Shirley MacLaine

MacLaine has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1615 Vine Street. She did television series work for a time, then in 1983 she reprised her most famous role in Psycho II, vociferously protesting the proposed parole of killer Norman Bates (played, as in the original, by Anthony Perkins). She was named after Shirley Temple. She continued to play roles in Disney into the 1970s. In political circles, MacLaine is known for her close friendship with Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. Following another stint for Ford in 1962's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance she got her first parts at the Disney studio, in A Tiger Walks (1964) and Those Calloways (1965). In 1975, she received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for her documentary The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. Pregnancy cost her the lead in Vertigo but Hitchcock did cast her as Janet Leigh's sister in Psycho (1960), in which her character discovers the truth about Norman Bates' mother.

She stayed busy over the next several years, garnering an Academy Award nomination in 1960 for The Apartment. A year later, she played Henry Fonda's beleaguered wife in Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1957). Her first film was the Alfred Hitchcock black comedy The Trouble With Harry in 1955. Then John Ford cast her as Jeffrey Hunter's spirited love interest in The Searchers (1956), and her career took a dramatic turn upward. Wallis was in the audience, took note of MacLaine, and signed her to go to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. She posed for cheesecake photos, and married her leading man from Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), Gordon Scott (they later split). A few months thereafter, with Haney still out of commission, director/producer Hal B. She began her career as a beauty queen and, as a result, earned a minor part in Two Tickets to Broadway (1951).

She achieved her goal when she became understudy to actress Carol Haney in The Pajama Game; Haney broke her ankle and MacLaine replaced her. August 23, 1929) is a American actress. Upon graduating from high school, MacLaine moved to New York City to live out her dream of being a Broadway actress. Vera Miles (b. She is the sister of actor/director Warren Beatty (Beatty changed his name from Beaty to Beatty). She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs as well as her Hollywood career.

Shirley MacLaine, born Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia), is an American actress, well-known not only for her acting but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. 1959 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Some Came Running. 1961 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Apartment. 1964 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Irma la Douce.

1976 - Nominated Best Documentary, Features - The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. 1978 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Turning Point. 1984 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - Terms of Endearment.