Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 18, 1920
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
- Shirley Schrift
- Shelley Winter
- شلی وینترز
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 - Movies
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Woman who is healed
Lolita
as Charlotte Haze
The Delta Force
as Edie Kaplan
The Poseidon Adventure
as Belle Rosen
The Night of the Hunter
as Willa Harper
Red River
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
S.O.B.
as Eva Brown
The Tenant
as Concierge
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Petronella Van Daan
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Hostess
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Batman
as Ma Parker
Wagon Train
as Ruth Owens
The Love Boat
as Teresa Rosselli