Shirley Booth

Birth Name:

Marjory Ford

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

First actress to win an Oscar, National Board of Review Award and NY Film Critics Circle Award for the same role in "Come Back, Little Sheba"
Started her career performing in various plays in Pittsburgh before making her Broadway debut in 1925 alongside Humphrey Bogart
Quote: "Acting is a way to overcome your own inhibitions and shyness the writer writes a confident personality and that what you become unfortunately only for the moment․"
After years of conquering live stage work, she would move on to television, where she became well-known for her role on NBC's "Hazel" in the 1960s
Won a Tony Award for her role in the stage production of Come Back, Little Sheba, a role that would later earn her an Oscar and Golden Globe for the film version released two years later
Upon revealing to her father that she wanted to pursue acting as a profession, he forbade her from using the birth name, as she would bring disgrace to the Ford family

1952NBR Award - Best Actress:Winner
1952NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Winner
1953Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
1953Special MentionWinner
1953Golden Globe - Best Actress - Drama:Winner
1954BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
1954Diploma of Merit - Best Foreign Actress:Winner
1955BAFTA Film Award - Best Foreign Actress:Nominated
1958NYFCC Award - Best Actress:Nominated
1962Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead):Winner
1963Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead):Winner
1964Golden Globe - Best TV Star - Female:Nominated
1964Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead):Nominated
1967Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama:Nominated
2004TV Land Award - Favorite Made for TV Maid:Nominated
2006TV Land Award - Favorite Made-for-TV Maid:Nominated

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