Thousand Times (1955, ★ 6.1)
• A Double Life (1947, ★ 6.3)