Shelley Winters: Biography, Facts and Career
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Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. She won two Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received Oscar nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). She was also a Golden Globe Award winner for the Poseidon Adventure (out of six nominations), a Primetime Emmy Award winner, and a two-time BAFTA Award nominee. She was an active member of the Actors Studio. Winters starred in the Broadway musical Oklahoma!. After a string of minor roles, she had a breakthrough role in A Double Life (1947), quickly rose to leading lady status. She was initially typified the "blond bombshell" archetype, but balked at typecasting, and became known for her versatility as a performer. Some of her other well-known films include The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). Winters also acted extensively on television, including a tenure as Nana Mary on the sitcom Roseanne, and wrote three autobiographies. In 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry.
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- Full name: Shelley Winters
- Born: 1920-08-18
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q202144
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Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades.
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Shelley Winters was born on 1920-08-18.
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