Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American film actress whose career spanned seven decades. She 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). She also appeared in 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 tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and wrote three autobiographical books.
Shelley Winters | |
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Winters in 1951 | |
| Born | Shirley Schrift August 18, 1920 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 2006 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Alma mater | The New School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936–2006 |
| Spouses | Mack Paul Mayer
(m. 1943; div. 1948)Gerry DeFord (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
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