Shelley Winters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

215

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-08-18

Day of death

2006-01-14 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • The Delta Force

    The Delta Force

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Lolita

    Lolita

  • Jury Duty

    Jury Duty

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

  • An Unremarkable Life

    An Unremarkable Life

  • Flap

    Flap

  • Red River

    Red River

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Easier in the Dark

    Easier in the Dark

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • The Treasure of Pancho Villa

    The Treasure of Pancho Villa

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • A Place in the Sun

    A Place in the Sun

  • Weep No More, My Lady

    Weep No More, My Lady

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    Next Stop, Greenwich Village

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Revenge!

    Revenge!

  • Ellie

    Ellie

  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

    George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • Very Close Quarters

    Very Close Quarters

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Witchfire

    Witchfire

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

  • Heavy

    Heavy

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Johnny Stool Pigeon

    Johnny Stool Pigeon

  • Looping

    Looping

  • That Lucky Touch

    That Lucky Touch

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Untamed Frontier

    Untamed Frontier

  • The Gangster

    The Gangster

  • A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • Together Again

    Together Again

  • Mambo

    Mambo

  • Politically Incorrect

    Politically Incorrect

  • Tentacles

    Tentacles

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

  • Mrs. Munck

    Mrs. Munck

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Playgirl

    Playgirl

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • Raging Angels

    Raging Angels

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    Frosty's Winter Wonderland

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • What a Woman

    What a Woman

  • La bomba

    La bomba

  • The Chapman Report

    The Chapman Report

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • Do It Debbie's Way

    Do It Debbie's Way

  • Tonight and Every Night

    Tonight and Every Night

  • I Am a Camera

    I Am a Camera

  • The Magician of Lublin

    The Magician of Lublin

  • Bloody Mama

    Bloody Mama

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Something to Hide

    Something to Hide

  • Hawaiian Heat

    Hawaiian Heat

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

  • Over the Brooklyn Bridge

    Over the Brooklyn Bridge

  • South Sea Sinner

    South Sea Sinner

  • Meet Danny Wilson

    Meet Danny Wilson

  • Backfire!

    Backfire!

  • Cry of the City

    Cry of the City

  • Take One False Step

    Take One False Step

  • Escape in the Fog

    Escape in the Fog

  • Larceny

    Larceny

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Cleopatra Jones

    Cleopatra Jones

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • The Adventures of Nick Carter

    The Adventures of Nick Carter

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

  • The Perry Como Show

    The Perry Como Show

  • Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

  • Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

    Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • An Average Little Man

    An Average Little Man

  • To Dorothy, a Son

    To Dorothy, a Son

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

  • The Mad Room

    The Mad Room

  • Poor Pretty Eddie

    Poor Pretty Eddie

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • The Raging Tide

    The Raging Tide

  • The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

    The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • How Do I Love Thee?

    How Do I Love Thee?

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • The Initiation of Sarah

    The Initiation of Sarah

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

  • She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

  • Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

    Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • My Man and I

    My Man and I

  • Touch of a Stranger

    Touch of a Stranger

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

    Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

  • The Re-Inforcer

    The Re-Inforcer

  • Bringing A Legend To Life

    Bringing A Legend To Life

  • Valley Girls

    Valley Girls

  • Knickerbocker Holiday

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • Cher... and Other Fantasies

    Cher... and Other Fantasies