Shelley Winters

About

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 Love BoatSeries • 1977Wagon TrainSeries • 1957BatmanSeries • 1966Climax!Series • 1954HotelSeries • 1982Ben CaseySeries • 1961Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Here's LucySeries • 1968KojakSeries • 1973McCloudSeries • 1970ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969Vega$Series • 1978Kraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952The United States Steel HourSeries • 1953RoseanneSeries • 1988Chico and the ManSeries • 1974LolitaMovie • 1962The Poseidon AdventureMovie • 1972Alcoa PremiereSeries • 1961The Delta ForceMovie • 1986The Night of the HunterMovie • 1955Pete's DragonMovie • 1977Black JournalMovie • 1977