Shelley Winters
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
215
Gender
Female
Birthday
1920-08-18 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Acting
2022
Groucho & Cavett as Self (archive footage)2020
My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)2001
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun as Self (archive footage)2000
On Cukor as Self2000
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies as Self1999
La bomba as Prof. Summers1998
Gideon as Mrs. Willows1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self1996
The Portrait of a Lady as Mrs. Touchett1996
Valley Girls as Lady in Truck1995
Jury Duty as Mrs. Collins1995
Mrs. Munck as Aunt Monica1995
Heavy as Dolly Modino1995
Raging Angels as Grandma Ruth1995
Backfire! as The Good Lieutenant1995
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder as Not available1995
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' as Self1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild One as Self1994
The Silence of the Hams as Mrs. Motel (The Mother)1994
Inside the Actors Studio as Self1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest1993
The Pickle as Yetta1993
Politically Incorrect as Not available1992
Vicki! as Self1992
Weep No More, My Lady as Vivian Morgan1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star as Self (archive footage)1991
Charlie Rose as Self1991
Stepping Out as Mrs. Fraser1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge as Self1990
Touch of a Stranger as Lily1989
An Unremarkable Life as Evelyn McEllany1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Herself1989
Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood as Not available1988
Roseanne as Nana Mary1988
Purple People Eater as Rita1988
Hello Actors Studio as Self1986
The Delta Force as Edie Kaplan1986
Witchfire as Lydia1986
Very Close Quarters as Not available1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self1985
Alice in Wonderland as Dodo Bird1985
Déjà Vu as Olga Nabokova1984
Ellie as Cora Jackson1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge as Becky1984
Hawaiian Heat as Not available1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self1983
Fanny Hill as Mrs. Cole1983
Do It Debbie's Way as Self1983
Emma and Grandpa as Narrator (US)1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1982
Hotel as Adele Ellsworth1982
Wogan as Self1982
Late Night with David Letterman as Self1981
S.O.B. as Eva Brown1981
Looping as Carmen1980
Russell Harty as Not available1979
City on Fire as Nurse Andrea Harper1979
The Visitor as Jane Phillips1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Crystal (voice)1979
The French Atlantic Affair as Helen Wabash1979
Elvis as Gladys Presley1979
The Magician of Lublin as Elzbieta1979
Cher... and Other Fantasies as Shelley1979
Bringing A Legend To Life as Herself1978
Vega$ as Not available1978
King of the Gypsies as Queen Rachel1978
The Initiation of Sarah as Mrs. Erica Hunter1977
The Love Boat as Teresa Rosselli1977
Pete's Dragon as Lena Gogan1977
Tentacles as Tillie Turner1977
The Hollywood Greats as Not available1977
An Average Little Man as Amalia Vivaldi1977
Black Journal as Lea1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village as Faye Lapinsky1976
The Tenant as Concierge1976
Frosty's Winter Wonderland as Crystal1976
Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden as Caterina1975
Midi Première as Self1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self1975
Journey into Fear as Mrs. Mathews1975
Diamonds as Zelda Shapiro1975
That Lucky Touch as Diana Steedeman1975
Poor Pretty Eddie as Bertha1974
Chico and the Man as Not available1974
Big Rose as Rose Winters1974
The Sex Symbol as Agatha Murphy1973
Kojak as Evelyn McNeil1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as Self1973
The Stone Killer as Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)1973
The Devil's Daughter as Lilith Malone1973
Blume in Love as Mrs. Cramer1973
Cleopatra Jones as Mommy1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? as Mrs. Forrest1972
The Poseidon Adventure as Belle Rosen1972
Something to Hide as Gabriella Field1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter as Bess Tucker1971
What's the Matter with Helen? as Helen Hill1971
Revenge! as Amanda Hilton1971
A Death of Innocence as Elizabeth Cameron1970
McCloud as Not available1970
Flap as Dorothy Bluebell1970
Bloody Mama as 'Ma' Kate Barker1970
How Do I Love Thee? as Lena Mervin1969
Arthur? Arthur! as Hester Green1969
The Mad Room as Mrs. Armstrong1968
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest1968
Here's Lucy as Shelley Summers1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self1968
The Scalphunters as Kate1968
Wild in the Streets as Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)1968
That's Life as Not available1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Shirley Newman1967
Easier in the Dark as Frances1967
Enter Laughing as Emma Kolowitz1966
Batman as Ma Parker1966
ABC Stage 67 as Self1966
The Three Sisters as Natalya1966
Alfie as Ruby1966
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe as Not available1966
Harper as Fay Estabrook1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre as Mrs. Bixby1965
A Patch of Blue as Rose-Ann D'Arcey1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told as Woman who is healed1964
A House Is Not a Home as Polly Adler1964
Time of Indifference as Lisa1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Jenny Dworak1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Edith1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Clarry Golden1963
The Balcony as Madame Irma1963
Wives and Lovers as Fran Cabrell1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Hostess1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self1962
Lolita as Charlotte Haze1962
The Chapman Report as Sarah Garnell1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Hostess1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self1961
Ben Casey as Not available1961
Alcoa Premiere as Not available1961
The Young Savages as Mary diPace1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph as Nellie Romano1959
The Diary of Anne Frank as Petronella Van Daan1959
The David Susskind Show as Self1959
Odds Against Tomorrow as Lorry1957
Wagon Train as Ruth Owens1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self1957
DuPont Show of the Month as Louisa Burt1956
Tony Awards as Self (archive footage)1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter1956
The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest1956
The Perry Como Show as Not available1956
Armchair Theatre as Frances1955
The Night of the Hunter as Willa Harper1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villa as Ruth Harris1955
The Big Knife as Dixie Evans1955
The Alcoa Hour as Not available1955
I Died a Thousand Times as Marie Garson1955
I Am a Camera as Natalia Landauer1954
Climax! as Leona Stevenson1954
Climax! as Margaret Corey / Ethel / Lillian / Ann1954
Climax! as Carol1954
Producers' Showcase as Crystal Allen1954
Executive Suite as Eva Bardeman1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self1954
Mambo as Toni Salerno1954
Saskatchewan as Grace Markey1954
Playgirl as Fran1954
To Dorothy, a Son as Myrtle La Mar1954
Tennessee Champ as Sarah Wurble1953
The Oscars as Self1953
The United States Steel Hour as Not available1952
The Ford Television Theatre as Sally Marland1952
Phone Call from a Stranger as Binky Gay1952
Untamed Frontier as Jane Stevens1952
Meet Danny Wilson as Joy Carroll1952
My Man and I as Nancy1951
Behave Yourself! as Katherine "Kate" Denny1951
A Place in the Sun as Alice Tripp1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Mildred Corrigan1951
The Raging Tide as Connie Thatcher1951
He Ran All the Way as Peggy Dobbs1951
The Re-Inforcer as Not available1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self1950
The Bob Hope Show as Self1950
Winchester '73 as Lola Manners1950
Frenchie as Frenchie Fontaine1950
South Sea Sinner as Coral1949
The Great Gatsby as Myrtle Wilson1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon as Terry1949
Take One False Step as Catherine Sykes1948
The Ed Sullivan Show as Self1948
Red River as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)1948
Cry of the City as Brenda Martingale1948
Larceny as Tory1947
Kraft Television Theatre as Helen1947
Killer McCoy as Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)1947
New Orleans as Mrs. Holmbright1947
A Double Life as Pat Kroll1947
The Gangster as Hazel1947
Living in a Big Way as Junior League Girl (uncredited)1945
A Thousand and One Nights as Handmaiden1945
Tonight and Every Night as Bubbles (uncredited)1945
Escape in the Fog as Taxi Driver (uncredited)1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter1944
Sailor's Holiday as Gloria Flynn1944
Together Again as Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)1944
Knickerbocker Holiday as Ulda Tienhoven1944
She's a Soldier Too as 'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)1943
What a Woman as Secretary (uncredited)1943
There's Something About a Soldier as Norma