Shelley Winters

Actor

Shelley Winters

Born August 18, 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri, USADied January 14, 2006127 films

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.

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The Night of the Hunter posterFirst watchThe Night of the Hunter19557.9as Willa HarperA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Lolita poster7.3Lolita1962An Average Little Man poster7.9An Average Little Man1977Winchester '73 poster7.3Winchester '731950A Patch of Blue poster7.6A Patch of Blue1965A Place in the Sun poster7.3A Place in the Sun1951Alfie poster6.5Alfie1966The Diary of Anne Frank poster7.2The Diary of Anne Frank1959The Scalphunters poster6.4The Scalphunters1968

Filmography

127 films as actor
  1. 1999La bombaProf. Summers
  2. 1998GideonMrs. Willows
  3. 1996Valley GirlsLady in Truck
  4. 1996The Portrait of a LadyMrs. Touchett
  5. 1995HeavyDolly Modino
  6. 1995Raging AngelsGrandma Ruth
  7. 1995Jury DutyMrs. Collins
  8. 1995Backfire!The Good Lieutenant
  9. 1995Mrs. MunckAunt Monica
  10. 1994The Silence of the HamsMrs. Motel (The Mother)
  11. 1993The PickleYetta
  12. 1992Weep No More, My LadyVivian Morgan
  13. 1991Stepping OutMrs. Fraser
  14. 1990Touch of a StrangerLily
  15. 1989An Unremarkable LifeEvelyn McEllany
  16. 1988Purple People EaterRita
  17. 1986Very Close QuartersGalina
  18. 1986The Delta ForceEdie Kaplan
  19. 1986WitchfireLydia
  20. 1985Déjà VuOlga Nabokova
  21. 1984EllieCora Jackson
  22. 1984Over the Brooklyn BridgeBecky
  23. 1983Fanny HillMrs. Cole
  24. 1981S.O.B.Eva Brown
  25. 1981LoopingCarmen
  26. 1979The Magician of LublinElzbieta
  27. 1979City on FireNurse Andrea Harper
  28. 1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in JulyCrystal (voice)
  29. 1979The VisitorJane Phillips
  30. 1979Cher... and Other FantasiesShelley
  31. 1979ElvisGladys Presley
  32. 1978King of the GypsiesQueen Rachel
  33. 1978The Initiation of SarahMrs. Erica Hunter
  34. 1977Black JournalLea
  35. 1977Pete's DragonLena Gogan
  36. 1977An Average Little ManAmalia Vivaldi
  37. 1977TentaclesTillie Turner
  38. 1976Frosty's Winter WonderlandCrystal
  39. 1976Mimì Bluette... Flower of My GardenCaterina
  40. 1976The TenantConcierge
  41. 1976Next Stop, Greenwich VillageFaye Lapinsky
  42. 1975DiamondsZelda Shapiro
  43. 1975Journey into FearMrs. Mathews
  44. 1975That Lucky TouchDiana Steedeman
  45. 1975Poor Pretty EddieBertha
  46. 1974The Sex SymbolAgatha Murphy
  47. 1974Big RoseRose Winters
  48. 1973The Stone KillerDrunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
  49. 1973Cleopatra JonesMommy
  50. 1973Blume in LoveMrs. Cramer
  51. 1973Something to HideGabriella Field
  52. 1973The Devil's DaughterLilith Malone
  53. 1972The Poseidon AdventureBelle Rosen
  54. 1972The Adventures of Nick CarterBess Tucker
  55. 1972Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?Mrs Rosie Forrest / 'Auntie Roo'
  56. 1971A Death of InnocenceElizabeth Cameron
  57. 1971Revenge!Amanda Hilton
  58. 1971What's the Matter with Helen?Helen
  59. 1970FlapDorothy Bluebell
  60. 1970How Do I Love Thee?Lena Mervin
  61. 1970Bloody Mama'Ma' Kate Barker
  62. 1969Arthur? Arthur!Hester Green
  63. 1969The Mad RoomMrs. Armstrong
  64. 1968Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellShirley Newman
  65. 1968Wild in the StreetsMrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
  66. 1968The ScalphuntersKate
  67. 1967Enter LaughingEmma Kolowitz
  68. 1967Easier in the DarkFrances
  69. 1966AlfieRuby
  70. 1966HarperFay Estabrook
  71. 1966The Three SistersNatalya
  72. 1965A Patch of BlueRose-Ann D'Arcey
  73. 1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldWoman who is healed
  74. 1964Time of IndifferenceLisa
  75. 1964A House Is Not a HomePolly Adler
  76. 1963Wives and LoversFran Cabrell
  77. 1963The BalconyMadame Irma
  78. 1962The Chapman ReportSarah Garnell
  79. 1962LolitaCharlotte Haze
  80. 1961The Young SavagesMary diPace
  81. 1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphNellie Romano
  82. 1959Odds Against TomorrowLorry
  83. 1959The Diary of Anne FrankPetronella Van Daan
  84. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesMarie Garson
  85. 1955The Big KnifeDixie Evans
  86. 1955The Treasure of Pancho VillaRuth Harris
  87. 1955The Night of the HunterWilla Harper
  88. 1955I Am a CameraNatalia Landauer
  89. 1954To Dorothy, a SonMyrtle La Mar
  90. 1954MamboToni Salerno
  91. 1954Executive SuiteEva Bardeman
  92. 1954PlaygirlFran
  93. 1954SaskatchewanGrace Markey
  94. 1954Tennessee ChampSarah Wurble
  95. 1952My Man and INancy
  96. 1952Untamed FrontierJane Stevens
  97. 1952Meet Danny WilsonJoy Carroll
  98. 1952Phone Call from a StrangerBinky Gay
  99. 1951The Raging TideConnie Thatcher
  100. 1951The Re-Inforcer
  101. 1951Behave Yourself!Katherine "Kate" Denny
  102. 1951He Ran All the WayPeggy Dobbs
  103. 1951A Place in the SunAlice Tripp
  104. 1950FrenchieFrenchie Fontaine
  105. 1950South Sea SinnerCoral
  106. 1950Winchester '73Lola Manners
  107. 1949Take One False StepCatherine Sykes
  108. 1949The Great GatsbyMyrtle Wilson
  109. 1949Johnny Stool PigeonTerry
  110. 1948Cry of the CityBrenda Martingale
  111. 1948Red RiverWagon Train Member (uncredited)
  112. 1948LarcenyTory
  113. 1947A Double LifePat Kroll
  114. 1947Killer McCoyWaitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
  115. 1947The GangsterHazel (uncredited)
  116. 1947Living in a Big WayJunior League Girl (uncredited)
  117. 1947New OrleansMrs. Holmbright
  118. 1946Susie Steps OutBand Singer
  119. 1945A Thousand and One NightsHandmaiden
  120. 1945Escape in the FogTaxi Driver (uncredited)
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