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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelley Winters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Lolita

as Charlotte Haze

The Night of the Hunter

as Willa Harper

The Tenant

as Concierge

The Poseidon Adventure

as Belle Rosen

Pete's Dragon

as Lena Gogan

Batman

as Ma Parker

Red River

as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

Red River

as Dance Hall Girl in Wagon Train (uncredited)

The Delta Force

as Edie Kaplan

A Place in the Sun

as Alice Tripp