Acting
Shelley Winters
Born 1920-08-18
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
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
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Lolita
1962
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The Night of the Hunter
1955
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The Tenant
1976
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The Poseidon Adventure
1972
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The Love Boat
1977
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Batman
1966
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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Late Night with David Letterman
1982
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (219 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Groucho & Cavett | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2022 |
 | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Movie | 2012 |
 | George Stevens and His Place In The Sun | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2001 |
 | On Cukor | Self | Movie | 2000 |
| Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies | Self | Movie | 2000 | |
 | La bomba | Prof. Summers | Movie | 1999 |
 | Gideon | Mrs. Willows | Movie | 1998 |
 | Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | Valley Girls | Lady in Truck | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Portrait of a Lady | Mrs. Touchett | Movie | 1996 |
 | Heavy | Dolly Modino | Movie | 1995 |
 | Raging Angels | Grandma Ruth | Movie | 1995 |
 | Jury Duty | Mrs. Collins | Movie | 1995 |
 | Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter' | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | Backfire! | The Good Lieutenant | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Mrs. Munck | Aunt Monica | Movie | 1995 |
 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Marlon Brando: The Wild One | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Silence of the Hams | Mrs. Motel (The Mother) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Politically Incorrect | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Pickle | Yetta | Movie | 1993 |
| Vicki! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1992 | |
 | Weep No More, My Lady | Vivian Morgan | Movie | 1992 |
 | Stepping Out | Mrs. Fraser | Movie | 1991 |
 | Charlie Rose | Self | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
| Touch of a Stranger | Lily | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | An Unremarkable Life | Evelyn McEllany | Movie | 1989 |
| Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Purple People Eater | Rita | Movie | 1988 |
 | Hello Actors Studio | Self | Movie | 1988 |
 | Roseanne | Nana Mary | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Very Close Quarters | Galina | Movie | 1986 |
 | Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Delta Force | Edie Kaplan | Movie | 1986 |
 | Witchfire | Lydia | Movie | 1986 |
 | Alice in Wonderland | Dodo Bird | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Déjà Vu | Olga Nabokova | Movie | 1985 |
 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey | (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Hawaiian Heat | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Ellie | Cora Jackson | Movie | 1984 |
 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge | Becky | Movie | 1984 |
 | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Do It Debbie's Way | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1983 |
 | Fanny Hill | Mrs. Cole | Movie | 1983 |
 | Hotel | Adele Ellsworth | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Wogan | Self | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1982 |
 | S.O.B. | Eva Brown | Movie | 1981 |
 | Looping | Carmen | Movie | 1981 |
| Russell Harty | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 | |
 | Fridays | Self - Guest Host | TV Series | 1980 |
 | The French Atlantic Affair | Helen Wabash | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Magician of Lublin | Elzbieta | Movie | 1979 |
 | City on Fire | Nurse Andrea Harper | Movie | 1979 |
 | Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Crystal (voice) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Visitor | Jane Phillips | Movie | 1979 |
| Bringing A Legend To Life | Herself | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Cher... and Other Fantasies | Shelley | Movie | 1979 |
 | Elvis | Gladys Presley | Movie | 1979 |
 | King of the Gypsies | Queen Rachel | Movie | 1978 |
 | Vega$ | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Initiation of Sarah | Mrs. Erica Hunter | Movie | 1978 |
 | Black Journal | Lea | Movie | 1977 |
 | Pete's Dragon | Lena Gogan | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Love Boat | Teresa Rosselli | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Hollywood Greats | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | An Average Little Man | Amalia Vivaldi | Movie | 1977 |
 | Tentacles | Tillie Turner | Movie | 1977 |
 | Frosty's Winter Wonderland | Crystal | Movie | 1976 |
 | Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden | Caterina | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Tenant | Concierge | Movie | 1976 |
 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village | Faye Lapinsky | Movie | 1976 |
 | Diamonds | Zelda Shapiro | Movie | 1975 |
 | Journey into Fear | Mrs. Mathews | Movie | 1975 |
 | That Lucky Touch | Diana Steedeman | Movie | 1975 |
 | Poor Pretty Eddie | Bertha | Movie | 1975 |
 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Midi Première | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Sex Symbol | Agatha Murphy | Movie | 1974 |
 | Chico and the Man | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Big Rose | Rose Winters | Movie | 1974 |
 | Kojak | Evelyn McNeil | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Stone Killer | Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
 | Cleopatra Jones | Mommy | Movie | 1973 |
 | Blume in Love | Mrs. Cramer | Movie | 1973 |
 | Something to Hide | Gabriella Field | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Devil's Daughter | Lilith Malone | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Poseidon Adventure | Belle Rosen | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Adventures of Nick Carter | Bess Tucker | Movie | 1972 |
 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Mrs. Forrest | Movie | 1972 |
 | A Death of Innocence | Elizabeth Cameron | Movie | 1971 |
 | Revenge! | Amanda Hilton | Movie | 1971 |
 | What's the Matter with Helen? | Helen | Movie | 1971 |
 | Flap | Dorothy Bluebell | Movie | 1970 |
 | How Do I Love Thee? | Lena Mervin | Movie | 1970 |
 | Bloody Mama | 'Ma' Kate Barker | Movie | 1970 |
 | McCloud | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Arthur? Arthur! | Hester Green | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Mad Room | Mrs. Armstrong | Movie | 1969 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Barbara Bennet | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell | Shirley Newman | Movie | 1968 |
| That's Life | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 | |
 | Here's Lucy | Shelley Summers | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Wild in the Streets | Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost) | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Scalphunters | Kate | Movie | 1968 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Enter Laughing | Emma Kolowitz | Movie | 1967 |
| Easier in the Dark | Frances | Movie | 1967 | |
 | The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self | TV Series | 1966 |
 | ABC Stage 67 | Self | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Alfie | Ruby | Movie | 1966 |
 | Harper | Fay Estabrook | Movie | 1966 |
 | Batman | Ma Parker | TV Series | 1966 |
 | The Three Sisters | Natalya | Movie | 1966 |
 | A Patch of Blue | Rose-Ann D'Arcey | Movie | 1965 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mrs. Bixby | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Woman who is healed | Movie | 1965 |
 | Time of Indifference | Lisa | Movie | 1964 |
 | A House Is Not a Home | Polly Adler | Movie | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jenny Dworak | TV Series | 1963 | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Edith | TV Series | 1963 | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Clarry Golden | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Wives and Lovers | Fran Cabrell | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Balcony | Madame Irma | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Chapman Report | Sarah Garnell | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Hostess | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Lolita | Charlotte Haze | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Hostess | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Alcoa Premiere | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Ben Casey | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Young Savages | Mary diPace | Movie | 1961 |
 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph | Nellie Romano | Movie | 1960 |
 | Odds Against Tomorrow | Lorry | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Petronella Van Daan | Movie | 1959 |
 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | DuPont Show of the Month | Louisa Burt | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Wagon Train | Ruth Owens | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Perry Como Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Frances | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1956 |
| Tony Awards | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1956 |
 | I Died a Thousand Times | Marie Garson | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Big Knife | Dixie Evans | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Treasure of Pancho Villa | Ruth Harris | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Alcoa Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Night of the Hunter | Willa Harper | Movie | 1955 |
 | I Am a Camera | Natalia Landauer | Movie | 1955 |
 | To Dorothy, a Son | Myrtle La Mar | Movie | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Crystal Allen | TV Series | 1954 | |
 | Climax! | Leona Stevenson | TV Series | 1954 |
| Climax! | Margaret Corey / Ethel / Lillian / Ann | TV Series | 1954 |
| Climax! | Carol | TV Series | 1954 |
 | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | Movie | 1954 |
 | Mambo | Toni Salerno | Movie | 1954 |
 | Executive Suite | Eva Bardeman | Movie | 1954 |
 | Playgirl | Fran | Movie | 1954 |
 | Saskatchewan | Grace Markey | Movie | 1954 |
 | Tennessee Champ | Sarah Wurble | Movie | 1954 |
 | The United States Steel Hour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Ford Television Theatre | Sally Marland | TV Series | 1952 |
 | My Man and I | Nancy | Movie | 1952 |
 | Untamed Frontier | Jane Stevens | Movie | 1952 |
 | Meet Danny Wilson | Joy Carroll | Movie | 1952 |
 | Phone Call from a Stranger | Binky Gay | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Raging Tide | Connie Thatcher | Movie | 1951 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Mildred Corrigan | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Re-Inforcer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Behave Yourself! | Katherine "Kate" Denny | Movie | 1951 |
 | He Ran All the Way | Peggy Dobbs | Movie | 1951 |
 | A Place in the Sun | Alice Tripp | Movie | 1951 |
 | Frenchie | Frenchie Fontaine | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | South Sea Sinner | Coral | Movie | 1950 |
 | Winchester '73 | Lola Manners | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Take One False Step | Catherine Sykes | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Great Gatsby | Myrtle Wilson | Movie | 1949 |
 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Terry | Movie | 1949 |
 | Cry of the City | Brenda Martingale | Movie | 1948 |
 | Red River | Wagon Train Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Larceny | Tory | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | A Double Life | Pat Kroll | Movie | 1947 |
 | Killer McCoy | Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Gangster | Hazel (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Living in a Big Way | Junior League Girl (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Kraft Television Theatre | Helen | TV Series | 1947 |
 | New Orleans | Mrs. Holmbright | Movie | 1947 |
 | Susie Steps Out | Band Singer | Movie | 1946 |
 | A Thousand and One Nights | Handmaiden | Movie | 1945 |
 | Escape in the Fog | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Tonight and Every Night | Bubbles (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Together Again | Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | She's a Soldier Too | 'Silver' Rankin (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Knickerbocker Holiday | Ulda Tienhoven | Movie | 1944 |
 | Sailor's Holiday | Gloria Flynn | Movie | 1944 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee / Presenter | TV Series | 1944 |
 | What a Woman | Secretary (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | There's Something About a Soldier | Norma | Movie | 1943 |