Shelley Winters

August 18, 1920(85 at death)|Died January 14, 2006
St. Louis, Missouri, USA|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.

Movies (143)

Groucho & Cavett
7.0

Groucho & Cavett

2022

My Darling Vivian
7.1

My Darling Vivian

2020

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
7.0

George Stevens and His Place In The Sun

2001

On Cukor
7.0

On Cukor

2000

La bomba
5.7

La bomba

1999

Gideon
6.1

Gideon

1998

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
7.5

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997

Valley Girls

Valley Girls

1996

The Portrait of a Lady
6.0

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

Heavy
6.7

Heavy

1995

Raging Angels
2.8

Raging Angels

1995

Jury Duty
4.4

Jury Duty

1995

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'
7.0

Moving Pictures: 'The Night of the Hunter'

1995

Backfire!
3.6

Backfire!

1995

Mrs. Munck
6.1

Mrs. Munck

1995

Marlon Brando: The Wild One
6.5

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

1994

The Silence of the Hams
4.9

The Silence of the Hams

1994

The Pickle
5.0

The Pickle

1993

Weep No More, My Lady
4.4

Weep No More, My Lady

1992

Stepping Out
5.9

Stepping Out

1991

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

1990

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990

An Unremarkable Life
10.0

An Unremarkable Life

1989

Purple People Eater
5.1

Purple People Eater

1988

Hello Actors Studio
6.7

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Very Close Quarters
9.0

Very Close Quarters

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
7.4

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

The Delta Force
6.0

The Delta Force

1986

Witchfire
4.0

Witchfire

1986

Déjà Vu
6.2

Déjà Vu

1985

Ellie
4.4

Ellie

1984

Over the Brooklyn Bridge
5.1

Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1984

James Bond: The First 21 Years
6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

Do It Debbie's Way
10.0

Do It Debbie's Way

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Fanny Hill
5.3

Fanny Hill

1983

S.O.B.
6.0

S.O.B.

1981

Looping
4.5

Looping

1981

The Magician of Lublin
4.7

The Magician of Lublin

1979

City on Fire
5.1

City on Fire

1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
6.4

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

1979

The Visitor
5.3

The Visitor

1979

Cher... and Other Fantasies
10.0

Cher... and Other Fantasies

1979

Elvis
6.8

Elvis

1979

King of the Gypsies
5.9

King of the Gypsies

1978

The Initiation of Sarah
5.6

The Initiation of Sarah

1978

Black Journal
5.5

Black Journal

1977

Pete's Dragon
6.3

Pete's Dragon

1977

An Average Little Man
8.0

An Average Little Man

1977

Tentacles
4.6

Tentacles

1977

Frosty's Winter Wonderland
6.6

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

1976

Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden
7.0

Mimì Bluette... Flower of My Garden

1976

The Tenant
7.6

The Tenant

1976

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
6.4

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976

Diamonds
5.6

Diamonds

1975

Journey into Fear
6.0

Journey into Fear

1975

That Lucky Touch
6.4

That Lucky Touch

1975

Poor Pretty Eddie
5.2

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975

The Sex Symbol
4.0

The Sex Symbol

1974

Big Rose
8.0

Big Rose

1974

The Stone Killer
6.2

The Stone Killer

1973

Cleopatra Jones
5.7

Cleopatra Jones

1973

Blume in Love
5.8

Blume in Love

1973

The Devil's Daughter
6.6

The Devil's Daughter

1973

The Poseidon Adventure
7.1

The Poseidon Adventure

1972

The Adventures of Nick Carter
3.8

The Adventures of Nick Carter

1972

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
6.2

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

Something to Hide
5.8

Something to Hide

1972

A Death of Innocence
7.0

A Death of Innocence

1971

Revenge!
6.6

Revenge!

1971

What's the Matter with Helen?
5.9

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971

Flap
6.8

Flap

1970

How Do I Love Thee?
4.2

How Do I Love Thee?

1970

Bloody Mama
5.5

Bloody Mama

1970

Arthur? Arthur!
3.8

Arthur? Arthur!

1969

The Mad Room
6.2

The Mad Room

1969

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
5.9

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

Wild in the Streets
5.8

Wild in the Streets

1968

The Scalphunters
6.4

The Scalphunters

1968

Enter Laughing
4.8

Enter Laughing

1967

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
6.7

The Legend of Marilyn Monroe

1966

Alfie
6.5

Alfie

1966

Harper
6.7

Harper

1966

The Three Sisters
7.5

The Three Sisters

1966

A Patch of Blue
7.6

A Patch of Blue

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

Time of Indifference
6.2

Time of Indifference

1964

A House Is Not a Home
4.8

A House Is Not a Home

1964

Wives and Lovers
4.4

Wives and Lovers

1963

The Balcony
5.2

The Balcony

1963

The Chapman Report
5.1

The Chapman Report

1962

Lolita
7.3

Lolita

1962

The Young Savages
6.5

The Young Savages

1961

Let No Man Write My Epitaph
5.9

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Odds Against Tomorrow
6.8

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959

The Diary of Anne Frank
7.2

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959

I Died a Thousand Times
6.2

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

The Big Knife
6.0

The Big Knife

1955

The Treasure of Pancho Villa
5.9

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

1955

The Night of the Hunter
7.9

The Night of the Hunter

1955

I Am a Camera
6.2

I Am a Camera

1955

To Dorothy, a Son
5.8

To Dorothy, a Son

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

Mambo
5.4

Mambo

1954

Executive Suite
7.1

Executive Suite

1954

Playgirl
4.3

Playgirl

1954

Saskatchewan
6.1

Saskatchewan

1954

Tennessee Champ
6.5

Tennessee Champ

1954

My Man and I
7.0

My Man and I

1952

Untamed Frontier
7.3

Untamed Frontier

1952

Meet Danny Wilson
4.4

Meet Danny Wilson

1952

Phone Call from a Stranger
6.4

Phone Call from a Stranger

1952

The Raging Tide
5.1

The Raging Tide

1951

The Re-Inforcer
5.5

The Re-Inforcer

1951

Behave Yourself!
6.2

Behave Yourself!

1951

He Ran All the Way
7.2

He Ran All the Way

1951

A Place in the Sun
7.3

A Place in the Sun

1951

Frenchie
6.0

Frenchie

1950

South Sea Sinner
7.5

South Sea Sinner

1950

Winchester '73
7.3

Winchester '73

1950

Take One False Step
5.4

Take One False Step

1949

The Great Gatsby
5.4

The Great Gatsby

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon
6.3

Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949

Cry of the City
6.7

Cry of the City

1948

Red River
7.3

Red River

1948

Larceny
5.9

Larceny

1948

A Double Life
6.4

A Double Life

1947

Killer McCoy
6.3

Killer McCoy

1947

The Gangster
5.2

The Gangster

1947

Living in a Big Way
6.0

Living in a Big Way

1947

New Orleans
6.7

New Orleans

1947

Susie Steps Out
10.0

Susie Steps Out

1946

A Thousand and One Nights
6.1

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

Escape in the Fog
5.4

Escape in the Fog

1945

Tonight and Every Night
5.4

Tonight and Every Night

1945

Together Again
5.5

Together Again

1944

She's a Soldier Too
5.5

She's a Soldier Too

1944

Knickerbocker Holiday
5.8

Knickerbocker Holiday

1944

Sailor's Holiday
7.0

Sailor's Holiday

1944

What a Woman
6.3

What a Woman

1943

There's Something About a Soldier
5.4

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

TV Shows (60)