1920–2006 · Acting
64.2avg grm
11titles
#295best rank
4honors
best title · #295 on siteThe Night of the Hunter1955 · as Willa Harper79.0Honors
41960Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress
1964Emmy — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
—David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
—star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Bio
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
ranked on this site1970s2 titles
A
An Average Little Man1977 · as Amalia Vivaldi60.7P
The Poseidon Adventure1972 · as Belle Rosen51.9
1950s6 titles
O
Odds Against Tomorrow1959 · as Lorry57.0D
The Diary of Anne Frank1959 · as Mrs. Petronella Van Daan56.6NThe Night of the Hunter1955 · as Willa Harper79.0E
Executive Suite1954 · as Eva Bardeman57.0A
A Place in the Sun1951 · as Alice Tripp75.1W
Winchester '731950 · as Lola Manners76.31940s1 title
C
Cry of the City1948 · as Brenda Martingale55.4