Cast

Shelley Winters

1920 – 2006

Active years (films on this site)

1948–1996

Genres

DramaCrimeRomanceFilm-NoirComedy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodCommedia all'ItalianaGerman ExpressionismNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Robert Siodmak1 filmStanley Kubrick1 filmMario Monicelli1 filmJane Campion1 film

Biography

Shelley Winters was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. In 1943 she changed her name to Shelley, after her favorite poet, and Winter(s) taking her mother's maiden name. She won two Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received Oscar nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). She was also a Golden Globe Award winner for the Poseidon Adventure, a Primetime Emmy Award winner, and a two-time BAFTA Award nominee. She was an active member of the Actors Studio.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1960
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 1964
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1966
• Academy Awards
• David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

4 films on this site

1. Cry of the City 1948 · Robert Siodmak · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
2. Lolita 1962 · Stanley Kubrick · IMDb 7.5 · Cast
3. Un borghese piccolo piccolo 1977 · Mario Monicelli · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
4. The Portrait of a Lady 1996 · Jane Campion · IMDb 6.2 · Cast