Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Actor (b. 1934)
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The ThumbScore for Shirley MacLaine (74.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 28 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Shirley's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

28
Movies
74.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Comedy
Top Genre

Audiences rate Shirley MacLaine’s films higher than 74% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): The Children's Hour (YouTube, Tubi, Kanopy) · The Apartment (YouTube, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla) · Irma la Douce (YouTube, Tubi, Hoopla) · Bernie (YouTube, The CW, Prime Video (free), Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Mrs. Winterbourne (Tubi) · The Celluloid Closet (Roku Channel) and 9 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Ben Stiller (2)Jack Lemmon (2)Hope Holiday (2)Joan Shawlee (2)Billy Wilder (2)

Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, headstrong, and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades throughout her career spanning seven decades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards. Born in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine made her acting debut as a teenager with minor roles in the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. 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. 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), Two for the Seesaw (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), and Sweet Charity (1969).

A six time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the comedy-drama Terms of Endearment (1983). Her other prominent films include The Turning Point (1977), Being There (1979), Madame Sousatzka (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Evening Star (1996), Bewitched (2005), In Her Shoes (2005), Valentine's Day (2010), and The Little Mermaid (2018). MacLaine has been the recipient of many honorary awards. 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. In 1998, she was awarded the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Born 1934-04-24 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

On ThumbScore, Shirley MacLaine appears in 28 films with an average audience score of 74.6%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Shirley MacLaine movie, ranked by audience score

Two Mules for Sister Sara
Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
👍 89%
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
1961
👍 87%
The Apartment
The Apartment
1960
👍 86%
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
👍 86%
Irma la Douce
Irma la Douce
1963
👍 85%
The Trouble with Harry
The Trouble with Harry
1955
👍 83%
What a Way to Go!
What a Way to Go!
1964
👍 83%
Being There
Being There
1979
👍 82%
Gambit
Gambit
1966
👍 80%
Some Came Running
Some Came Running
1958
👍 80%
Artists and Models
Artists and Models
1955
👍 80%
Bernie
Bernie
2012
👍 76%
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
1989
👍 76%
Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
👍 76%
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
1996
👍 76%
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
1983
👍 74%
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
1990
👍 73%
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
1984
👍 70%
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
2005
👍 69%
Guarding Tess
Guarding Tess
1994
👍 69%
The Last Word
The Last Word
2017
👍 68%
Noelle
Noelle
2019
👍 67%
Wild Oats
Wild Oats
2016
👍 66%
Rumor Has It...
Rumor Has It...
2005
👍 66%
Bewitched
Bewitched
2005
👍 64%
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
👍 62%
Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred
2014
👍 60%
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
2018
👍 56%