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Shelley Winters

Actor • Born 1920

Shelley Winters

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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 Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977Wagon Train posterWagon TrainSeries • 1957Batman posterBatmanSeries • 1966Climax! posterClimax!Series • 1954Ben Casey posterBen CaseySeries • 1961Hotel posterHotelSeries • 1982Thirty-Minute Theatre posterThirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965Kojak posterKojakSeries • 1973Here's Lucy posterHere's LucySeries • 1968ITV Saturday Night Theatre posterITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries • 1969McCloud posterMcCloudSeries • 1970Vega$ posterVega$Series • 1978The Ford Television Theatre posterThe Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952Kraft Television Theatre posterKraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947The United States Steel Hour posterThe United States Steel HourSeries • 1953Roseanne posterRoseanneSeries • 1988Chico and the Man posterChico and the ManSeries • 1974DuPont Show of the Month posterDuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957Lolita posterLolitaMovie • 1962Alcoa Premiere posterAlcoa PremiereSeries • 1961The Poseidon Adventure posterThe Poseidon AdventureMovie • 1972The Night of the Hunter posterThe Night of the HunterMovie • 1955The Delta Force posterThe Delta ForceMovie • 1986Pete's Dragon posterPete's DragonMovie • 1977