Shelley Winters
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Poseidon Adventure
as Belle Rosen
1972
Lolita
as Charlotte Haze
1962
The Stone Killer
as Drunk Woman in Police Station (uncredited)
1973
The Night of the Hunter
as Willa Harper
1955
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Woman who is healed
1965
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Petronella Van Daan
1959
The Silence of the Hams
as Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
1994
Escape in the Fog
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1945
King of the Gypsies
as Queen Rachel
1978
Cry of the City
as Brenda Martingale
1948
Take One False Step
as Catherine Sykes
1949
Pete's Dragon
as Lena Gogan
1977
Bloody Mama
as 'Ma' Kate Barker
1970
The Tenant
as Concierge
1976
Heavy
as Dolly Modino
1995
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
as Mrs. Forrest
1972
Next Stop, Greenwich Village
as Faye Lapinsky
1976
The Initiation of Sarah
as Mrs. Erica Hunter
1978
The Scalphunters
as Kate
1968
Harper
as Fay Estabrook
1966
TV Appearances
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
Charlie Rose
as Self
1991
Here's Lucy
as Shelley Summers
1968
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Batman
as Ma Parker
1966
Chico and the Man
1974
Roseanne
as Nana Mary
1988
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The David Susskind Show
as Self
1959
Hotel
as Adele Ellsworth
1982
Politically Incorrect
1993
Kojak
as Evelyn McNeil
1973