Shelley Winters
Acting
Born: 1920-08-18 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Lolita
Charlotte Haze
The Night of the Hunter
Willa Harper
The Tenant
Concierge
The Poseidon Adventure
Belle Rosen
Pete's Dragon
Lena Gogan
Red River
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Batman
Ma Parker
The Delta Force
Edie Kaplan
A Place in the Sun
Alice Tripp
Winchester '73
Lola Manners
Roseanne
Nana Mary
The Diary of Anne Frank
Petronella Van Daan
The Portrait of a Lady
Mrs. Touchett
An Average Little Man
Amalia Vivaldi
Alfie
Ruby
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Woman who is healed
The Silence of the Hams
Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
Harper
Fay Estabrook
The Love Boat
Teresa Rosselli
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Kojak
Evelyn McNeil
Elvis
Gladys Presley
Jury Duty
Mrs. Collins
The Visitor
Jane Phillips
A Patch of Blue
Rose-Ann D'Arcey
The Scalphunters
Kate
Tentacles
Tillie Turner
Bloody Mama
'Ma' Kate Barker
The Stone Killer
Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
S.O.B.
Eva Brown
Odds Against Tomorrow
Lorry
The Big Knife
Dixie Evans
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Hostess
Heavy
Dolly Modino
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Crystal
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Crystal (voice)
The Oscars
Self
A Double Life
Pat Kroll