Shirley MacLaine

About the Author

Shirley MacLaine, Oscar, Emmy, & Golden Globe-winning actress, has appeared in more than fifty films, been nominated for an Academy Award six times, & received the Oscar for Best Actress in 1984. A longtime outspoken advocate for civil rights & liberties, she is the author of eight international show more bestsellers--"Don't Fall Off the Mountain", "You Can Get There from Here", "Out on a Limb", "Dancing in the Light", "It's All in the Playing", "Going Within", "Dance While You Can", & "My Lucky Stars". Shirley MacLaine was born on April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia. She is an American film and theater actress, activist, dancer and author. In 1983 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Terms of Endearment. She has received five other Oscar nominations and five Golden Globe nominations. MacLaine made her film debut in 1955 and has starred in over 50 films since then. MacLaine has written a few books about her spiritual belief in reincarnation. She also authored a book about George McGovern in 1972 when he was running for president. The book is entitled, McGovern: The Man and His Beliefs. Together with her younger brother, Warren Beatty, MacLaine used her high-profile status to raise funds for the McGovern campaign. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Shirley MacLaine

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Out on a Limb (1983) 557 copies

The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit (2000) 410 copies

Dancing in the Light (1985) 343 copies

Don't Fall Off the Mountain (1970) 260 copies

Going Within (1989) 260 copies

It's All in the Playing (1987) 197 copies

I'm Over All That and Other Confessions (2011) 163 copies

Dance While You Can (1991) 156 copies

You Can Get There From Here (1975) 148 copies

My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir (1995) 148 copies

Sage-ing While Age-ing (2007) 123 copies

Out on a Leash: Exploring the Nature of Reality and Love (1901) 72 copies

What If . . .: A Lifetime of Questions, Speculations, Reasonable Guesses, and a Few Things I Know for Sure (2013) 55 copies

Above the Line: My Wild Oats Adventure (2016) 26 copies

The Complete Shirley MacLaine: Don't Fall Off the Mountain / You Can Get There from Here / Out on a Limb / Dancing in… 3 copies

The New Celebrity Cookbook (1973) 2 copies

Shirley MacLaine: Out on a Limb / Dancing in the Light / It's All in the Playing (1988) 2 copies

Amour et lumiere **** (1999) 1 copy

Newsweek Condensed Books - Breach of Faith; You Can Get There from Here; the Gentle Tasady; The Bermuda Triangle 1 copy

Time-Life Book Digest: McNally's Secret / The Duchess / Dance While You Can / The Lilac Bus 1 copy

Shirley MacLaine and Gene Kelly signed publicity still from "What A Way To Go!" 1 copy

The Complete Shirley MacLaine: Don't Fall Off the Mountain, You Can Get There from Here, Out on a Limb, & Dancing in… 1 copy

Shirley's World [1971-1972 TV series] (1971) 1 copy

Out on a Limb [1987 TV miniseries] (1987) 1 copy

The Shirley MacLaine Collection: The Camino, Out On a Leash, and Sage-ing While Age-ing (2011) 1 copy

Chicken 1 copy

The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir [1975 film] (1975) — Director — 1 copy

Shirley MacLaine Big Box Edition: Bewitched / Steel Magnolias / Guarding Tess 1 copy

McGovern: The Man and His Beliefs (1972) — Editor — 1 copy

Shirley MacLaine: Out on a Limb / Don't Fall Off the Mountain / You Can Get There from Here 1 copy

Camino - O călătoriee a Spiritului 1 copy

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Associated Works

Steel Magnolias [1989 film] (1989) — Actor — 356 copies

Downton Abbey: Season 3 (2012) — Actor — 267 copies

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty [2013 film] (2013) — Actor — 259 copies

The Apartment [1960 film] (1960) — Actor — 243 copies

Downton Abbey: Season 4 (2013) — Actor. — 236 copies

In Her Shoes [2005 film] (2005) — Actor — 222 copies

Bewitched [2005 film] (2005) 196 copies

Valentine's Day [2010 film] (2010) 185 copies

Rumor Has It... [2005 film] (2005) 154 copies

Being There [1979 film] (1979) — Actor — 148 copies

Around the World in 80 Days [1956 film] (1956) — Actor — 137 copies

Joan of Arc [1999 TV mini series] (1999) — Actor — 134 copies

Terms of Endearment [1983 film] (1983) 114 copies

The Trouble with Harry [1955 film] (1955) — Actor — 108 copies

Guarding Tess [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 94 copies

The Celluloid Closet [1995 film] (1995) — Self — 87 copies

Two Mules for Sister Sara [1970 film] (1970) 73 copies

Sweet Charity [1969 film] (1969) — Actor — 68 copies

Mrs. Winterbourne [1996 film] (1996) — Actor — 62 copies

Postcards from the Edge [1990 film] (1990) — Actor — 57 copies

Irma La Douce [1963 film] (1963) 56 copies

The Children's Hour [1961 film] (1961) 51 copies

Bernie [2011 film] (2011) — Actor — 47 copies

Cannonball Run II [1984 film] (1984) — Actor — 38 copies

What a Way to Go! [1964 film] (1964) — Actor — 34 copies

Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning [2008 film] (2008) 23 copies

Can-Can [1960 film] (1960) — Actor — 22 copies

Some Came Running [1958 film] (1958) — Actor — 19 copies

Can-Can: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1958) 18 copies

Elsa & Fred [2014 film] (2014) — Actor — 18 copies

The Yellow Rolls-Royce [1964 film] (1964) 17 copies

Salem Witch Trials [2002 TV movie] (2002) — Actor — 17 copies

These Old Broads [2001 film] (2001) — Actor — 14 copies

The Turning Point [1977 film] (1977) — Actor — 14 copies

Gambit [1966 film] (1966) — Actor — 14 copies

Coco Chanel [2008 film] (2008) — Actor — 13 copies

The Last Word [2017 film] (2017) — Actor — 12 copies

The Evening Star [1996 film] (1996) 11 copies

Carolina [2003 film] (2003) — Actor — 10 copies

Steel Magnolias / Sleepless in Seattle (2008) — Actor — 10 copies

Closing the Ring [2007 film] (2007) — Actor — 10 copies

20th Century Fox Studio Classics Collection: Volume 1 (Anna and the King of Siam, Can-Can, Daddy Long Legs, Star) (2010) — Actor — 8 copies

Woman Times Seven [1967 film] (1967) — Actor — 8 copies

Artists and Models [1955 film] (1955) — Actor — 8 copies

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway [1993 film] (1993) 7 copies

All In a Night's Work [1961 film] (1961) — Actor — 6 copies

Wild Oats [2016 film] (2016) — Actor — 6 copies

My Geisha [1962 film] (1962) 5 copies

The Matchmaker [1958 film] (1958) 5 copies

Waiting for the Light [1990 film] (1990) — Actor — 4 copies

The Possession of Joel Delaney [1972 film] (1972) — Actor — 4 copies

A Heavenly Christmas [2016 TV movie] (2016) — Actor — 4 copies

Used People [1992 film] (1992) 3 copies

Shirley Valentine / Terms of Endearment / The First Wives Club — Actor — 3 copies

The Sheepman [1958 film] (1958) — Actor — 3 copies

Only Murders in the Building: Season 2 — Guest — 3 copies

Desperate Characters [1971 film] (1971) — Actor — 2 copies

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom [1968 film] (1968) — Actor — 2 copies

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay [2002 TV movie] (2002) — Actor — 2 copies

Noelle [2019 film] (2019) — Actor — 2 copies

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! [1965 film] (1965) — Actor — 1 copy

Madame Sousatzka [1988 film] (1988) — Actor — 1 copy

Two for the Seesaw [1962 film] (1962) 1 copy

LIFE Goes to the Movies [1976 TV movie] (1976) — Host — 1 copy

Sweet Charity: Original 1969 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1969) — Performer — 1 copy

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Legal name: Beaty, Shirley MacLean
Birthdate: 1934-04-24
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Places of residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Education: Washington-Lee High School
Occupations: actor
writer
Relationships: Beatty, Warren (brother)
Parker, Sachi (daughter)

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Dance While You Can

Happiness

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Dance While You Can by Shirley Maclaine

Memoir

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What If . . .: A Lifetime of Questions, Spec… by Shirley MacLaine

I'd liken reading this book to eating a box of Harry Potter's every-flavor beans. Some of the questions are deliciously thought provoking, some are like black licorice- maybe you like it maybe you don't, and then there are the vomit and ear wax flavors that make you want to stay away forever. It was worth reading for the few gems scattered throughout but ultimately not for me.

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