Shelley Winters

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  • Birth Name: Shirley Schrift
  • Birth Place: St. Louis, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/18/1920, Leo
  • Date of Death: 01/14/2006
  • Profession: Actor
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Shelley Winters Fast Facts:
  • Was the first actress to earn two Best Supporting Actress Oscars.
  • Donated her Oscar for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.
  • Auditioned for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind when she was in her teens.
  • Studied acting at New York City's New School for Social Research.
  • Had her breakthrough role in the 1947 film A Double Life.
  • When director George Stevens didn't let her audition for A Place in the Sun (1951) because she was too pretty, she dyed her hair brown, put on a loose coat and waited in his athletic club's lobby until he spotted her.
  • Took her stage name from the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and her mother, Rose Winter.
  • Shared an apartment with Marilyn Monroe when they were both starting out.
  • When she met Howard Hughes at a Hollywood party, she mistook him for a set decorator.
  • Shelley Winters Relationships:
  • Rose (Winter) Schrift - Mother
  • Jerry DeFord - Husband
  • Vittoria Gassman - Daughter
  • Vittorio Gassman - Ex-husband
  • Jonas Schrift - Father
  • Anthony Franciosa - Ex-husband
  • Mack P. Mayer - Ex-husband
  • Shelley Winters Awards:
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1951 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1965 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1952 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1964 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1960 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1977 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama - Nominee
  • 1967 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1972 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
  • 1977 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Nominee
  • 1959 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 1972 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
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