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3 | ->''"I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part."'' |
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5 | Shirley [=MacLaine=] (born Shirley [=MacLean=] Beaty; April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American film and theater actress, dancer, activist, and author. |
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7 | The older sister of Creator/WarrenBeatty, she made her screen debut in 1955, in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheTroubleWithHarry'', and over the years she has appeared in such films as ''Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays1956'', ''Film/TheApartment'', ''Film/SweetCharity'', ''Film/BeingThere'', and ''Film/SteelMagnolias''. She won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actress in 1983 for her role in ''Film/TermsOfEndearment'', and has been nominated five other times. Offscreen, she is well-known for her beliefs in New Age spirituality and reincarnation, and has written a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs. |
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9 | She played the character of GrandeDame Martha Levinson, mother of Creator/ElizabethMcGovern's Lady Cora Crawley, in the third season of ITV's ''Series/DowntonAbbey''. The contrast between her and Creator/MaggieSmith's Dowager Countess Violet is generally considered priceless. |
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12 | !!Shirley [=MacLaine=] roles with pages on TV Tropes: |
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15 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
16 | * ''Film/TheTroubleWithHarry'' (1955) as Jennifer Rogers |
17 | * ''Film/ArtistsAndModels'' (1955) as Bessie Sparrowbush |
18 | * ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays1956 Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (1956) as Princess Aouda |
19 | * ''Film/SomeCameRunning'' (1958) as Ginny |
20 | * ''Film/Oceans11'' (1960) as Tipsy Woman (cameo) |
21 | * ''Theatre/CanCan'' (1960) as Simone Pistache |
22 | * ''Film/TheApartment'' (1960) as Fran Kubelik |
23 | * ''Theatre/TheChildrensHour'' (1962) as Martha Dobie |
24 | * ''Film/IrmaLaDouce'' (1963) as Irma la Douce |
25 | * ''Film/WhatAWayToGo'' (1964) as Louisa May Foster |
26 | * ''Film/TheYellowRollsRoyce'' (1965) as Mae |
27 | * ''Film/TheBlissOfMrsBlossom'' (1968) as Harriet Blossom |
28 | * ''Theatre/SweetCharity'' (1969) as Charity Hope Valentine |
29 | * ''Film/TwoMulesForSisterSara'' (1970) as Sara |
30 | * ''[[Film/TheTurningPoint1977 The Turning Point]]'' (1977) as Deedee Rodgers |
31 | * ''Film/BeingThere'' (1979) as Eve Rand |
32 | * ''Film/TermsOfEndearment'' (1983) as Aurora Greenway |
33 | * ''[[Film/TheCannonballRun Cannonball Run II]]'' (1984) as Veronica |
34 | * ''Film/SteelMagnolias'' (1989) as Louisa Boudreaux |
35 | * ''Film/PostcardsFromTheEdge'' (1990) as Doris Mann |
36 | * ''Film/DefendingYourLife'' (1991) {{as Herself}} (cameo) |
37 | * ''Film/GuardingTess'' (1994) as Tess Carlisle |
38 | * ''Film/MrsWinterbourne'' (1996) as Grace Winterbourne |
39 | * ''Film/{{Bewitched}}'' (2005) as Iris Smythson/Endora |
40 | * ''Literature/InHerShoes'' (2005) as Ella Hirsch |
41 | * ''Film/RumorHasIt'' (2005) as Katharine Richelieu |
42 | * ''Film/ValentinesDay'' (2010) as Estelle Paddington |
43 | * ''Film/{{Bernie}}'' (2011) as Marjorie Nugent |
44 | * ''Film/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty'' (2013) as Edna Mitty |
45 | * ''Film/{{The Little Mermaid|2018}}'' (2018) as Grandmother |
46 | * ''Film/{{Noelle}}'' (2019) as Elf Polly |
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49 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
50 | * ''Series/JoanOfArc'' (1999) as Madame de Beaurevoir |
51 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (3 episodes, 2012–13) as Martha Levinson |
52 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2 episodes, 2014) as June Dolloway |
53 | * ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' (2 episodes, 2022) as Leonora Folger/[[spoiler:Rose Cooper]] |
54 | [[/folder]] |
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