Shelley Winters



First NameShelley
Last NameWinters
Full Name at BirthShirley Schrift
Age85 (age at death)
Date of BirthAugust 18, 1920
BirthplaceSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
Date of DeathJanuary 14, 2006
Location of DeathBeverly Hills, CA, USA
Cause of DeathHeart Failure
Height5' 4" (163 cm)
BuildAthletic
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Distinctive FeaturesDyed Blonde Hair
Star SignLeo
ReligionJewish
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High School(Brooklyn, NY, dropped out)
Studied at The New School in New York City
OccupationStore Clerk/Chorus Girl/Model/Acting Teacher/Film Actress /Stage & Television Actress
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to FameTwo-time academy award winning actress
Measurements (inches)37-26-36
FatherJonas Schrift / Designer of Men's Cloth
MotherRose Winter / Singer with The Muny
Sister(s)Blanche Schrift
Other Family MembersGeorge Boroff (Brother-in-law) Ran The Circle Theatre (Now named El Centro Theatre) in Los Angeles
Sally Kirkland (Shelley's her Godmother)
Laura Dern (Shelley's her Godmother)
Vittoria Gassman (Shelley's daughter)
Tony Curtis (Shelley's cousin)
FriendsFarley Granger, Rita Hayworth, Ann Miller, Esther Williams, Ava Gardner, George Stevens, Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Skolsky, Dawn Addams, Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe, Constance Dowling
Associated PeoplePaulette Goddard

Shelley Winters (August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006. A two-time Academy Award winner, Winters is probably most remembered for her roles in A Place in the Sun, The Big Knife, Lolita, The Night of the Hunter, Alfie, and The Poseidon Adventure.


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Filmography

Selected Shelley Winters film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1999
La bomba
Prof. Summers

1999
Mrs. Willows

1996
Mrs. Touchett

1995
The Good Lieutenant

1995
Dolly Modino

1995
Mom

1995
Mrs. Munck
Aunt Monica

1995
Raging Angels
Grandma Ruth

1994
Mrs. Motel

1993
Yetta

1992
Weep No More, My Lady
Vivian Morgan

1991
Mrs. Fraser

1990
Touch of a Stranger
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1989
An Unremarkable Life
Evelyn McEllany

1988
Nana Mary

1986
Edie Kaplan

1986
Lydia

1986
Very Close Quarters
Galina

1985
Déjà Vu
Olga Nabokova

1985
The Dodo Bird

1984
Ellie
Cora

1984
Florence Senkowski

1983
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Cole

1983
Adele Ellsworth

1983
Emma and Grandpa on the Farm
The Narrator

1983
Parade of Stars
Sophie Tucker

1981
Eva Brown

1981
Looping - Der lange Traum vom kurzen Glück
Carmen

1980
Face the Music
Mystery Face

1979
Nurse Andrea Harper

1979
Elzbieta

1979
Jane Phillips

1979
Gladys Presley

1979
The French Atlantic Affair
Helen Wabash

1978
Queen Rachel

1978
Mrs. Erica Hunter

1978
J.D. Fenton

1977
Amalia Vivaldi

1977
Gran bollito
Lea

1977
Lena Gogan

1977
Tillie Turner

1977
Teresa Rosselli

1977
Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino
Caterina

1976
Faye Lapinsky

1976
Something to Hide
Gabriella

1976
The Concierge

1976
La dahlia scarlatta
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1975
Zelda Shapiro

1975
Mrs. Mathews

1975
Bertha

1975
That Lucky Touch
Diana Steedeman

1974
The Sex Symbol
Agatha Murphy

1974
Shirley Schrift

1974
Big Rose: Double Trouble
Rose Winters

1973
Mrs. Cramer

1973
Mommy

1973
The Devil's Daughter
Lilith Malone

1973
Evelyn McNeil

1972
Belle Rosen

1972
Adventures of Nick Carter
Bess Tucker

1971
Mrs. Forrest

1971
A Death of Innocence
Elizabeth Cameron

1971
Revenge
Amanda Hilton

1970
'Ma' Kate Barker

1970
Dorothy Bluebell

1970
Lena Mervin

1970
Thelma

1969
Arthur! Arthur!
Hester Green

1969
Mrs. Armstrong

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Barbara bennet

1968
Shirley Newman

1968
Kate

1968
Mrs. Daphne Flatow

1968
Shelley Summers

1967
Mrs. Emma Kolowitz

1966
Ruby

1966
Fay Estabrook

1966
The Three Sisters
Natalya

1966
Ma Parker

1965
Rose-Ann D'Arcey

1965
Woman who is healed

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Mrs. Bixby

1964
Polly Adler

1963
Madame Irma

1963
Fran Cabrell

1963
Clarry Golden, Edith, Jenny Dworak

1962
Charlotte Haze

1962
Sarah Garnell

1961
Mary diPace

1961
Alcoa Premiere
Meg Fletcher, Millie Norman

1961
Lydia Mitchum

1960
Nellie Romano

1959
Mrs. Petronella Van Daan

1957
Louisa Burt

1957
Ruth Owens

1956
Armchair Theatre
Frances

1955
Natalia Landauer

1955
Marie Garson

1955
Dixie Evans

1955
Willa Harper

1955
Ruth Harris

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Pat

1954
Eva Bardeman

1954
Toni Salerno

1954
Fran Davis

1954
Grace Markey

1954
Climax!
Ann, Carol, Ethel, Ethel

1954
Crystal Allen

1954
Myrtle La Mar

1954
Tennessee Champ
Sarah Wurble

1952
Jane Stevens

1952
Sally Marland

1952
Nancy

1951
Alice Tripp

1951
Kate Denny

1951
Peggy Dobbs

1951
Joy Carroll

1951
Mildred Corrigan

1951
Connie Thatcher

1950
Frenchie Fontaine Dawson

1950
Coral

1950
Lola Manners

1949
Terry Stewart

1949
Catherine Sykes

1949
Myrtle Wilson

1948
Brenda Martingale

1948
Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train

1948
Tory

1947
Pat Kroll

1947
Waitress/Autograph Hound

1947
Junior League Girl

1947
Miss Holmbright

1947
Hazel

1947
-

1946
Abie's Irish Rose
Bridesmaid

1946
Princess

1946
The Fighting Guardsman
Nanette

1946
Susie Steps Out
Female Singer

1945
Handmaiden

1945
Taxi Driver

1944
Chorus Girl

1944
Knickerbocker Holiday
Ulda Tienhoven

1944
Young Woman

1944
Dancing in Manhattan
Margie

1944
Sailor's Holiday
Gloria Flynn

1944
'Silver' Rankin

1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Norma

1943
What a Woman!
Secretary

Producer Credits

1986
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Soundtrack Credits

1983
Parade of Stars
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1977
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1954
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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