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Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Actor·1920–2006·St. Louis, Missouri, USA

15 horror credits

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.

Actor15 films

Raging Angels

Raging Angels

Grandma Ruth

1995
The Silence of the Hams

The Silence of the Hams

Mrs. Motel (The Mother)

1994
The Visitor

The Visitor

Jane Phillips

1979 3.0
The Initiation of Sarah

The Initiation of Sarah

Mrs. Erica Hunter

1978
Black Journal

Black Journal

Lea

1977
Tentacles

Tentacles

Tillie Turner

1977 2.5
The Tenant

The Tenant

Concierge

1976 3.8
Poor Pretty Eddie

Poor Pretty Eddie

Bertha

1975 3.5
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

Lilith Malone

1973
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Belle Rosen

1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Mrs. Forrest

1972 3.0
Revenge!

Revenge!

Amanda Hilton

1971
What's the Matter with Helen?

What's the Matter with Helen?

Helen Hill

1971
The Mad Room

The Mad Room

Mrs. Armstrong

1969
The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

Willa Harper

1955 4.8