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

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • 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

  • How Do I Love Thee?

    How Do I Love Thee?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Lolita

    Lolita

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

  • A Place in the Sun

    A Place in the Sun

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

  • Fridays

    Fridays

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

  • Johnny Stool Pigeon

    Johnny Stool Pigeon

  • A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Red River

    Red River

  • The Chapman Report

    The Chapman Report

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • Harper

    Harper

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • The Delta Force

    The Delta Force

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • Revenge!

    Revenge!

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • Tentacles

    Tentacles

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    Next Stop, Greenwich Village

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Looping

    Looping

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • To Dorothy, a Son

    To Dorothy, a Son

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • Heavy

    Heavy

  • Bloody Mama

    Bloody Mama

  • Ellie

    Ellie

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • La bomba

    La bomba

  • Over the Brooklyn Bridge

    Over the Brooklyn Bridge

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    Frosty's Winter Wonderland

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

  • Witchfire

    Witchfire

  • Jury Duty

    Jury Duty

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • Together Again

    Together Again

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Cry of the City

    Cry of the City

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • Mambo

    Mambo

  • The Treasure of Pancho Villa

    The Treasure of Pancho Villa

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

    George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

  • The Gangster

    The Gangster

  • Flap

    Flap

  • Larceny

    Larceny

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • Backfire!

    Backfire!

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • Raging Angels

    Raging Angels

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • Politically Incorrect

    Politically Incorrect

  • Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

  • Untamed Frontier

    Untamed Frontier

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

  • Easier in the Dark

    Easier in the Dark

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • An Average Little Man

    An Average Little Man

  • Something to Hide

    Something to Hide

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Weep No More, My Lady

    Weep No More, My Lady

  • Escape in the Fog

    Escape in the Fog

  • Meet Danny Wilson

    Meet Danny Wilson

  • That Lucky Touch

    That Lucky Touch

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • The Magician of Lublin

    The Magician of Lublin

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

  • Tonight and Every Night

    Tonight and Every Night

  • The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

  • The Adventures of Nick Carter

    The Adventures of Nick Carter

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • What a Woman

    What a Woman

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • The Mad Room

    The Mad Room

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • Valley Girls

    Valley Girls

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • Take One False Step

    Take One False Step

  • I Am a Camera

    I Am a Camera

  • Cleopatra Jones

    Cleopatra Jones

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Mrs. Munck

    Mrs. Munck

  • The Perry Como Show

    The Perry Como Show

  • Poor Pretty Eddie

    Poor Pretty Eddie

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • An Unremarkable Life

    An Unremarkable Life

  • The Raging Tide

    The Raging Tide

  • The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

    The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

  • South Sea Sinner

    South Sea Sinner

  • She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • My Man and I

    My Man and I

  • The Initiation of Sarah

    The Initiation of Sarah

  • Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

    Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Hawaiian Heat

    Hawaiian Heat

  • Knickerbocker Holiday

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

    Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Playgirl

    Playgirl

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

  • Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

    Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

  • Do It Debbie's Way

    Do It Debbie's Way

  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  • Cher... and Other Fantasies

    Cher... and Other Fantasies

  • Touch of a Stranger

    Touch of a Stranger

  • Bringing A Legend To Life

    Bringing A Legend To Life

  • The Re-Inforcer

    The Re-Inforcer

  • Very Close Quarters

    Very Close Quarters