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Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American film actress whose career spanned seven decades. She 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).
Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift of very humble beginnings on August 18, 1920 (some sources list 1922) in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her mother, Rose Winter, was born in Missouri, to Austrian Jewish parents, and her father, Jonas Schrift, was an Austrian Jewish immigrant. She had one sibling, a sister, Blanche.
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Shelley Winters. Actress: The Poseidon Adventure. Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift of very humble beginnings on August 18, 1920 (some sources list 1922) in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her mother, Rose Winter, was born in Missouri, to Austrian Jewish parents, and her father, Jonas Schrift, was an Austrian Jewish immigrant. She had one sibling, a sister, Blanche. Her father moved the ...
- August 18, 1920
- January 14, 2006
May 10, 2024 · Shelley Winters was an American actor who had a career that spanned more than half a century, well over 100 films, and a variety of colourful characters. She won two best supporting actress Academy Awards, for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations as
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Jan 14, 2006 · Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star who graduated from blond bombshell parts to dramas, and twice won Academy Awards as a supporting actress, has died. She was 85. Winters died of heart ...
Jan 15, 2006 · LOS ANGELES — Shelley Winters, 85, a blond bombshell of the 1940s who evolved into a character actress best known for her roles as victims, shrews and matrons, died Saturday. Miss Winters, the ...
