Shirley MacLaine

Born: 1934-04-24

Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, headstrong, and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards. Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1961), Two for the Seesaw (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), and Sweet Charity (1969). A six time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Being There (1979), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Evening Star (1996), Bewitched (2005), In Her Shoes (2005), Valentine's Day (2010), and The Little Mermaid (2018). MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley MacLaine, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Edna Mitty
Released: 2013-12-18

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The Apartment

as Fran Kubelik
Released: 1960-06-21

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way...

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Valentine's Day

as Estelle Paddington
Released: 2010-02-10

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Ocean's Eleven

as Tipsy Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1960-08-10

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

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Steel Magnolias

as Ouiser Boudreaux
Released: 1989-11-15

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The Little Mermaid

as Eloise
Released: 2018-08-02

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as Sara
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Irma la Douce

as Irma La Douce
Released: 1963-06-05

When a naive policeman falls in love with a prostitute, he doesn’t want her seeing other men and...

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The Children's Hour

as Martha Dobie
Released: 1961-12-19

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young...

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Guarding Tess

as Tess Carlisle
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Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess...

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as Iris Smythson / Endora
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Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets...

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as Katharine Richelieu
Released: 2005-12-22

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Being There

as Eve Rand
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A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an...

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In Her Shoes

as Ella Hirsh
Released: 2005-10-07

Irresponsible party girl, Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she...

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Bernie

as Marjorie Nugent
Released: 2012-04-27

In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with...

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Terms of Endearment

as Aurora Greenway
Released: 1983-11-20

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The Last Word

as Harriet Lauler
Released: 2017-03-03

A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own...

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Elsa & Fred

as Elsa
Released: 2014-03-07

After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a...

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Around the World in Eighty Days

as Princess Aouda
Released: 1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...

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Noelle

as Elf Polly
Released: 2019-11-12

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after...

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Artists and Models

as Bessie Sparrowbush
Released: 1955-11-07

A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a...

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American Dreamer

as Astrid
Released: 2022-11-04

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Sweet Charity

as Charity
Released: 1969-02-25

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless...

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These Old Broads

as Kate Westbourne
Released: 2001-02-12

Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson,...

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The Trouble with Harry

as Jennifer Rogers
Released: 1955-10-03

When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to...

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The Evening Star

as Aurora Greenway
Released: 1996-12-25

Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter,...

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Defending Your Life

as Shirley MacLaine
Released: 1991-03-22

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel...

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Gambit

as Nicole
Released: 1966-12-21

Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's...

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Forever Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in...

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What a Way to Go!

as Louisa May Foster
Released: 1964-10-12

A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly...

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Mrs. Winterbourne

as Grace Winterbourne
Released: 1996-04-19

Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she...

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Wild Oats

as Eva
Released: 2016-09-22

Everything changes for Eva when she receives an insurance settlement check accidentally made out...

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Carolina

as Grandmother Mirabeau
Released: 2003-07-04

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

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All in a Night's Work

as Katie Robbins
Released: 1961-03-15

After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the...

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Closing the Ring

as Ethel Ann
Released: 2007-09-14

During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann, who is in love...

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Some Came Running

as Ginnie Moorehead
Released: 1958-12-25

A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to...

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Woman Times Seven

as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne
Released: 1967-09-29

Seven mini-stories of adultery: "Funeral Possession," a wayward widow at her husband's funeral;...

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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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Postcards from the Edge

as Doris Mann
Released: 1990-09-14

Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox...

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Hot Spell

as Virginia Duval
Released: 1958-05-21

Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's...

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Can-Can

as Simone Pistache
Released: 1960-03-09

Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which...

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My Geisha

as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Released: 1962-03-09

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne...

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Coco Chanel

as Coco Chanel
Released: 2008-09-13

Fashion icon Coco Chanel, steeped in wealth and fame, still issues game-changing designs and...

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Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning

as Amelia Thomas
Released: 2008-12-04

Anne, now a middle-aged woman, is troubled by recent events in her life. When a long-hidden...

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The Sheepman

as Dell Payton
Released: 1958-05-01

A stranger in a Western cattle-town behaves with remarkable self-assurance, establishing himself...

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Mae Jenkins
Released: 1964-12-31

One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys...

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A Smile Like Yours

as Martha (uncredited)
Released: 1997-08-27

A comedy about a couple who cannot conceive a baby

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The Celluloid Closet

as Self
Released: 1996-01-30

This documentary highlights the historical contexts that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender...

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Loving Couples

as Evelyn
Released: 1980-10-24

Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should...

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The Turning Point

as Deedee
Released: 1977-11-14

As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage...

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Waiting for the Light

as Aunt Zena
Released: 1990-06-14

When single mom Kay Harris inherits a failing small-town diner, her eccentric Aunt Zena attempts...

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Two for the Seesaw

as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz
Released: 1962-11-21

After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a...

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Get Bruce!

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public...

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Ask Any Girl

as Meg Wheeler
Released: 1959-08-21

Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in...

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Mike Wallace Is Here

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-07-26

For over half a century, 60 Minutes' fearsome newsman Mike Wallace went head-to-head with the...

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Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-01-11

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public....

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Salem Witch Trials

as Rebecca Nurse
Released: 2002-12-24

Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal...

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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self
Released: 1995-06-05

Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood,...

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That's Dancing!

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-18

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...

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Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

as Self
Released: 1996-05-19

Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her...

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A Heavenly Christmas

as Pearl
Released: 2016-11-26

Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in...

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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

as Helen Cooney
Released: 1993-12-17

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men...

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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

as Self
Released: 2008-10-14

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted...

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Hollywood and the Stars

as Self
Released: 1964-05-04

NBC's pioneering documentary series, produced by the David L. Wolper Production Company, in...

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A Change of Seasons

as Karyn Evans
Released: 1980-12-01

Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things...

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Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

as Self
Released: 2004-10-28

Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.

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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Jenny
Released: 1965-03-24

During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Bruno

as Helen
Released: 2000-04-16

The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads...

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I Love Liberty

as Self
Released: 1982-03-21

An all-star variety special saluting America.

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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Harriet Blossom
Released: 1968-09-11

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his...

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The Matchmaker

as Irene Molloy
Released: 1958-07-23

Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with...

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Desperate Characters

as Sophie Bentwood
Released: 1971-09-22

Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple...

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Used People

as Pearl Berman
Released: 1992-12-16

At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets...

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Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

as Self
Released: 2014-08-25

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of...

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Wide-Awake

as The Pianist
Released: 2012-12-07

Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who...

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The Possession of Joel Delaney

as Norah Benson
Released: 1972-05-24

Manhattan socialite begins to fear for her troubled younger brother when he starts behaving...

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Rescued from the Closet

as Self
Released: 2001-05-29

A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid...

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Jack Paar: Smart Television

as Self
Released: 2003-11-29

PBS documentary examining the work of Jack Paar.

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The West Side Waltz

as Margaret Mary Elderdice
Released: 1995-11-23

Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her...

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Bella!

as Self
Released: 2023-07-30

Bella! tells the story of Bella Abzug, who first rose to prominence as a scrappy grassroots...

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Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

as Self
Released: 2018-11-15

Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin...

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Madame Sousatzka

as Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Released: 1988-10-14

In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a...

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Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood

as Self - Warren's sister (archive footage)
Released: 2015-10-04

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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1980-01-04

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1990-07-23

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of...

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Circasia

as Clown
Released: 1976-04-08

Happenings in a small Irish traveling circus.

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Vittorio D.

as Self
Released: 2009-09-17

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and...

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Palme

as uncredited
Released: 2012-09-14

Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was openly shot to death on a February evening 1986 on the...

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Two Loves

as Anna Vorontosov
Released: 1961-05-24

American-born Anna Vorontosov teaches school in a remote, primitive section of northern New...

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Be Pretty and Shut Up!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1981-03-04

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny...

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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2015-11-06

A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with...

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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

as Self
Released: 2001-05-31

Barbra Streisand became the 29th recipient of the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI) Life...

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Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1998-05-05

Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu...

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Baryshnikov in Hollywood

as Self - Cameo Performance
Released: 1982-04-21

The famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.

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Career

as Sharon Kensington
Released: 1959-10-08

Playwright James Lee adapted his off-Broadway play for the screen in this high-strung...

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The Unknown Peter Sellers

as Herself
Released: 2000-04-25

Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.

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Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

as Mary Kay Ash
Released: 2002-10-06

Cosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart...

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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

as Self
Released: 1998-02-04

A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder

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Shirley MacLaine: '...Every Little Movement'

as Self
Released: 1980-05-22

A salute to movement in various forms, both literal (the physical movement of a dancer or...

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Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert

as Herself
Released: 2001-02-14

Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its...

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Inside 'The Apartment'

as Self
Released: 2008-01-06

A 2007 documentary on the making of "The Apartment."

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Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

as Self
Released: 1982-06-24

Shirley MacLaine uses music and drama to look at ways in which things are not necessarily what...

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The Shirley MacLaine Show

as Herself
Released: 1985-07-12

Shirley MacLaine in concert, featuring highlights from her films like Sweet Charity and Irma La...

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Shirley MacLaine: Gypsy in My Soul

as Self
Released: 1976-01-20

Musical Special featuring Shirley MacLaine in her tribute to chorus dancers, colloquially known...

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The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-12

A speculative look forward at the United States' next 200 years.

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The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir

as Self
Released: 1975-01-01

Documentary on mainland Chinese life. Directed, produced, written, and narrated by Shirley...

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Downton Abbey

as Martha Levinson
First aired: 2010-09-26

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self
First aired: 1966-01-25

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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Only Murders in the Building

as Rose Cooper
First aired: 2021-08-31

Three strangers share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one.

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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V Graham Norton

as Self
First aired: 2002-05-06

V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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Glee

as June Dolloway
First aired: 2009-05-19

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Host
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Beckmann

as Self
First aired: 1999-01-25

Reinhold Beckmann hosts a weekly talk show.

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Shirley's World

as Shirley Logan
First aired: 1972-04-07

Shirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the...

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Joan of Arc

as Madame de Beaurevoir
First aired: 1999-05-16

Joan of Arc is born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy in the war zone of Northern France. During...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Anne of Green Gables

as Amelia Thomas
First aired: 1985-12-01

When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert’s Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a precocious,...

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Talking Pictures

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2013-01-05

A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...

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The Emmy Awards

as Self
First aired: 1949-01-25

An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen...

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The Early Show

as Self
First aired: 1999-11-01

The Early Show is an American morning television show which was broadcast by CBS from New York...

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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Out on a Limb

as Shirley MacLaine
First aired: 1987-01-18

An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician sparks Shirley MacLaine's quest...

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Inside the Actors Studio

as Self
First aired: 1994-08-14

James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for...

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