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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Acting

Born: August 18, 1920St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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
Filmography
Groucho & Cavett

Groucho & Cavett

Self (archive footage)

2022
My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

2020
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

Self (archive footage)

2001
On Cukor

On Cukor

Self

2000

Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies

Self

2000
La bomba

La bomba

Prof. Summers

1999
Gideon

Gideon

Mrs. Willows

1998
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

Self

1997
Valley Girls

Valley Girls

Lady in Truck

1996
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

Mrs. Touchett

1996
Heavy

Heavy

Dolly Modino

1995
Raging Angels

Raging Angels

Grandma Ruth

1995
Jury Duty

Jury Duty

Mrs. Collins

1995
Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

Self

1995
Backfire!

Backfire!

The Good Lieutenant

1995
Mrs. Munck

Mrs. Munck

Aunt Monica

1995
Marlon Brando: The Wild One

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

Self

1994
The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

Mrs. Motel (The Mother)

1994
The Pickle

The Pickle

Yetta

1993
Weep No More, My Lady

Weep No More, My Lady

Vivian Morgan

1992
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

Mrs. Fraser

1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Self (archive footage)

1991

Touch of a Stranger

Lily

1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

Self

1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Self

1990
An Unremarkable Life

An Unremarkable Life

Evelyn McEllany

1989

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self

1989
Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater

Rita

1988
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

Self

1988
Very Close Quarters

Very Close Quarters

Galina

1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Self

1986
The Delta Force

The Delta Force

Edie Kaplan

1986
Witchfire

Witchfire

Lydia

1986
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Olga Nabokova

1985
Ellie

Ellie

Cora Jackson

1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

Becky

1984
James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Self

1983
Do It Debbie's Way

Do It Debbie's Way

Self

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill

Mrs. Cole

1983
S.O.B.

S.O.B.

Eva Brown

1981
Looping

Looping

Carmen

1981
The Magician of Lublin

The Magician of Lublin

Elzbieta

1979
City on Fire

City on Fire

Nurse Andrea Harper

1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Crystal (voice)

1979
The Visitor

The Visitor

Jane Phillips

1979

Bringing A Legend To Life

Herself

1979
Cher... and Other Fantasies

Cher... and Other Fantasies

Shelley

1979
Elvis

Elvis

Gladys Presley

1979
King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies

Queen Rachel

1978
The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah

Mrs. Erica Hunter

1978
Black Journal

Black Journal

Lea

1977
Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon

Lena Gogan

1977
An Average Little Man

An Average Little Man

Amalia Vivaldi

1977
Tentacles

Tentacles

Tillie Turner

1977
Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Crystal

1976
Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

Caterina

1976
The Tenant

The Tenant

Concierge

1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Faye Lapinsky

1976
Diamonds

Diamonds

Zelda Shapiro

1975
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

Mrs. Mathews

1975
That Lucky Touch

That Lucky Touch

Diana Steedeman

1975
Poor Pretty Eddie

Poor Pretty Eddie

Bertha

1975
The Sex Symbol

The Sex Symbol

Agatha Murphy

1974
Big Rose

Big Rose

Rose Winters

1974
The Stone Killer

The Stone Killer

Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)

1973
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

Mommy

1973
Blume in Love

Blume in Love

Mrs. Cramer

1973
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

Lilith Malone

1973
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Belle Rosen

1972
The Adventures of Nick Carter

The Adventures of Nick Carter

Bess Tucker

1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Mrs. Forrest

1972
Something to Hide

Something to Hide

Gabriella Field

1972
A Death of Innocence

A Death of Innocence

Elizabeth Cameron

1971
Revenge!

Revenge!

Amanda Hilton

1971
What's the Matter with Helen?

What's the Matter with Helen?

Helen Hill

1971
Flap

Flap

Dorothy Bluebell

1970
How Do I Love Thee?

How Do I Love Thee?

Lena Mervin

1970
Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama

'Ma' Kate Barker

1970
Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur!

Hester Green

1969
The Mad Room

The Mad Room

Mrs. Armstrong

1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Shirley Newman

1968
Wild in the Streets

Wild in the Streets

Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)

1968
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

Kate

1968

Easier in the Dark

Frances

1967
Enter Laughing

Enter Laughing

Emma Kolowitz

1967
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966
Alfie

Alfie

Ruby

1966
Harper

Harper

Fay Estabrook

1966
The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

Natalya

1966
A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

Rose-Ann D'Arcey

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Woman who is healed

1965
Time of Indifference

Time of Indifference

Lisa

1964
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home

Polly Adler

1964
Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers

Fran Cabrell

1963
The Balcony

The Balcony

Madame Irma

1963
The Chapman Report

The Chapman Report

Sarah Garnell

1962
Lolita

Lolita

Charlotte Haze

1962
The Young Savages

The Young Savages

Mary diPace

1961
Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Nellie Romano

1960
Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

Lorry

1959
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Petronella Van Daan

1959
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

Marie Garson

1955
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

Dixie Evans

1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villa

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

Ruth Harris

1955
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Willa Harper

1955
I Am a Camera

I Am a Camera

Natalia Landauer

1955
To Dorothy, a Son

To Dorothy, a Son

Myrtle La Mar

1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Self

1954
Mambo

Mambo

Toni Salerno

1954
Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Eva Bardeman

1954
Playgirl

Playgirl

Fran

1954
Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Grace Markey

1954
Tennessee Champ

Tennessee Champ

Sarah Wurble

1954
My Man and I

My Man and I

Nancy

1952
Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

Jane Stevens

1952
Meet Danny Wilson

Meet Danny Wilson

Joy Carroll

1952
Phone Call from a Stranger

Phone Call from a Stranger

Binky Gay

1952
The Raging Tide

The Raging Tide

Connie Thatcher

1951
The Re-Inforcer

The Re-Inforcer

1951
Behave Yourself!

Behave Yourself!

Katherine "Kate" Denny

1951
He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way

Peggy Dobbs

1951
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

Alice Tripp

1951
Frenchie

Frenchie

Frenchie Fontaine

1950
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

Coral

1950
Winchester '73

Winchester '73

Lola Manners

1950
Take One False Step

Take One False Step

Catherine Sykes

1949
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

Myrtle Wilson

1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Terry

1949
Cry of the City

Cry of the City

Brenda Martingale

1948
Red River

Red River

Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

1948
Larceny

Larceny

Tory

1948
A Double Life

A Double Life

Pat Kroll

1947
Killer McCoy

Killer McCoy

Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)

1947
The Gangster

The Gangster

Hazel (uncredited)

1947
Living in a Big Way

Living in a Big Way

Junior League Girl (uncredited)

1947
New Orleans

New Orleans

Mrs. Holmbright

1947
Susie Steps Out

Susie Steps Out

Band Singer

1946
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Handmaiden

1945
Escape in the Fog

Escape in the Fog

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

1945
Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

Bubbles (uncredited)

1945
Together Again

Together Again

Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)

1944
She's a Soldier Too

She's a Soldier Too

'Silver' Rankin (uncredited)

1944
Knickerbocker Holiday

Knickerbocker Holiday

Ulda Tienhoven

1944
Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday

Gloria Flynn

1944
What a Woman

What a Woman

Secretary (uncredited)

1943
There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

Norma

1943