Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006. Winters won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (Best Actress) and The Poseidon Adventure (Best Supporting Actress). She also appeared in such films as The Big Knife, A Double Life, Lolita, The Night of the Hunter, Alfie, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, and Pete's Dragon. Read more on Wikipedia.
Born Name: | Shirley Schrift |
Born: | Aug 18, 1920 in St. Louis, MO, United States |
Died: | Jan 14, 2006 |