Shirley MacLaine

MacLaine has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1615 Vine Street. Although they divorced in 1975, they re-married in 1988, seven years before he died in 1995. She was named after Shirley Temple. In 1967, Sarah Miles married the British playwright Robert Bolt, who wrote the screenplay for the film Lady Caroline Lamb, in which she starred. In political circles, MacLaine is known for her close friendship with Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. From time to time she retired for a few years, but was always available for roles on stage, where she is acclaimed for her performances. In 1975, she received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for her documentary The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. Miles has been acting since then in movies and also in TV films.

She stayed busy over the next several years, garnering an Academy Award nomination in 1960 for The Apartment. After having been out of sight for several years acting in a variety of theater plays, she made in 1970 an outstanding performance in the lead role of David Lean's Ryan's Daughter, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Her first film was the Alfred Hitchcock black comedy The Trouble With Harry in 1955. The following years she became a popular actress of New Wave with her roles in Joseph Losey's The Servant and in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow Up. Wallis was in the audience, took note of MacLaine, and signed her to go to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. Shortly after her drama studies, Miles had her film debut in 1962 as a precocious schoolgirl in Terms of Trial, opposite Laurence Olivier. A few months thereafter, with Haney still out of commission, director/producer Hal B. At the age of 15 she enrolled at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.

She achieved her goal when she became understudy to actress Carol Haney in The Pajama Game; Haney broke her ankle and MacLaine replaced her. She was born in Ingatestone, Essex, England, as the daughter of a merchant. Upon graduating from high school, MacLaine moved to New York City to live out her dream of being a Broadway actress. Sarah Miles (born December 31, 1941) is an English theater and film actress. She is the sister of actor/director Warren Beatty (Beatty changed his name from Beaty to Beatty). Terms of Trial (1962). 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. The Servant (1963).

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. The Ceremony (1963). 1959 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Some Came Running. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965). 1961 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Apartment. Time Lost and Time Remembered (1965). 1964 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Irma la Douce. Blowup (1966).

1976 - Nominated Best Documentary, Features - The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. Ryan's Daughter (1970). 1978 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Turning Point. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). 1984 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - Terms of Endearment. The Hireling (1973). The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973).

Bride to Be (1975). The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976). The Big Sleep (1978). Priest of Love (1981).

Venom (1982). Ordeal by Innocence (1984). Steaming (1985). Hope and Glory (1987).

White Mischief (1987). The Touch (1993). Days of Grace (2001). Jurij (2001).

The Accidental Detective (2003).