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Shirley Booth

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Shirley Booth Fast Facts:

Began acting at age 12.
Honed her acting skills by appearing in some 600 plays with stock companies.
Made her Broadway debut in 1925 in Hell's Bells, along with then-newcomer Humphrey Bogart.
Toiled on Broadway for a decade before achieving her first major success in 1935 in the comedy Three Men on a Horse.
Won a Tony for Come Back, Little Sheba in 1950, and won an Oscar for reprising the character in the film adaptation two years later; was the first actress to win both awards for the same role.
Come Back, Little Sheba was her first movie, and she only appeared in three other films.

Shirley Booth Relationships:
Jean Ford Coe - Sister
Virginia Wright Ford - Mother
Ed Gardner - Ex-husband
William Baker - Husband (deceased)
Albert James Ford - Father
Shirley Booth Awards:
1963 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Winner
1964 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Nominee
1953 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1952 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner
1949 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
1950 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Winner
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Winner
1967 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama - Nominee
1953 Tony: Actress (Dramatic) - Winner
1964 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
1953 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee
1954 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actress - Nominee