Biography
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, and 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). Other roles Winters appeared in include 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 years-long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and also authored three autobiographical books.
Filmography (13)
The Portrait of a Lady
as Mrs. Touchett
The Delta Force
as Edie Kaplan
The Visitor
as Jane Phillips
Pete's Dragon
as Lena Gogan
The Tenant
as Concierge
The Poseidon Adventure
as Belle Rosen
Lolita
as Charlotte Haze
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Petronella Van Daan
The Night of the Hunter
as Willa Harper
He Ran All the Way
as Peggy Dobbs
A Place in the Sun
as Alice Tripp
Frenchie
as Frenchie Fontaine
Winchester '73
as Lola Manners