Shirley MacLaine: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 94
- on screen
- 1955–2024
- box office
- $673M
- award wins
- 5
- average score
- 63
- Born
- April 24, 1934 (age 92)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
- Full name
- Shirley MacLean Beaty
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actress, Author, Activist, Dancer, Singer
- Years active
- 1952-present
- Spouses
- Steve Parker
- Children
- 1
The Best Shirley MacLaine Movies
The films of Shirley MacLaine that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Bewitched (2005) leads with $131M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $131M Bewitched 2005 · Fantasy -
Worldwide box office: $108M Terms of Endearment 1983 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $96.8M Steel Magnolias 1989 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $88.9M Rumor Has It... 2005 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $39.1M Postcards from the Edge 1990 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $30.2M Being There 1979 · Drama
Shirley MacLaine's Career in Numbers
Shirley MacLaine's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Shirley MacLaine works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Artists and Models (1955) to American Dreamer (2024), and the 1960s were the busiest decade.
Shirley MacLaine Movies by Decade
- 1950s 8
- 1960s 17
- 1970s 8
- 1980s 8
- 1990s 9
- 2000s 9
- 2010s 7
- 2020s 1
The 1960s were Shirley MacLaine's busiest decade, with 17 films.
Shirley MacLaine Movies by Genre
- Drama 25
- Comedy 15
- Romance 6
- Fantasy 3
- Tv movie 3
- Music 3
- Family 2
- Documentary 2
- Crime 2
- Action 1
Drama is the genre Shirley MacLaine has worked in most, with 25 films, ahead of comedy (15).
Shirley MacLaine Career Milestones
- First film
- Artists and Models 1955
- Biggest box office hit
- Bewitched $131M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- American Dreamer Movie Echo Score 63
- Newest film
- American Dreamer 2024
Shirley MacLaine Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Shirley MacLaine is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 63. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Shirley MacLaine Movies as an Actor
67- 2024
American Dreamer as Astrid · Comedy Movie Echo Score: 63 - 2019
Noelle as Elf Polly · Fantasy Movie Echo Score: 51 - 2018
The Little Mermaid as Eloise · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $2.61M Movie Echo Score: 38 - 2017
The Last Word Drama Worldwide box office: $2.98M - 2016
A Heavenly Christmas as Pearl · Drama - 2013
Downton Abbey: The London Season as Martha Levinson · Drama - 2012
Wide-Awake as The Pianist - 2012
Bernie Drama Worldwide box office: $10.2M - 2008
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning as Amelia Thomas · Family - 2008
Coco Chanel as Coco Chanel · Romance - 2007
Closing the Ring as Ethel Ann · Romance Worldwide box office: $1.45M - 2005
Rumor Has It... Comedy Worldwide box office: $88.9M - 2005
Bewitched Fantasy Worldwide box office: $131M - 2003
Carolina as Grandmother Mirabeau · Comedy Worldwide box office: $309K - 2002
Salem Witch Trials as Rebecca Nurse · Tv movie - 2002
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay as Mary Kay Ash · Drama - 2001
These Old Broads as Kate Westbourne · Tv movie - 1997
A Smile Like Yours as Martha (uncredited) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $3.33M - 1996
The Evening Star as Aurora Greenway · Drama Worldwide box office: $12.8M - 1996
Mrs. Winterbourne Drama Worldwide box office: $10.1M - 1995
The West Side Waltz as Margaret Mary Elderdice · Tv movie - 1994
Guarding Tess Comedy Worldwide box office: $27.1M - 1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway as Helen Cooney · Drama Worldwide box office: $279K - 1992
Used People as Pearl Berman · Drama Worldwide box office: $18M - 1990
Postcards from the Edge Drama Worldwide box office: $39.1M - 1990
Waiting for the Light as Aunt Zena · Comedy Worldwide box office: $809K - 1989
Steel Magnolias Drama Worldwide box office: $96.8M - 1988
Madame Sousatzka as Madame Yuvline Sousatzka · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.55M - 1987
Out on a Limb as Shirley MacLaine · Drama - 1985
That’s Dancing! Music - 1984
Cannonball Run II Action Worldwide box office: $28.1M - 1983
Terms of Endearment Drama Worldwide box office: $108M - 1980
A Change of Seasons as Karyn Evans · Drama - 1980
Loving Couples as Evelyn · Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.81M - 1979
Being There Drama Worldwide box office: $30.2M - 1977
The Turning Point Drama Worldwide box office: $25.9M - 1976
Circasia as Clown · Family - 1973
Year of the Woman Documentary - 1973
Nutcracker as Narrator (English version) (voice) · Music - 1972
The Possession of Joel Delaney as Norah Benson · Horror - 1971
Desperate Characters as Sophie Bentwood · Drama - 1970
Two Mules for Sister Sara Adventure Worldwide box office: $5.05M - 1969
Sweet Charity as Charity · Comedy - 1969
From Stage to Screen—A Director’s Dilemma Documentary - 1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Harriet Blossom · Comedy - 1967
Woman Times Seven as Paulette / Maria Teresa / Linda / Edith / Eve Minou / Marie / Jeanne · Comedy - 1966
Gambit as Nicole · Crime - 1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Jenny · Comedy - 1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Mae Jenkins · Drama - 1964
What a Way to Go! as Louisa May Foster · Comedy - 1963
Irma la Douce Comedy Worldwide box office: $52 - 1962
Two for the Seesaw as Gittel 'Mosca' Moscawitz · Romance - 1962
My Geisha as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori · Comedy - 1961
The Children's Hour Drama Worldwide box office: $250 - 1961
Two Loves as Anna Vorontosov · Drama - 1961
All in a Night’s Work as Katie Robbins · Romance - 1960
Ocean’s Eleven as Tipsy Girl (uncredited) · Crime - 1960
The Apartment Drama Worldwide box office: $18.8M - 1960
Can-Can as Simone Pistache · Music - 1959
Career as Sharon Kensington · Drama - 1959
Ask Any Girl as Meg Wheeler · Romance - 1958
Some Came Running Drama Worldwide box office: $28.6K - 1958
The Matchmaker as Irene Molloy · Romance - 1958
Hot Spell as Virginia Duval · Drama - 1958
The Sheepman as Dell Payton · Western - 1955
Artists and Models as Bessie Sparrowbush · Comedy - 1955
The Trouble with Harry Mystery
Shirley MacLaine in Documentaries & Specials
27- 2024
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 73 - 2023
Bella! as Self · Documentary - 2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self · Documentary - 2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 88 - 2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood as Self - Warren's sister (archive footage) · Documentary - 2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self · Documentary - 2012
Palme as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $3.25M - 2009
Vittorio D. as Self · Documentary - 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self · Documentary - 2008
Inside ‘The Apartment’ as Self · Documentary - 2004
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and ‘Dr. Strangelove’ as Self · Documentary - 2001
Rescued from the Closet as Self · Documentary - 2001
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert as Herself · Documentary - 2000
The Unknown Peter Sellers as Herself · Documentary - 1999
Forever Hollywood as Self · Documentary - 1998
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy as Self · Documentary - 1996
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self · Documentary - 1995
The Celluloid Closet as Self · History Worldwide box office: $1.4M - 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self · Documentary - 1990
You’re the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage) · History - 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self · Music - 1982
I Love Liberty as Self · Documentary - 1981
Be Pretty and Shut Up! as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1975
The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir as Self · Documentary - 1965
The Car That Became a Star as Self · Documentary - 1964
Hollywood and the Stars as Self · Documentary
Shirley MacLaine: Awards & Nominations
5 wins from 22 nominations across 4 award bodies, from 1955 to 2013. That includes an Oscar: Best Actress for Terms of Endearment. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Golden Globes 3 wins from 9 nominations -
BAFTA 1 win from 7 nominations -
Oscars 1 win from 5 nominations -
Critics' Choice 1 nomination
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18th Critics' Choice Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress in a Comedy Movie Bernie
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52nd Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress – Musical or Comedy Guarding Tess
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48th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress) Postcards from the Edge
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44th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress Postcards from the Edge
- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Supporting Actress Steel Magnolias
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38th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress Terms of Endearment
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41st Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama Terms of Endearment
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The 56th Academy Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Win Best Actress Terms of Endearment
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34th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress Being There
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37th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Being There
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50th Academy Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress The Turning Point
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18th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Foreign Actress Irma la Douce
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21st Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Win Best Actress – Comedy or Musical Irma la Douce
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36th Academy Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress Irma la Douce
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19th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress – Drama The Children's Hour
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18th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Win Best Actress – Comedy or Musical The Apartment
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14th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Win Best Foreign Actress The Apartment
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33rd Academy Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress The Apartment
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The 31st Academy Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress Some Came Running
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16th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Actress – Drama Some Came Running
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10th British Academy Film Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Nominated Best Foreign Actress The Trouble with Harry
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12th Golden Globe Awards- Shirley MacLaine: Win New Star of the Year Actress The Trouble with Harry
Who Is Shirley MacLaine?
Shirley MacLaine was born in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. in 1934 and is 92 years old. Credited on films since 1955, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, activist, dancer and singer with a career spanning over 70 years. MacLaine is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, receiving numerous accolades including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, six Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards among others. MacLaine made her acting debut in the 1950s and rose to prominence with starring roles in notable films such as Around the World in 80 Days, Some Came Running, and The Apartment, and later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment. MacLaine also had notable roles in The Turning Point, Being There, Madame Sousatzka, and Steel Magnolias.
Apart from her acting career, MacLaine has made significant contributions as a writer penning several best-selling books on subjects like spirituality, metaphysics, and reincarnation. Her best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb, was even adapted for a miniseries. MacLaine was also active in television, appearing in series such as Downton Abbey, Glee, and Only Murders in the Building. Her personal life also includes activism and interest in spirituality, metaphysics, and reincarnation. MacLaine has been an influential figure in American cinema and continues to be active in film and television.
Who Shirley MacLaine Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Shirley MacLaine shares the most films with. Dean Martin comes first, with 10 films together, followed by Frank Sinatra (8).
Shirley MacLaine: Questions & Answers
How many movies Shirley MacLaine has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Shirley MacLaine been in?
Shirley MacLaine is credited on 94 films, from 1955 to 2024. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Shirley MacLaine's highest-grossing movie?
Bewitched (2005) is Shirley MacLaine's biggest box office hit, with $131M worldwide, ahead of Terms of Endearment (1983) ($108M). Across every film with box office figures, Shirley MacLaine's movies have made $673M.
Shirley MacLaine's biggest hits What is the best Shirley MacLaine movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Shirley MacLaine's best-rated film is Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists (2018) with a score of 88, followed by My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024) (73).
Best Shirley MacLaine movies, ranked Has Shirley MacLaine won an Oscar?
Shirley MacLaine has won an Oscar: Best Actress for Terms of Endearment at the 1984 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Shirley MacLaine has 5 wins from 22 nominations.
How old is Shirley MacLaine?
Shirley MacLaine is 92 years old, born on April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, U.S..
What is Shirley MacLaine's newest movie?
The most recent film on Shirley MacLaine's filmography is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024), in the role of Self.
Who does Shirley MacLaine work with most often?
Shirley MacLaine shares the most films with Dean Martin (10 films), Frank Sinatra (8 films) and Jack Lemmon (6 films).
The Best Shirley MacLaine Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 94 credits.
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