Shelley WINTERS | Shirley Schrift

* 18.08.1920, St. Louis, USA † 14.01.2006, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Schauspielerin * Schauspielunterricht an New School for Social Research, New York * seit 1940 kleine Rollen beim Theater * 1943 Filmdebüt – zunächst nur in Minirollen (bit parts - oft uncredited) * Vertrag bei Columbia * 1947 erster Erfolg in A Double Life * Langzeitvertrag bei Universal * 1951 Fortsetzung ihrer Schauspielausbildung am Actors Studio, New York * neben umfangreicher Film- auch Theaterarbeit * in 60er und 70er Jahren wirkt ebenfalls in europäischen Produktionen mit * 1971 Aufführung ihres Stückes One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger in New York * verheiratet mit Vittorio Gassman (2. Ehemann, 1952-54) und Anthony Franciosa (3. Ehemann, 1957-60) * Genres: Drama / Komödie / Thriller / Krimi / film-noir / Romanze / Western

FILMS

Sailor's Holiday (1943/44-USA * William Berke / Gloria Flynn)
She's a Soldier Too (1944-USA * William Castle / "Silver" Rankin)
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944-USA * Harry Joe Brown / Ulda Tienhoven)
Tonight and Every Night (Music Box Girls, 1944-USA * Victor Saville / Bubbles)
A Thousand and One Nights (1001 Nacht, 1945-USA * Alfred E. Green / Dienstmädchen)
New Orleans (1947-USA * Arthur Lubin / -)
The Gangster (1947-USA * Gordon Wiles / Hazel)
A Double Life (Ein Doppelleben, 1947-USA * George Cukor / Pat Kroll)
Larceny (Betrug, 1948-USA * George Sherman / Tory)
Cry of the City (Schrei der Großstadt, 1948-USA * Robert Siodmak / Brenda Martingale)
The Great Gatsby (Der große Gatsby, 1948/49-USA * Elliott Nugent / Myrtle Wilson)
Take One False Step (1949-USA * Chester Erskine / Catherine Sykes)
Johnny Stool Pigeon (Kokain, 1949-USA * William Castle / Terry)
South Sea Sinner (Südsee-Vagabunden, 1949-USA * H. Bruce Humberstone / Coral)
A Place in the Sun (Ein Platz an der Sonne, 1949-USA * George Stevens / Alice Tripp)
# Winchester '73 (Winchester '73, 1950-USA * Anthony Mann ... Lola Manners) (02-03; 5007)
Frenchie (Revolverlady, 1950-USA * Louis King / Frenchie Fontaine)
He Ran All the Way (Steckbrief 7-73, 1950-USA; R: John Berry, B: Hugo Butler, Guy Endore [=Dalton Trumbo], K: James Wong Howe, M: Franz Waxman, D: John Garfield, SW-Peg/gy Dobbs) 75/7m-Thriller (Roman von Sam Ross)
Behave Yourself (Gangster unter sich, 1951-USA * George Beck / Kate Denny)
The Raging Tide (1951-USA * George Sherman / Connie Thatcher)
Meet Danny Wilson (Zu allem entschlossen, 1951-USA * Joseph Pevney / Joy Carroll)
Phone Call from a Stranger (Ein Fremder ruft an, 1952-USA * Jean Negulesco / Binky Gay)
Untamed Frontier (Der Tag der Vergeltung, 1952-USA * Hugo Fregonese / Jane Stevens)
My Man and I (1952-USA * William A. Wellman / Nancy)
Executive Suite (Die Intriganten, 1953-USA * Robert Wise / Eva Bardeman)
Tennessee Champ (1953-USA * Fred M. Wilcox / Sarah Wurble
Saskatchewan (Saskatschewan, 1954-USA * Raoul Walsh / Grace Markey)
Playgirl (1954-USA * Joseph Pevney / Fran Davis)
To Dorothy a Son (Das Millionenbaby, 1954-GB * Muriel Box / Myrtle La Mar)
Mambo (Mambo, 1954-I/USA * Robert Rossen / Toni Salerno)
The Night of the Hunter (Die Nacht des Jägers, 1954/55-USA * Charles Laughton / Willa Harper)
I Am a Camera (1955-GB * Henry Cornelius / Natalia Landauer)
The Big Knife (Hollywood-Story, 1955-USA * Robert Aldrich / Dixie Evans)
I Died a Thousand Times (Gegen alle Gewalten, 1955-USA * Stuart Heisler / Marie Gibson)
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (Heißer Atem, 1955-USA * George Sherman / Ruth Harris)
The Diary of Anne Frank (Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank, 1958-USA * George Stevens / Van Daan)
Odds against Tomorrow (Wenig Chancen für morgen, 1959-USA * Robert Wise / Lorry)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (Die Saat bricht auf, 1959/60-USA * Philip Leacock / Nellie Romano)
The Young Savages (Die jungen Wilden, 1960-USA; R: John Frankenheimer, B: Edward Anhalt, J.P. Miller, K: Lionel Lindon, M: David Amram, D: Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, SW-Mary di Pace) 103m-Drama /Roman von Evan Hunter/
Lolita (Lolita, 1961-GB * Stanley Kubrick / Charlotte Haze)
The Chapman Report (Der Chapman-Report, 1961/62-USA * George Cukor / Sarah Garnell)
The Balcony (Der Balkon, 1962-USA * Joseph Strick / Mme Irma)
Wives and Lovers (Ach Liebling... nicht hier !, 1963-USA * John Rich / Fran Cabrell)
Gli indifferenti (Die Gleichgültigen, 1963-I/F * Francesco Maselli / Lisa)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (Die größte Geschichte aller Zeiten, 1962/63-USA * George Stevens / Frau)
A House Is Not a Home (Madam/e/ P. und ihre Mädchen, 1964-USA * Russell Rouse / Polly Adler)
A Patch of Blue (Träumende Lippen, 1965-USA * Guy Green / Rose-Ann D'Arcey)
# Harper (Ein Fall für Harper, 1965-USA * Jack Smight ... Fay Estabrook) (Roman von Ross Macdonald) (07-09; 6602)
Alfie (Der Verführer läßt schön grüßen, 1965-GB * Lewis Gilbert / Ruby)
The Three Sisters (1966-USA * Paul Bogart / Natalja) Aufzeichnung einer Aufführung des Čechows-Stücks
Enter Laughing (1966-USA * Carl Reiner / Emma Kolowitz)
The Scalphunters (Mit eisernen Fäusten, 1967-USA * Sydney Pollack / Kate)
Wild in the Streets (Wild in den Straßen, 1967-USA * Barry Shear / Mrs. Flatow)
Buona sera, Mrs. Campbell (Buona sera, Mrs. Campbell, 1967-USA * R: Melvin Frank, B: Melvin Frank, Denis Norden, Sheldon Keller, K: Gabor Pogany, M: Riz Ortolani, D: Gina Lollobrigida, SW-Shirley Newman, Phil Silvers) 113m-Komödie
The Mad Room (Das Haus der blutigen Hände, 1968-USA * Bernard Girard / Mrs. Armstrong)
Bloody Mama (Bloody Mama, 1969-USA * Roger Corman / Kate Barker)
How Do I Love Thee ? (Wie ich Dich liebe ?, 1970-USA * Michael Gordon / Lena Mervin)
Flap (Der Indianer, 1970-USA * Carol Reed / Dorothy Bluebell)
What's the Matter with Helen ? (Was ist denn bloß mit Helen los ?, 1970/71-USA * Curtis Harrington / Helen Hill)
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo ? (Wer hat Tante Ruth angezündet ?, 1971-GB * Curtis Harrington / Rosie Forrest)
Something to Hide (1971-GB * Alastair Reid / Gabriella)
# The Poseidon Adventure (Die Höllenfahrt der Poseidon, 1972-USA; R: Ronald Neame, B: Stirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes, K: Harold E. Stine, M: John Williams, D: Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, SW-Belle Rosen) 117m-Katastrophendrama (Roman von Paul Gallico)
Blume in Love (Heirat ausgeschlossen, 1973-USA * Paul Mazursky / Mrs. Cramer)
Cleopatra Jones (Ein Fall für Cleopatra Jones, 1973-USA * Jack Starrett / Mommy)
Poor Pretty Eddie / Redneck County (1973-USA * Dick/Richard Robinson / Bertha)
That Lucky Touch (Bleib mir ja vom Leib, 1974/75-GB * Christopher Miles / Diana Steedeman)°°
Journey into Fear (Reise in die Angst, 1975-CDN * Daniel Mann / Mrs. Mathews)
Diamonds (Der Diamanten-Clou, 1975-IL * Menahem Golan / Zelda Shapiro)
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (Ein Haar in der Suppe, 1975-USA * Paul Mazursky / Mrs. Lapinsky)
# Le locataire / The Tenant (Der Mieter, 1975/76-F * Roman Polanski ... Concierge) (Roman von Roland Topor) (11-03; 7605)
Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino (1975/76-I * Carlo Di Palma / Caterina)
# Tentacoli (Der Polyp - Die Bestie mit den Todesarmen, 1976-I * Oliver Hellman ... Tillie Turner) (06-12 Wochen; 7702)
Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977-I * Mario Monicelli / Amalia Vivaldi)
Gran bollito (1977-I * Mauro Bolognini / Lea)
Pete's Dragon (Elliott - Das Schmunzelmonster, 1977-USA * Don Chaffey / Lena Gogan)
King of the Gypsies (König der Zigeuner, 1978-USA * Frank Pierson / Rachel)
Elvis (Elvis - The King, 1978-USA * John Carpenter / Gladys Presley) TVM
City on Fire (Stadt in Flammen, 1978-CDN/USA * Alvin Rakoff / Andrea Harper)
The Magician of Lublin (Der Magier, 1979-IL/D * Menahem Golan / Elżbieta)
Il visitore / Stridulum (Die Außerirdischen, 1979-I * Michael J. Paradise [=Giulio Paradisi] / Jane Phillips)
Looping (1980-D * Walter Bockmayer, Rolf Bührmann / Carmen)
S.O.B. (Hollywoods letzter Heuler - S.O.B., 1981-USA * Blake Edwards / Eva Brown)
# Fanny Hill (Fanny Hill, 1982-GB * Gerry O'Hara ... Mrs. Cole) (Roman von John Cleland) (07-?; 8307-D)
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (Over the Brooklyn Bridge, 1983-USA * Menahem Golan / Becky)
Very Close Quarters (1983-USA * Vladimir Rif / Galina)
Ellie (1984-USA * Peter Whittman / Cora)
Déjà Vu (1984/85-GB * Anthony B. Richmond / Olga Nabokova)
The Delta Force (Delta Force, 1985-USA * Menahem Golan / Edie Kaplan)
Witchfire (1986-USA * Vincent J. Privitera / Lydia)
Purple People Eater (Der kleine lila Menschenfresser, 1988-USA * Linda Shayne / Rita)
An Unremarkable Life (1989-USA * Amin Q. Chaudhri / Evelyn McEllany)
Touch of a Stranger (1990-USA * Brad Gilbert / Lily)
Stepping Out (Stepping Out, 1991-USA * Lewis Gilbert / Mrs. Fraser)
The Pickle (Stage Fright - Eine Gurke erobert Hollywood, 1992-USA * Paul Mazursky / Yetta)
The Silence of the Hams (Das Schweigen der Hammel, 1993/94-USA/I * Ezio Greggio / Mutter)
Backfire ! (Backfire - Die total verrückte Feuerwehr, 1994-USA * A. Dean Bell / Good Lieutenant)
Jury Duty (Chaos ! Schwiegersohn Junior im Gerichtssaal, 1995-USA * John Fortenberry / Mrs. Collins)
Mrs. Munck (Die Rache der Mrs. Munck, 1995-USA * Diane Ladd / Tante Monica) TVM
Heavy (Liebeshunger, 1995-USA * James Mangold / Dolly)
Raging Angels (1995-USA * Alan Smithee / Oma Ruth)
The Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of a Lady, 1995-GB/USA * Jane Campion / Mrs. Touchett)
Gideon (1999-USA * Claudia Hoover / Mrs. Willows)
La bomba (1999-I * Giulio Base / Professor Summers)

AWARDS

Academy Award (Oscar) für The Diary of Anne Frank (beste Nebendarstellerin, 1960)
Academy Award (Oscar) für A Patch of Blue (beste Nebendarstellerin, 1966)
Golden Globe für The Poseidon Adventure (beste Nebendarstellerin, 1973)
Spezial-David /di Donatello/ für Un borghese piccolo piccolo (1977)

BOOKS

Shelley Winters: Shelley, Also Known as Shirley. New York: William Morrow, 1980
Shelley Winters: Shelley II: The Middle of My Century. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989

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