She explained that she didn't have the ideal body type, lacking the requisite "beautifully constructed feet" of high arches, high insteps and a flexible ankle. Ultimately she decided against making a career of professional ballet because she had grown too tall and was unable to perfect her technique. Eventually, she had a substantial female role as the fairy godmother in Cinderella while warming up backstage, she broke her ankle, but then tightened the ribbons on her toe shoes and proceeded to dance the role all the way through before calling for an ambulance. ![]() In classical romantic pieces like Romeo and Juliet and The Sleeping Beauty, she always played the boys' roles due to being the tallest in the group and the absence of males in the class. Strongly motivated by ballet, she never missed a class. This was the beginning of her interest in performing. Īs a toddler, she had weak ankles and fell over with the slightest misstep, so her mother decided to enroll her in ballet class at the Washington School of Ballet at the age of three. During the 1950s, the family resided in the Dominion Hills section of Arlington. MacLaine played baseball on an all-boys team, holding the record for most home runs, which earned her the nickname "Powerhouse". While MacLaine was still a child, Ira Beaty moved his family from Richmond to Norfolk, and then to Arlington and Waverly, then back to Arlington eventually taking a position at Arlington's Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in 1945. MacLeod, a Communist member of the Ontario legislature in the 1940s. Her uncle (her mother's brother-in-law) was A. MacLaine's younger brother is the actor, writer, and director Warren Beatty he changed the spelling of his surname when he became an actor. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne ( née MacLean), was a drama teacher, originally from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and a real estate agent. Named after actress Shirley Temple (who was six years old at the time), Shirley MacLean Beaty was born on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Virginia. Apart from acting, MacLaine has written numerous books regarding the subjects of metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation, as well as a best-selling memoir, Out on a Limb (1983). In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. She was awarded the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2012, Gala Tribute from the Film Society of Lincoln Center in 1995, and Kennedy Center Honor in 2013 for her contribution to American culture, through performing arts. MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. She portrayed Coco Chanel in the television film, Coco Chanel (2008), receiving a Primetime Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award nominations. Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), In Her Shoes (2005) and Bernie (2011). Brooks comedy drama Terms of Endearment (1983). ![]() A six-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the James L. She rose to prominence with starring roles in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children's Hour (1961), Irma la Douce (1963), Sweet Charity (1969), and Being There (1979). Following minor appearances as an understudy in various other productions, MacLaine made her film debut with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry (1955), winning the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. ![]() Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-decade career, including an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Volpi Cups and two Silver Bears.īorn in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and former dancer.
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