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.jpg/150px-Shirley_MacLaine_(2005).jpg) MacLaine at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival being interviewed by Access Hollywood, photo by Tony Shek |
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| Born | Shirley MacLean Beaty April 24, 1934 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Parker (1954-1982) |
Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award-winning film and theater actress, well-known not only for her acting, but also now for her beliefs in new age spirituality and reincarnation. The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF) is a publicly-attended Film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Access Hollywood is a weekday Television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one New Age ( New Age Movement and New Age Spirituality) is a Social Collective Phenomenon and a Spiritual Nature Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" She is the older sister of Warren Beatty. Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer
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Biography
Early life
Named after Shirley Temple, MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty,[1] was a professor of psychology, public school administrator and real estate agent, and her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (née MacLean), was a Nova Scotia-born drama teacher; her grandparents were also teachers. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's The family was devoutly Baptist. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. [2][3] MacLaine's father moved the family from Richmond to Norfolk, Virginia and then to Arlington, Virginia while she was still a child, then to Waverly, Virginia between 1932-1936, eventually taking a position at Arlington's Jefferson Middle School. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Waverly is an Incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. The Beaty family lived in a house in the Western part of the county off Wilson Boulevard where it was said that Shirley and brother, Warren, were known around their neighborhood as troublemakers in their pre-adolescent days.
Her early childhood dream was to be a ballerina. She took ballet fervently all throughout her youth and never missed one class, and whenever they performed a piece, she would play the boy's role, due to being the tallest one there. She was so determined and so set on being a dancer that her recurring childhood nightmare was that she missed the bus to class. She finally got to play a respectable woman's role, the Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella," and while warming up backstage, she snapped her ankle. Many would bow out in this particular situation, but she was so determined that she simply tied the ankle ribbon on her toe shoes extra tight and went "on with the show. " After it was over, she called for an ambulance.
Eventually, MacLaine decided that professional ballet was not for her. She said that she did not really have the right body type and that she did not want to starve herself. Also, her feet were not good enough (she did not have really high arches and insteps). Nor was she of "exquisite beauty. " At that point, she decided to switch her focus to acting. She attended Washington-Lee High School, where she was on the cheerleading squad and acted in the school's productions. The summer before her senior year, she went to New York to try acting on Broadway with some success. After she graduated, she went back and within a year she achieved her goal of becoming a star when she became an understudy to actress Carol Haney in The Pajama Game; Haney broke her ankle, and MacLaine replaced her. Carol Haney ( December 24, 1924 – May 10, 1964) was an American dancer and actress The Pajama Game is a musical based on the novel 7-1/2 Cents by Richard Bissell.
A few months after, with Haney still out of commission, director-producer Hal B. Wallis was in the audience, took note of MacLaine, and signed her to go to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. Hal B Wallis, CBE ( September 14, 1899 &ndash October 5, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. She would later sue Wallis over a contractual dispute, a suit that is credited with having ended the old-style studio system of actor management. [4]
Career
Her first film was the Alfred Hitchcock film The Trouble with Harry in 1955, which won her the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress. The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (13 The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress originated in 1948 In 1958, she took part in Hot Spell and Around the World in Eighty Days. At the same time, she starred in Some Came Running; this film gave her her first Academy Award nomination - one of the film's five Oscar nods - and a Golden Globe nomination. Spurred on by the sales and the critical acclaim of his best-selling From Here to Eternity, James Jones set out to write yet another great American novel Also, she starred in a more less unknown film called "The Children's Hour" also starring Audrey Hepburn. Based on the play by Lillian Hellman, the movie is captivating, moving and eye opening. Lillian Florence Hellman ( June 20, 1905 &ndash June 30, 1984) was an American playwright linked throughout her life with many She got her second nomination two years later for The Apartment, in which she starred alongside Jack Lemmon. The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8 1925 &ndash June 27 2001 was an American Actor known principally for his comedic roles This film won 5 Oscars, including Best Director for Billy Wilder. Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist She was nominated for Irma la Douce (1963), once again reunited with Wilder and Lemmon. This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 In 1975, she also received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for her documentary film The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for Documentary films Controversies Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Two years later, she was once again nominated for The Turning Point, as was her co-star Anne Bancroft. The Turning Point ( 1977) was written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross. Anne Bancroft ( September 17 1931 – June 6 2005) was an American method Actress. In 1983, she finally won her first Oscar for Terms of Endearment. The film won 5 Oscars, including one for Jack Nicholson and three for director James L. Brooks. John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 1937) is an American Actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. After she won an Oscar, she starred in other major films, like Steel Magnolias with Julia Roberts. Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a 1987 off-Broadway play, made into a movie in 1989 Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. She made her feature-film directorial debut in the quirky film Bruno, written by then new-comer David Ciminello in his Disney-Meets-David Lynch style. BRUNO was the first commercial computer software program for creating presentations using a WYSIWYG user interface MacLaine also starred as Helen in the film that was released to video under the title Dress Code. She completed Closing the Ring, directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Christopher Plummer; it was released in 2007. Closing the Ring is a film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor.
MacLaine is also set to star in Poor Things, a drama. Poor Things is a Novel by Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, published in 1992. The production has been delayed due to Lindsay Lohan's stint in rehab. Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986 is an American Actress, model and Pop music Singer.
As of 2004, she is the only actress to win a Golden Globe for Best Actress (Drama) without getting an Oscar nomination for the same performance, for Madame Sousatzka (1988). The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Madame Sousatzka (1988 is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
MacLaine has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1615 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Personal life
MacLaine was married to businessman Steve Parker until they divorced in 1982. They had a daughter, Sachi Parker (born 1956). Sachiko Parker (born September 1, 1956) is an American actress
MacLaine's interest in spirituality is very strong and long-lived. Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality Many of her best-selling books, such as Out on a Limb and Dancing in the Light have it as their central theme. Her beliefs have compelled her to explore herself and the world. This includes walking El Camino de Santiago and working with Chris Griscom. The Way of St James or St James' Way ( Galician O camiño de Santiago, Spanish name El Camino de Santiago) Chris Griscom (born 3rd June 1942 - is a Healer, Author and teacher and is considered by some to be a master of Spirituality.
MacLaine found her way into many law school casebooks when she sued Twentieth Century-Fox for breach of contract. A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. Breach of contract is a Legal concept in which a Binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance She was to play a role in a film titled Bloomer Girl, but the production was cancelled.
Twentieth Century-Fox offered her a role in another film, Big Country, Big Man, in hope of getting out of its contractual obligation to pay her for the cancelled film. MacLaine's refusal led to an appeal by Twentieth Century-Fox to the Supreme Court of California in 1970, where the Court ruled against Fox. The Supreme Court of California is the State supreme court in California. Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. , 474 P. 2d 689 (Cal. 1970).
She shares a birthday with Barbra Streisand which they celebrate together every year. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress She now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1955 | Artists and Models | Bessie Sparrowbrush | |
| The Trouble with Harry | Jennifer Rogers | BAFTA nomination: Best Actress | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Princess Aouda | |
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Ginnie Moorehead | Academy Award nomination: Best Actress Golden Globe nomination: Best Drama Actress |
| The Sheepman | Dell Payton | ||
| Hot Spell | Virginia Duval | ||
| The Matchmaker | Irene Molloy | ||
| Ask Any Girl | Meg Wheeler | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress | |
| 1959 | Career | Sharon Kensington | |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Tipsy girl | uncredited cameo |
| Can-Can | Simone Pistache | ||
| The Apartment | Fran Kubelik | Academy Award nomination: Best Actress BAFTA win: Best Actress Golden Globe win: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
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| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Martha Dobie | Golden Globe nomination: Best Drama Actress |
| All in a Night's Work | Katie Robbins | ||
| Two Loves | Anna Vorontosov | ||
| 1962 | Two for the Seesaw | Gittel Mosca | |
| My Geisha | Lucy Dell/Yoko Mori | ||
| 1963 | Irma la Douce | Irma la Douce | Academy Award nomination: Best Actress BAFTA nomination: Best Actress Golden Globe win: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Mae Jenkins | |
| What a Way to Go! | Louisa May Foster | BAFTA nomination: Best Actress | |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home | Jenny Erichson | |
| 1966 | Gambit | Nicole Chang | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1967 | Woman Times Seven | Paulette/Maria Teresa/Linda/Edith/Eve Minou/Marie/Jeanne | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom | Harriet Blossom | |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Charity Hope Valentine | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1970 | Two Mules for Sister Sara | Sara | |
| 1971 | Desperate Characters | Sophie Bentwood | |
| 1972 | The Possession of Joel Delaney | Norah Benson | |
| 1977 | The Turning Point | Deedee Rodgers | Academy Award nomination: Best Actress |
| 1979 | Being There | Eve Rand | BAFTA nomination: Best Actress Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Karyn Evans | |
| Loving Couples | Evelyn | ||
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Aurora Greenway | Academy Award win: Best Actress BAFTA nomination: Best Actress Golden Globe win: Best Drama Actress |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Veronica | |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb | Herself | |
| 1988 | Madame Sousatzka | Madame Yuvline Sousatzka | Golden Globe win: Best Drama Actress |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Ouiser Boudreaux | BAFTA nomination: Best Supporting Actress |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Doris Mann | BAFTA nomination: Best Actress Golden Globe nomination: Best Supporting Actress |
| Waiting for the Light | Aunt Zena | ||
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | "Past Lives Pavilion" host | |
| 1992 | Used People | Pearl Berman | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Helen Cooney | |
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Tess Carlisle | Golden Globe nomination: Best Musical/Comedy Actress |
| 1995 | The West Side Waltz | Margaret Mary Elderdice | |
| 1996 | The Evening Star | Aurora Greenway | |
| Mrs. Winterbourne | Grace Winterbourne | ||
| 1997 | A Smile Like Yours | Martha | uncredited |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Madame de Beaurevoir | |
| 2000 | [[Bruno]] | Helen | |
| 2001 | These Old Broads | Kate Westbourne | |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Rebecca Nurse | |
| Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay | Mary Kay | ||
| 2003 | Carolina | Grandma Millicent Mirabeau | |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Katharine Richelieu | |
| Bewitched | Iris Smythson/Endora | ||
| In Her Shoes | Ella Hirsch | Golden Globe nomination: Best Supporting Actress | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Ethel Ann |
TV work
- Shirley's World (1971 – 1972) and a 1977 one hour special. Artists and Models is a 1955 Paramount musical comedy in VistaVision and marked Martin and Lewis 's fourteenth feature together as a team The Trouble with Harry is an American Black comedy Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Jack Trevor Story Spurred on by the sales and the critical acclaim of his best-selling From Here to Eternity, James Jones set out to write yet another great American novel The Matchmaker is a 1958 American Comedy film directed by Joseph Anthony. Career is a 1959 film drama about actor Sam Lawson ( Tony Franciosa) bent on breaking into the big time at any cost braving World War II, the Ocean's Eleven (or Ocean's 11) is a 1960 Heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five Rat Packers Frank Can-Can is a 1960 Musical film made by Suffolk-Cummings productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The Apartment is a 1960 American comedy - Drama film produced and directed by Billy Wilder, and starring Jack Lemmon The Children's Hour is a 1961 film adaptation of the play of the same name written by Lillian Hellman. All in a Night's Work is a 1961 movie starring Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine, and directed by Joseph Anthony. Two for the Seesaw is a 1962 Drama film, directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine My Geisha ( 1962) is an American film directed by Jack Cardiff, starring Yves Montand, Shirley MacLaine, and Edward This article is about the film For the stage musical see Irma La Douce (musical Irma La Douce is a 1963 The Yellow Rolls-Royce What A Way To Go! is a 1964 American Comedy film directed by J John Goldfarb Please Come Home is a 1963 Novel by William Peter Blatty. Gambit ( 1966) is a film starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine as two criminals involved in an elaborate plot to steal a priceless antiquity The Bliss of Mrs Blossom is a 1968 British Comedy film directed by Joseph McGrath. This is an article about the 1969 film For the musical see Sweet Charity. Two Mules for Sister Sara is an American western movie starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine. Desperate Characters is a 1971 American Drama film produced written and directed by Frank D The Possession of Joel Delaney is a 1972 Horror film starring Shirley MacLaine and Perry King, and directed by Waris Hussein The Turning Point ( 1977) was written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross. Being There is a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby, adapted from the 1971 novel written by Jerzy Kosiński. A Change of Seasons is a 1980 American Dramedy Film directed by Richard Lang Loving Couples is a 1980 American Romantic comedy film written by Martin Donovan and directed by Jack Smight. See also Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash Cannonball Run II (1984 Twentieth Century Fox Like the original Cannonball Out on a Limb is a 1992 comedy film written by Joshua and Daniel Goldin and directed by Francis Veber, a French film director and screenwriter of Armenian and Jewish heritage Madame Sousatzka (1988 is a film directed by John Schlesinger, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a 1987 off-Broadway play, made into a movie in 1989 Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. Defending Your Life is a 1991 romantic comedy / Fantasy film about a man who must justify his life-long lack of assertiveness after he dies Used People is a 1992 American Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway is a 1993 drama - Romance film directed by Randa Haines and written by Steve Conrad starring Guarding Tess is a 1994 movie starring Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage. The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to the Oscar -winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, Mrs Winterbourne is a 1996 romantic comedy / drama starring Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, and Brendan Fraser These Old Broads is a 2001 Television film written by Carrie Fisher. Carolina is a Romantic comedy film starring Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Randy Quaid, and This article is about the 2005 film For other uses see Rumor Has It. Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy - fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of Closing the Ring is a film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Shirley's World was a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the U Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Out on a Limb (1987)
Bibliography
- "Don't Fall Off the Mountain" (1970)
- McGovern: The Man and His Beliefs (1972)
- You Can Get There from Here (1975)
- Out on a Limb (1983)
- Dancing in the Light (1986)
- It's All in the Playing (1988)
- Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation (1989)
- Dance While You Can (1991)
- My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir (1995)
- The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit (2000)
- Out on a Leash: Exploring the Nature of Reality and Love (2003)
- Sage-ing While Age-ing (2007)
References
- ^ New England Historic Genealogical Society
- ^ The religion of Warren Beatty, actor, director
- ^ Actor Warren Beatty gives public-policy graduates — and Gov. Schwarzenegger — some advice on power
- ^ Hanrihan v. Out on a Limb is a 1992 comedy film written by Joshua and Daniel Goldin and directed by Francis Veber, a French film director and screenwriter of Armenian and Jewish heritage Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Parker, 19 Misc. 2d 467, 469 (N. Y. Misc. 1959)
External links
- Shirley's Official Website
- Shirley MacLaine at the Internet Movie Database
- Shirley MacLaine at Yahoo! Movies
- Shirley MacLaine interviewed by Ginny Dougary (2005)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | MacLaine, Shirley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beaty, Shirley MacLean |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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