Shirley Maclaine
| Shirley MacLaine | |
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in The Apartment (1960)
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| Born |
Shirley MacLean Beaty April 24, 1934 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer, author, activist |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Parker (m. 1954; div. 1982) |
| Children | Sachi Parker |
| Relatives | Annette Bening (sister-in-law) |
| Family | Warren Beatty (brother) |
| Website | shirleymaclaine |
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American film, television and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author. An Academy Award winner, MacLaine received the 40th AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 2012, and received the Kennedy Center Honors for her lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts in 2013. She is known for her New Age beliefs, and has an interest in spirituality and reincarnation. She has written a series of autobiographical works that describe these beliefs, document her world travels, and describe her Hollywood career.
A six-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975), and Best Actress nominations for Some Came Running (1958), The Apartment (1960), Irma la Douce (1963), and The Turning Point (1977), before winning Best Actress for Terms of Endearment (1983). She twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, for Ask Any Girl (1959), and The Apartment (1960); and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special for the 1976 TV special, Gypsy In My Soul. She has also won five competitive Golden Globe Awards and received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 1998 ceremony.
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