Person file · Acting
Shelley Winters
Born 1920-08-18St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Groucho & CavettSelf (archive footage)My Darling VivianSelf (archive footage)The Fabulous Allan CarrSelf (archive)Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)George Stevens and His Place In The SunSelf (archive footage)On CukorSelfBoom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster MoviesSelfLa bombaProf. SummersGideonMrs. WillowsPortrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a LadySelfValley GirlsLady in TruckThe Portrait of a LadyMrs. TouchettHeavyDolly ModinoRaging AngelsGrandma RuthJury DutyMrs. CollinsMoving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'SelfBackfire!The Good LieutenantMrs. MunckAunt MonicaMarlon Brando: The Wild OneSelfThe Silence of the HamsMrs. Motel (The Mother)The PickleYettaWeep No More, My LadyVivian MorganStepping OutMrs. FraserRobert Mitchum: The Reluctant StarSelf (archive footage)