FrameThrower · Actors · Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
10 films · 679 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1955–2018
Born 24 April 1934 · Richmond, Virginia, USA
Shirley MacLaine 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.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 10 films · 679 frames · top-billed in 8 · 1955–2018
- Academy Award for Best Actress1984
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1989
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award1988
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama1984
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy1964
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy1961
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress1955
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1961
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role1960
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress1988
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress1960
- Honorary Golden Bear1999
How their films are shot
Measured across 679 frames from the 10 films we hold. This is the look of the work Shirley takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 10 films we hold, 52% of their frames are day, 48% natural — the look of the work Shirley takes.
Time of day
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Rumor Has It...
2005 · Katharine Richelieu
Being There
1979 · Eve Rand
Sweet Charity
1969 · Charity
What A Way To Go!
1964 · Louisa May Foster
Irma La Douce
1963 · Irma La Douce
The Apartment
1960 · Fran Kubelik
Artists and Models
1955 · Bessie Sparrowbush
The Trouble With Harry
1955 · Jennifer Rogers
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018 · Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013 · Edna Mitty
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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