Shelley Winters

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Batman

    Batman

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen 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

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Vega$

    Vega$

  • Heavy

    Heavy

  • Stepping Out

    Stepping Out

  • Raging Angels

    Raging Angels

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Bloody Mama

    Bloody Mama

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Revenge!

    Revenge!

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Tonight and Every Night

    Tonight and Every Night

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Mambo

    Mambo

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Charlie Rose

    Charlie Rose

  • Tentacles

    Tentacles

  • Ellie

    Ellie

  • Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

  • Larceny

    Larceny

  • Killer McCoy

    Killer McCoy

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Harper

    Harper

  • Witchfire

    Witchfire

  • A Double Life

    A Double Life

  • La bomba

    La bomba

  • Fridays

    Fridays

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • Lolita

    Lolita

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

  • Diamonds

    Diamonds

  • Purple People Eater

    Purple People Eater

  • Together Again

    Together Again

  • Saskatchewan

    Saskatchewan

  • Fanny Hill

    Fanny Hill

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • Looping

    Looping

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • Cry of the City

    Cry of the City

  • Arthur? Arthur!

    Arthur? Arthur!

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • Poor Pretty Eddie

    Poor Pretty Eddie

  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    Frosty's Winter Wonderland

  • Chico and the Man

    Chico and the Man

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Black Journal

    Black Journal

  • The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter

  • The Mad Room

    The Mad Room

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Backfire!

    Backfire!

  • I Am a Camera

    I Am a Camera

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • The Raging Tide

    The Raging Tide

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • My Man and I

    My Man and I

  • An Unremarkable Life

    An Unremarkable Life

  • Tennessee Champ

    Tennessee Champ

  • Flap

    Flap

  • The Alcoa Hour

    The Alcoa Hour

  • The Delta Force

    The Delta Force

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • The Poseidon Adventure

    The Poseidon Adventure

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • The Hollywood Greats

    The Hollywood Greats

  • Behave Yourself!

    Behave Yourself!

  • Pete's Dragon

    Pete's Dragon

  • Wives and Lovers

    Wives and Lovers

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Politically Incorrect

    Politically Incorrect

  • The Tenant

    The Tenant

  • The Perry Como Show

    The Perry Como Show

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • The French Atlantic Affair

    The French Atlantic Affair

  • That's Life

    That's Life

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Big Rose

    Big Rose

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • The Sex Symbol

    The Sex Symbol

  • Do It Debbie's Way

    Do It Debbie's Way

  • Alfie

    Alfie

  • The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

    The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

  • Russell Harty

    Russell Harty

  • A Place in the Sun

    A Place in the Sun

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

  • The Silence of the Hams

    The Silence of the Hams

  • Executive Suite

    Executive Suite

  • Hawaiian Heat

    Hawaiian Heat

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Cleopatra Jones

    Cleopatra Jones

  • Valley Girls

    Valley Girls

  • S.O.B.

    S.O.B.

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • An Average Little Man

    An Average Little Man

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Jury Duty

    Jury Duty

  • The Gangster

    The Gangster

  • The Visitor

    The Visitor

  • City on Fire

    City on Fire

  • The Stone Killer

    The Stone Killer

  • Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • The Chapman Report

    The Chapman Report

  • Touch of a Stranger

    Touch of a Stranger

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Journey into Fear

    Journey into Fear

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • The Devil's Daughter

    The Devil's Daughter

  • The Re-Inforcer

    The Re-Inforcer

  • Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

    Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

  • Knickerbocker Holiday

    Knickerbocker Holiday

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • Phone Call from a Stranger

    Phone Call from a Stranger

  • Untamed Frontier

    Untamed Frontier

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

  • Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

  • Next Stop, Greenwich Village

    Next Stop, Greenwich Village

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • Wild in the Streets

    Wild in the Streets

  • That Lucky Touch

    That Lucky Touch

  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  • Take One False Step

    Take One False Step

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • Something to Hide

    Something to Hide

  • South Sea Sinner

    South Sea Sinner

  • Johnny Stool Pigeon

    Johnny Stool Pigeon

  • What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

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

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • The Balcony

    The Balcony

  • Over the Brooklyn Bridge

    Over the Brooklyn Bridge

  • The Treasure of Pancho Villa

    The Treasure of Pancho Villa

  • The Initiation of Sarah

    The Initiation of Sarah

  • The Magician of Lublin

    The Magician of Lublin

  • Escape in the Fog

    Escape in the Fog

  • The Adventures of Nick Carter

    The Adventures of Nick Carter

  • The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • The Three Sisters

    The Three Sisters

  • Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

    Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood

  • Meet Danny Wilson

    Meet Danny Wilson

  • Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

    Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

  • Living in a Big Way

    Living in a Big Way

  • What a Woman

    What a Woman

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

  • Easier in the Dark

    Easier in the Dark

  • Playgirl

    Playgirl

  • Let No Man Write My Epitaph

    Let No Man Write My Epitaph

  • How Do I Love Thee?

    How Do I Love Thee?

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • Cher... and Other Fantasies

    Cher... and Other Fantasies

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • A Death of Innocence

    A Death of Innocence

  • Mrs. Munck

    Mrs. Munck

  • Weep No More, My Lady

    Weep No More, My Lady

  • To Dorothy, a Son

    To Dorothy, a Son

  • She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

  • Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

    Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Very Close Quarters

    Very Close Quarters

  • Bringing A Legend To Life

    Bringing A Legend To Life

  • Sailor's Holiday

    Sailor's Holiday

  • George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

    George Stevens and His Place In The Sun