Shelley Winters
Acting
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
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Alfie
The Love Boat
Batman
Late Night with David Letterman
The Oscars
Kojak
McCloud
Roseanne
The Poseidon Adventure
Lolita
The Delta Force
Harper
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Tentacles
Red River
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The Tenant
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Night of the Hunter
Inside the Actors Studio
The Portrait of a Lady
The Silence of the Hams
Pete's Dragon
The Visitor
The Stone Killer
Jury Duty
A Place in the Sun
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