Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA · Born August 18, 1920
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.
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2022
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MovieMy Darling Vivian
2020
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MovieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
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MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
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MovieGeorge Stevens and His Place In The Sun
2001
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MovieOn Cukor
2000
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Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies
2000
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MovieLa bomba
1999
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MovieGideon
1998
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MoviePortrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
1997
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MovieValley Girls
1996
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MovieThe Portrait of a Lady
1996
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MovieHeavy
1995
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MovieRaging Angels
1995
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MovieJury Duty
1995
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MovieMoving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
1995
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MovieBackfire!
1995
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TVThe Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
1995
MovieMrs. Munck
1995
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TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
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MovieMarlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
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MovieThe Silence of the Hams
1994
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TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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TVPolitically Incorrect
1993
MovieThe Pickle
1993
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Vicki!
1992
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MovieWeep No More, My Lady
1992
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MovieStepping Out
1991
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TVCharlie Rose
1991
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MovieRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
1991
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Touch of a Stranger
1990
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MovieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
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MovieSteve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990
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MovieAn Unremarkable Life
1989
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
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TVSkip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood
1989
MoviePurple People Eater
1988
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MovieHello Actors Studio
1988
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TVRoseanne
1988
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MovieVery Close Quarters
1986
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MovieMarilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
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MovieThe Delta Force
1986
as Edie Kaplan
MovieWitchfire
1986
as Lydia
TVAlice in Wonderland
1985
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MovieDéjà Vu
1985
as Olga Nabokova
TVHawaiian Heat
1984
MovieEllie
1984
as Cora Jackson
MovieOver the Brooklyn Bridge
1984
as Becky
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
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MovieDo It Debbie's Way
1983
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MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
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MovieFanny Hill
1983
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TVHotel
1982
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TVWogan
1982
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TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
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MovieS.O.B.
1981
as Eva Brown
MovieLooping
1981
as Carmen
Russell Harty
1980
TVFridays
1980
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TVThe French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Helen Wabash
MovieThe Magician of Lublin
1979
as Elzbieta
MovieCity on Fire
1979
as Nurse Andrea Harper
MovieRudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979
as Crystal (voice)
MovieThe Visitor
1979
as Jane Phillips
Bringing A Legend To Life
1979
as Herself
MovieCher... and Other Fantasies
1979
as Shelley
MovieElvis
1979
as Gladys Presley
MovieKing of the Gypsies
1978
as Queen Rachel
TVVega$
1978
MovieThe Initiation of Sarah
1978
as Mrs. Erica Hunter
MovieBlack Journal
1977
as Lea
MoviePete's Dragon
1977
as Lena Gogan
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Teresa Rosselli
TVThe Hollywood Greats
1977
MovieAn Average Little Man
1977
as Amalia Vivaldi
MovieTentacles
1977
as Tillie Turner
MovieFrosty's Winter Wonderland
1976
as Crystal
MovieMimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden
1976
as Caterina
MovieThe Tenant
1976
as Concierge
MovieNext Stop, Greenwich Village
1976
as Faye Lapinsky
MovieDiamonds
1975
as Zelda Shapiro
MovieJourney into Fear
1975
as Mrs. Mathews
MovieThat Lucky Touch
1975
as Diana Steedeman
MoviePoor Pretty Eddie
1975
as Bertha
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
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TVMidi Première
1975
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MovieThe Sex Symbol
1974
as Agatha Murphy
TVChico and the Man
1974
MovieBig Rose
1974
as Rose Winters
TVKojak
1973
as Evelyn McNeil
TVThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973
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MovieThe Stone Killer
1973
as Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
MovieCleopatra Jones
1973
as Mommy
MovieBlume in Love
1973
as Mrs. Cramer
MovieThe Devil's Daughter
1973
as Lilith Malone
MovieThe Poseidon Adventure
1972
as Belle Rosen
MovieThe Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
as Bess Tucker
MovieWhoever Slew Auntie Roo?
1972
as Mrs. Forrest
MovieSomething to Hide
1972
as Gabriella Field
MovieA Death of Innocence
1971
as Elizabeth Cameron
MovieRevenge!
1971
as Amanda Hilton
MovieWhat's the Matter with Helen?
1971
as Helen Hill
MovieFlap
1970
as Dorothy Bluebell
MovieHow Do I Love Thee?
1970
as Lena Mervin
MovieBloody Mama
1970
as 'Ma' Kate Barker
TVMcCloud
1970
MovieArthur? Arthur!
1969
as Hester Green
MovieThe Mad Room
1969
as Mrs. Armstrong
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Barbara Bennet
MovieBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Shirley Newman
That's Life
1968
TVHere's Lucy
1968
as Shelley Summers
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieWild in the Streets
1968
as Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
MovieThe Scalphunters
1968
as Kate
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
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MovieEnter Laughing
1967
as Emma Kolowitz
Easier in the Dark
1967
as Frances
MovieThe Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966
TVABC Stage 67
1966
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MovieAlfie
1966
as Ruby
MovieHarper
1966
as Fay Estabrook
TVBatman
1966
as Ma Parker
MovieThe Three Sisters
1966
as Natalya
MovieA Patch of Blue
1965
as Rose-Ann D'Arcey
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Mrs. Bixby
MovieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Woman who is healed
MovieTime of Indifference
1964
as Lisa
MovieA House Is Not a Home
1964
as Polly Adler
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Jenny Dworak
MovieWives and Lovers
1963
as Fran Cabrell
MovieThe Balcony
1963
as Madame Irma
MovieThe Chapman Report
1962
as Sarah Garnell
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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MovieLolita
1962
as Charlotte Haze
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVAlcoa Premiere
1961
TVBen Casey
1961
MovieThe Young Savages
1961
as Mary diPace
MovieLet No Man Write My Epitaph
1960
as Nellie Romano
MovieOdds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Lorry
MovieThe Diary of Anne Frank
1959
as Petronella Van Daan
TVThe David Susskind Show
1959
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TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Louisa Burt
TVWagon Train
1957
as Ruth Owens
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
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TVThe Perry Como Show
1956
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Frances
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
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TVTony Awards
1956
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MovieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Marie Garson
MovieThe Big Knife
1955
as Dixie Evans
MovieThe Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955
as Ruth Harris
TVThe Alcoa Hour
1955
MovieThe Night of the Hunter
1955
as Willa Harper
MovieI Am a Camera
1955
as Natalia Landauer
MovieTo Dorothy, a Son
1954
as Myrtle La Mar
Producers' Showcase
1954
as Crystal Allen
TVClimax!
1954
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MovieA Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
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MovieMambo
1954
as Toni Salerno
MovieExecutive Suite
1954
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MoviePlaygirl
1954
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MovieSaskatchewan
1954
as Grace Markey
MovieTennessee Champ
1954
as Sarah Wurble
TVThe United States Steel Hour
1953
TVThe Oscars
1953
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TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Sally Marland
MovieMy Man and I
1952
as Nancy
MovieUntamed Frontier
1952
as Jane Stevens
MovieMeet Danny Wilson
1952
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MoviePhone Call from a Stranger
1952
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MovieThe Raging Tide
1951
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TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
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MovieThe Re-Inforcer
1951
MovieBehave Yourself!
1951
as Katherine "Kate" Denny
MovieHe Ran All the Way
1951
as Peggy Dobbs
MovieA Place in the Sun
1951
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MovieFrenchie
1950
as Frenchie Fontaine
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
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MovieSouth Sea Sinner
1950
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MovieWinchester '73
1950
as Lola Manners
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
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TVWhat's My Line?
1950
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MovieTake One False Step
1949
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MovieThe Great Gatsby
1949
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MovieJohnny Stool Pigeon
1949
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MovieCry of the City
1948
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MovieRed River
1948
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MovieLarceny
1948
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TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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MovieA Double Life
1947
as Pat Kroll
MovieKiller McCoy
1947
as Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
MovieThe Gangster
1947
as Hazel (uncredited)
MovieLiving in a Big Way
1947
as Junior League Girl (uncredited)
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
as Helen
MovieNew Orleans
1947
as Mrs. Holmbright
MovieSusie Steps Out
1946
as Band Singer
MovieA Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Handmaiden
MovieEscape in the Fog
1945
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
MovieTonight and Every Night
1945
as Bubbles (uncredited)
MovieTogether Again
1944
as Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
MovieShe's a Soldier Too
1944
as 'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)
MovieKnickerbocker Holiday
1944
as Ulda Tienhoven
MovieSailor's Holiday
1944
as Gloria Flynn
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MovieWhat a Woman
1943
as Secretary (uncredited)
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Norma
