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Shelley Winters

Born 1920-08-18

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 1962 · 7.5 The Night of the Hunter 1955 · 8.0 The Poseidon Adventure 1972 · 7.1 The Tenant 1976 · 7.5 A Place in the Sun 1951 · 7.7 Winchester '73 1950 · 7.6 The Delta Force 1986 · 5.7 Alfie 1966 · 7.0 The Diary of Anne Frank 1959 · 7.4 The Portrait of a Lady 1996 · 6.2 Harper 1966 · 6.8 Jury Duty 1995 · 4.3 S.O.B. 1981 · 6.4 The Silence of the Hams 1994 · 4.6 Heavy 1995 · 6.7 The Scalphunters 1968 · 6.7 The Visitor 1979 · 5.2 Executive Suite 1954 · 7.4 The Big Knife 1955 · 6.8 A Double Life 1947 · 6.9 Bloody Mama 1970 · 5.7 Frosty's Winter Wonderland 1976 · 6.8 Cleopatra Jones 1973 · 5.9 He Ran All the Way 1951 · 7.0 The Young Savages 1961 · 6.9 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979 · 6.3 Next Stop, Greenwich Village 1976 · 7.0 What's the Matter with Helen? 1971 · 6.3 Wild in the Streets 1968 · 5.9 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell 1968 · 6.8 City on Fire 1979 · 4.4 King of the Gypsies 1978 · 6.3 Gideon 1998 · 6.6 The Initiation of Sarah 1978 · 5.7 The Great Gatsby 1949 · 6.5 Larceny 1948 · 6.9 Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 · 6.6 Take One False Step 1949 · 6.4 The Mad Room 1969 · 5.6 I Am a Camera 1955 · 6.3 Déjà Vu 1985 · 4.7 South Sea Sinner 1950 · 5.6