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Shelley Winters

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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