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Known For
Actor
Occupations
Stage actor, Writer, Actor
Birthday
(Wednesday)
Died
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Political Party
Democratic Party
Languages
English
Spouses
Vittorio Gassman (1952-1954), Anthony Franciosa (1957-1960)
Education
Thomas Jefferson High School, The New School
Zodiac Sign
♌ Leo
Chinese Zodiac
猴 Monkey
Popularity
Tier B -- 51,481 Wikipedia views/month
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Career
Career spanning 55 years (1944-1999)
Notable
100 total credits -- top 1% among S-tier people
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Screen debut
First screen credit at age 23
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Filmography (50)
AWARDS (8)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1964
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1964
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1960
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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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.
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Shelley Winters was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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