Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-08-18

Day of Death

2006-01-14 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Shirley Schrift

Shelley Winter

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelley Winters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

The Poseidon Adventure

as

Belle Rosen

Lolita

1962

Lolita

as

Charlotte Haze

The Stone Killer

1973

The Stone Killer

as

Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

The Night of the Hunter

1955

The Night of the Hunter

as

Willa Harper

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Woman who is healed

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Petronella Van Daan

The Silence of the Hams

1994

The Silence of the Hams

as

Mrs. Motel (The Mother)

Escape in the Fog

1945

Escape in the Fog

as

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

King of the Gypsies

1978

King of the Gypsies

as

Queen Rachel

Cry of the City

1948

Cry of the City

as

Brenda Martingale

Take One False Step

1949

Take One False Step

as

Catherine Sykes

Pete's Dragon

1977

Pete's Dragon

as

Lena Gogan

Bloody Mama

1970

Bloody Mama

as

'Ma' Kate Barker

The Tenant

1976

The Tenant

as

Concierge

Heavy

1995

Heavy

as

Dolly Modino

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

as

Mrs. Forrest

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

as

Faye Lapinsky

The Initiation of Sarah

1978

The Initiation of Sarah

as

Mrs. Erica Hunter

The Scalphunters

1968

The Scalphunters

as

Kate

Harper

1966

Harper

as

Fay Estabrook

A Place in the Sun

1951

A Place in the Sun

as

Alice Tripp

Larceny

1948

Larceny

as

Tory

The Gangster

1947

The Gangster

as

Hazel

He Ran All the Way

1951

He Ran All the Way

as

Peggy Dobbs

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

Odds Against Tomorrow

as

Lorry

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

1976

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

as

Crystal

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

as

Shirley Newman

A Patch of Blue

1965

A Patch of Blue

as

Rose-Ann D'Arcey

S.O.B.

1981

S.O.B.

as

Eva Brown

Cleopatra Jones

1973

Cleopatra Jones

as

Mommy

Elvis

1979

Elvis

as

Gladys Presley

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

as

Crystal (voice)

The Pickle

1993

The Pickle

as

Yetta

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

as

Marie Garson

A Double Life

1947

A Double Life

as

Pat Kroll

Playgirl

1954

Playgirl

as

Fran

Stepping Out

1991

Stepping Out

as

Mrs. Fraser

Winchester '73

1950

Winchester '73

as

Lola Manners

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

The Portrait of a Lady

as

Mrs. Touchett

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971

What's the Matter with Helen?

as

Helen Hill

Wild in the Streets

1968

Wild in the Streets

as

Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)

Enter Laughing

1967

Enter Laughing

as

Emma Kolowitz

Executive Suite

1954

Executive Suite

as

Eva Bardeman

Tonight and Every Night

1945

Tonight and Every Night

as

Bubbles (uncredited)

Alfie

1966

Alfie

as

Ruby

The Raging Tide

1951

The Raging Tide

as

Connie Thatcher

The Delta Force

1986

The Delta Force

as

Edie Kaplan

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975

Poor Pretty Eddie

as

Bertha

The Big Knife

1955

The Big Knife

as

Dixie Evans

Tentacles

1977

Tentacles

as

Tillie Turner

Jury Duty

1995

Jury Duty

as

Mrs. Collins

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as

Edie Kaplan (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Gatsby

1949

The Great Gatsby

as

Myrtle Wilson

Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon

as

Terry

An Average Little Man

1977

An Average Little Man

as

Amalia Vivaldi

The Visitor

1979

The Visitor

as

Jane Phillips

I Am a Camera

1955

I Am a Camera

as

Natalia Landauer

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

Phone Call from a Stranger

as

Binky Gay

Black Journal

1977

Black Journal

as

Lea

The Young Savages

1961

The Young Savages

as

Mary diPace

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

1955

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

as

Ruth Harris

Fanny Hill

1983

Fanny Hill

as

Mrs. Cole

On Cukor

2000

On Cukor

as

Self

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

The Devil's Daughter

1973

The Devil's Daughter

as

Lilith Malone

Diamonds

1975

Diamonds

as

Zelda Shapiro

City on Fire

1979

City on Fire

as

Nurse Andrea Harper

Time of Indifference

1964

Time of Indifference

as

Lisa

Blume in Love

1973

Blume in Love

as

Mrs. Cramer

La bomba

1999

La bomba

as

Prof. Summers

South Sea Sinner

1950

South Sea Sinner

as

Coral

Backfire!

1995

Backfire!

as

The Good Lieutenant

Witchfire

1986

Witchfire

as

Lydia

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

as

Nellie Romano

Revenge!

1971

Revenge!

as

Amanda Hilton

Saskatchewan

1954

Saskatchewan

as

Grace Markey

The Chapman Report

1962

The Chapman Report

as

Sarah Garnell

The Balcony

1963

The Balcony

as

Madame Irma

Meet Danny Wilson

1952

Meet Danny Wilson

as

Joy Carroll

Big Rose

1974

Big Rose

as

Rose Winters

Journey into Fear

1975

Journey into Fear

as

Mrs. Mathews

Wives and Lovers

1963

Wives and Lovers

as

Fran Cabrell

Untamed Frontier

1952

Untamed Frontier

as

Jane Stevens

Déjà Vu

1985

Déjà Vu

as

Olga Nabokova

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

To Dorothy, a Son

as

Myrtle La Mar

The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972

The Adventures of Nick Carter

as

Bess Tucker

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Behave Yourself!

1951

Behave Yourself!

as

Katherine "Kate" Denny

Tennessee Champ

1954

Tennessee Champ

as

Sarah Wurble

An Unremarkable Life

1989

An Unremarkable Life

as

Evelyn McEllany

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

as

Self

Frenchie

1950

Frenchie

as

Frenchie Fontaine

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1984

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

as

Becky

A House Is Not a Home

1964

A House Is Not a Home

as

Polly Adler

The Sex Symbol

1974

The Sex Symbol

as

Agatha Murphy

Ellie

1984

Ellie

as

Cora Jackson

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Hello Actors Studio

as

Self

Touch of a Stranger

1990

Touch of a Stranger

as

Lily

My Man and I

1952

My Man and I

as

Nancy

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as

Self

Purple People Eater

1988

Purple People Eater

as

Rita

Together Again

1944

Together Again

as

Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)

Mrs. Munck

1995

Mrs. Munck

as

Aunt Monica

Killer McCoy

1947

Killer McCoy

as

Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)

A Death of Innocence

1971

A Death of Innocence

as

Elizabeth Cameron

Red River

1948

Red River

as

Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

Living in a Big Way

1947

Living in a Big Way

as

Junior League Girl (uncredited)

The Magician of Lublin

1979

The Magician of Lublin

as

Elzbieta

Flap

1970

Flap

as

Dorothy Bluebell

Mambo

1954

Mambo

as

Toni Salerno

Sailor's Holiday

1944

Sailor's Holiday

as

Gloria Flynn

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

as

Self

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

as

Self (archive footage)

How Do I Love Thee?

1970

How Do I Love Thee?

as

Lena Mervin

The Mad Room

1969

The Mad Room

as

Mrs. Armstrong

Groucho & Cavett

2022

Groucho & Cavett

as

Self (archive footage)

Easier in the Dark

1967

Easier in the Dark

as

Frances

Something to Hide

1972

Something to Hide

as

Gabriella Field

She's a Soldier Too

1944

She's a Soldier Too

as

'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)

New Orleans

1947

New Orleans

as

Mrs. Holmbright

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday

as

Ulda Tienhoven

Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa

as

Narrator (US)

That Lucky Touch

1975

That Lucky Touch

as

Diana Steedeman

What a Woman

1943

What a Woman

as

Secretary (uncredited)

Raging Angels

1995

Raging Angels

as

Grandma Ruth

Weep No More, My Lady

1992

Weep No More, My Lady

as

Vivian Morgan

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

There's Something About a Soldier

as

Norma

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

as

Self

Looping

1981

Looping

as

Carmen

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as

Self

Gideon

1998

Gideon

as

Mrs. Willows

Cher... and Other Fantasies

1979

Cher... and Other Fantasies

as

Shelley

The Re-Inforcer

1951

The Re-Inforcer

as

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

1995

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

as

Self

Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

1976

Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

as

Caterina

The Three Sisters

1966

The Three Sisters

as

Natalya

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

as

Self

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

1985

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

as

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Arthur? Arthur!

1969

Arthur? Arthur!

as

Hester Green

Do It Debbie's Way

1983

Do It Debbie's Way

as

Self

1986

Very Close Quarters

as

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

as

Handmaiden

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

as

Self

My Darling Vivian

2020

My Darling Vivian

as

Self (archive footage)

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

2001

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

as

Self (archive footage)

Valley Girls

1996

Valley Girls

as

Lady in Truck

The Sparks Brothers

2021

The Sparks Brothers

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

as

Herself

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

2000

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

as

Self

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose

as

Self - Guest

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Shelley Summers

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Batman

Batman

as

Ma Parker

Chico and the Man

Chico and the Man

as

Roseanne

Roseanne

as

Nana Mary

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

The David Susskind Show

The David Susskind Show

as

Self

Hotel

Hotel

as

Adele Ellsworth

Politically Incorrect

Politically Incorrect

as

Kojak

Kojak

as

Evelyn McNeil

The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

as

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

as

Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

Vega$

Vega$

as

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

McCloud

McCloud

as

The Alcoa Hour

The Alcoa Hour

as

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Mildred Corrigan

Climax!

Climax!

as

Leona Stevenson

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Hawaiian Heat

Hawaiian Heat

as

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Guest

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

The Hollywood Greats

The Hollywood Greats

as

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Louisa Burt

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Alcoa Premiere

Alcoa Premiere

as

Russell Harty

Russell Harty

as

The Perry Como Show

The Perry Como Show

as

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

as

Dodo Bird

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as

Mrs. Bixby

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Ruth Owens

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Sally Marland

Producers' Showcase

Producers' Showcase

as

Crystal Allen

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Hostess

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

as

Helen Wabash

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Teresa Rosselli

Climax!

Climax!

as

Margaret Corey / Ethel / Lillian / Ann

Climax!

Climax!

as

Carol

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self (archive footage)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as

Self

Midi Première

Midi Première

as

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Jenny Dworak

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Vicki!

Vicki!

as

Self

That's Life

That's Life

as

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Edith

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Clarry Golden

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self - Guest Hostess

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee / Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing