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Shelley Winters
Actor

Shelley Winters

18 Aug 1920Born
14 Jan 2006Died
85Age at death
162Credits

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

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 162 credits.

  1. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  2. 1999La bombaFilm: Prof. Summers
  3. 1998GideonFilm: Mrs. Willows
  4. 1996Valley GirlsFilm: Lady in Truck
  5. 1996The Portrait of a LadyFilm: Mrs. Touchett
  6. 1995HeavyFilm: Dolly Modino
  7. 1995Raging AngelsFilm: Grandma Ruth
  8. 1995Jury DutyFilm: Mrs. Collins
  9. 1995Backfire!Film: The Good Lieutenant
  10. 1995Mrs. MunckFilm: Aunt Monica
  11. 1994The Silence of the HamsFilm: Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
  12. 1993Politically IncorrectSeries (2 episodes)
  13. 1993The PickleFilm: Yetta
  14. 1992Weep No More, My LadyFilm: Vivian Morgan
  15. 1991Stepping OutFilm: Mrs. Fraser
  16. 1990Touch of a StrangerFilm: Lily
  17. 1989An Unremarkable LifeFilm: Evelyn McEllany
  18. 1989Skip E. Lowe Looks at HollywoodSeries (1 episode)
  19. 1988Purple People EaterFilm: Rita
  20. 1988RoseanneSeries: Nana Mary (10 episodes)
  21. 1986Very Close QuartersFilm: Galina
  22. 1986The Delta ForceFilm: Edie Kaplan
  23. 1986WitchfireFilm: Lydia
  24. 1985Alice in WonderlandSeries: Dodo Bird (1 episode)
  25. 1985Déjà VuFilm: Olga Nabokova
  26. 1985George Stevens: A Filmmaker's JourneyFilm: (archive footage)
  27. 1984Hawaiian HeatSeries (1 episode)
  28. 1984EllieFilm: Cora Jackson
  29. 1984Over the Brooklyn BridgeFilm: Becky
  30. 1983Fanny HillFilm: Mrs. Cole
  31. 1982HotelSeries: Adele Ellsworth (1 episode)
  32. 1981S.O.B.Film: Eva Brown
  33. 1981LoopingFilm: Carmen
  34. 1980Russell HartySeries (1 episode)
  35. 1979The French Atlantic AffairSeries: Helen Wabash (3 episodes)
  36. 1979The Magician of LublinFilm: Elzbieta
  37. 1979City on FireFilm: Nurse Andrea Harper
  38. 1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyFilm: Crystal (voice)
  39. 1979The VisitorFilm: Jane Phillips
  40. 1979Cher... and Other FantasiesFilm: Shelley
  41. 1979ElvisFilm: Gladys Presley
  42. 1978King of the GypsiesFilm: Queen Rachel
  43. 1978Vega$Series (1 episode)
  44. 1978The Initiation of SarahFilm: Mrs. Erica Hunter
  45. 1977Black JournalFilm: Lea
  46. 1977Pete's DragonFilm: Lena Gogan
  47. 1977The Love BoatSeries: Teresa Rosselli (2 episodes)
  48. 1977The Hollywood GreatsSeries (1 episode)
  49. 1977An Average Little ManFilm: Amalia Vivaldi
  50. 1977TentaclesFilm: Tillie Turner
  51. 1976Frosty's Winter WonderlandFilm: Crystal
  52. 1976Mimì Bluette... Flower of My GardenFilm: Caterina
  53. 1976The TenantFilm: Concierge
  54. 1976Next Stop, Greenwich VillageFilm: Faye Lapinsky
  55. 1975DiamondsFilm: Zelda Shapiro
  56. 1975Journey into FearFilm: Mrs. Mathews
  57. 1975That Lucky TouchFilm: Diana Steedeman
  58. 1975Poor Pretty EddieFilm: Bertha
  59. 1974The Sex SymbolFilm: Agatha Murphy
  60. 1974Chico and the ManSeries (1 episode)
  61. 1974Big RoseFilm: Rose Winters
  62. 1973KojakSeries: Evelyn McNeil (1 episode)
  63. 1973The Stone KillerFilm: Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
  64. 1973Cleopatra JonesFilm: Mommy
  65. 1973Blume in LoveFilm: Mrs. Cramer
  66. 1973Something to HideFilm: Gabriella Field
  67. 1973The Devil's DaughterFilm: Lilith Malone
  68. 1972The Poseidon AdventureFilm: Belle Rosen
  69. 1972The Adventures of Nick CarterFilm: Bess Tucker
  70. 1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Film: Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
  71. 1971A Death of InnocenceFilm: Elizabeth Cameron
  72. 1971Revenge!Film: Amanda Hilton
  73. 1971What's the Matter with Helen?Film: Helen
  74. 1970FlapFilm: Dorothy Bluebell
  75. 1970How Do I Love Thee?Film: Lena Mervin
  76. 1970Bloody MamaFilm: 'Ma' Kate Barker
  77. 1970McCloudSeries (1 episode)
  78. 1969Arthur? Arthur!Film: Hester Green
  79. 1969The Mad RoomFilm: Mrs. Armstrong
  80. 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries: Barbara Bennet (1 episode)

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