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Shirley MacLaine

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Biography

Known as the girl with big red curls and weak ankles, Shirley MacLaine was born as Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934, to…more

Born

4/24/1934, Richmond, Virginia

Birth Name

Shirley MacLean Beaty

Gender

Female

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Role
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Host
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/81
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Host
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/75
- Shirley's World
  Shirley Logan
  - S 1: Ep 17 Always Leave Them Laughing
    7/25/72
  - S 1: Ep 16 Knightmare
    7/18/72
  - S 1: Ep 15 Figuratively Speaking
    7/15/72
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Rally
    7/4/72
  - S 1: Ep 13 Evidence in Camera
    6/30/72
  - + 12 More Credits
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Hostess
  - S 1: Ep 10 June 2, 1957
    6/2/57
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Hostess
  - S 3: Ep 18 February 1, 1959
    2/1/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 32 June 8, 1958
    6/8/58
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Guest Hostess
  - S 2: Ep 30 May 25, 1958
    5/25/58
Guest Star (37)

Role
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 278 Episode #4.278
    7/26/11
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode #2.022
    10/2/08
  - S 1: Ep 181 April 7, 2008
    4/7/08
  - S 1: Ep 165 March 19, 2008
    3/19/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 60: Ep 72 April 12, 2011
    4/12/11
  - S 57: Ep 148 July 23, 2008
    7/23/08
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 8 September 10, 2008
    9/10/08
  - S 7: Ep 173 May 5, 1995
    5/5/95
  - S 4: Ep 47 November 5, 1991
    11/5/91
  - S 1: Ep 183 May 26, 1989
    5/26/89
  - S 1: Ep 32 October 18, 1988
    10/18/88
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 43 Shirley MacLaine/Shaggy
    11/14/07
- Canada AM
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 46 November 5, 2007
    11/5/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 50 October 30, 2007
    10/30/07
- Shootout
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 7 Shirley MacLaine
    11/6/05
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 74 12/19/03
    12/19/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 70 Shirley MacLaine/Enrique Iglesias
    12/16/03
- Private Screenings
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Shirley MacLaine
    11/4/03
- The View
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 22 October 3, 2002
    10/3/02
- Great Performances
  Herself
  - S 29: Ep 9 Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
    4/4/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 109 Show #921
    2/9/01
- Omnibus (UK)
  Herself
  - S 34: Ep 5 Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth
    5/26/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  herself
  - S 4: Ep 20 Siegfried & Roy
    4/30/00
- Intimate Portrait
  Narrator
  - S 6: Ep 17 Marlo Thomas
    1/1/00
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Shirley MacLaine
    4/19/98
- Aspel & Company
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 3 Shirley MacLaine, Diana Ross, Mel Smith
    2/1/92
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 33 Show #4444
    11/29/91
  - S 28: Ep 170 Show #4215
    9/4/90
  - S 27: Ep 61 Show #3988
    6/9/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 73 April 21, 1989
    4/21/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 62 Show #1037
    10/4/88
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/84
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
    4/3/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 15: Ep 140 March 30, 1978
    3/30/78
  - S 12: Ep 156 April 23, 1975
    4/23/75
  - S 9: Ep 169 June 6, 1972
    6/6/72
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 122 March 14, 1978
    3/14/78
  - S 1: Ep 118 April 17, 1975
    4/17/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 56 Week of November 21, 1977
    11/21/77
  - S 15: Ep 58 November 24, 1976
    11/24/76
  - S 13: Ep 137 March 25, 1975
    3/25/75
  - S 13: Ep 136 Week of March 24, 1975
    3/24/75
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 9: Ep 4 with Shirley MacLaine
    10/4/75
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 155 May 12, 1972
    5/12/72
  - S 6: Ep 46 November 30, 1971
    11/30/71
  - S 5: Ep 44 November 17, 1970
    11/17/70
  - S 5: Ep 39 November 6, 1970
    11/6/70
- Parkinson (1971)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Shirley Maclaine
    9/4/71
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 21 October 26, 1970
    10/26/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 148 March 31, 1969
    3/31/69
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 38: Ep 1 The 38th Annual Academy Awards
    4/18/66
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual Academy Awards
    4/13/64
  - S 31: Ep 1 The 31st Annual Academy Awards
    4/6/59
  - S 66: Ep 1 The 66th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/94
  - S 64: Ep 1 The 64th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/92
  - + 3 More Credits
- Here's Hollywood
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 25 April 18, 1961
    4/18/61
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 24 March 6, 1959
    3/6/59
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 11 December 14, 1958
    12/14/58
  - S 3: Ep 5 November 2, 1958
    11/2/58
  - S 2: Ep 19 March 9, 1958
    3/9/58
  - S 2: Ep 11 January 5, 1958
    1/5/58
  - S 2: Ep 7 December 8, 1957
    12/8/57
  - + 3 More Credits
- The George Gobel Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 22 April 21, 1956
    4/21/56
- Frankie Laine Time
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 July 20, 1955
    7/20/55
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 4 February 1, 1955
    2/1/55

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- Shirley is close friends with actress Julie Christie, who lived with her brother Warren Beatty for over a decade.
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- Shirley took ballet as a child and always ended up playing the boys' role due to being the tallest in her class.
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- Shirley has said that her childhood dinner for many years consisted of tabasco sauce and saltine crackers.
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- Shirley: The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it.
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- Shirley: Sex is hardly ever just about sex.
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- Shirley: I've made so many movies playing a hooker that they don't pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser.
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