Shelley Winters
Acting
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.
Known for
2022Groucho & Cavett
Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
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2001George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
Self (archive footage)
2000On Cukor
Self
1999La bomba
Prof. Summers
1998Gideon
Mrs. Willows
1997Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Self
1996The Portrait of a Lady
Mrs. Touchett
1996Valley Girls
Lady in Truck
1995Heavy
Dolly Modino
1995Jury Duty
Mrs. Collins
1995Backfire!
The Good Lieutenant
1995Mrs. Munck
Aunt Monica
1995Raging Angels
Grandma Ruth
1995Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
Self
1994The Silence of the Hams
Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
1994Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Self
1993The Pickle
Yetta
1992Weep No More, My Lady
Vivian Morgan
1991Stepping Out
Mrs. Fraser
1991Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self (archive footage)
1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self