Shelley Winters

August 18, 1920 - January 14, 2006 St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned almost six decades. She appeared in numerous films, and won Academy Awards for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965), and received nominations for A Place in the Sun (1951) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). Other roles Winters appeared in include A Double Life (1947), The Night of the Hunter (1955), Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966), Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976), and Pete's Dragon (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a years-long tenure on the sitcom Roseanne, and also authored three autobiographical books.

Her titles like Lolita, The Night of the Hunter, and The Poseidon Adventure - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/112
Weighted avg: 6.54 /10
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    Lolita
    1962June 1962 by Stanley Kubrick
    Starring as Charlotte Haze
    Starring as Charlotte Haze
    6.90 Good+
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    The Night of the Hunter
    1955July 1955 by Charles Laughton
    Starring as Willa Harper
    Starring as Willa Harper
    7.55 Excellent-
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    The Poseidon Adventure
    1972December 1972 by Ronald Neame
    Supporting as Belle Rosen
    Supporting as Belle Rosen
    6.72 Good
  • 4
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    The Tenant
    1976May 1976 by Roman Polanski
    Supporting as Concierge
    Supporting as Concierge
    7.19 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Pete's Dragon
    1977November 1977 by Don Chaffey
    Supporting as Lena Gogan
    Supporting as Lena Gogan
    5.85 Okay+
  • 6
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    Winchester '73
    1950July 1950 by Anthony Mann
    Starring as Lola Manners
    Starring as Lola Manners
    6.81 Good+
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    A Place in the Sun
    1951June 1951 by George Stevens
    Starring as Alice Tripp
    Starring as Alice Tripp
    6.82 Good+
  • 8
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    The Diary of Anne Frank
    1959March 1959 by George Stevens
    Starring as Petronella Van Daan
    Starring as Petronella Van Daan
    6.71 Good
  • 9
    9
    An Average Little Man Italian
    1977March 1977 by Mario Monicelli
    Starring as Amalia Vivaldi
    Starring as Amalia Vivaldi
    7.37 Excellent--
  • 10
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    Alfie
    1966March 1966 by Lewis Gilbert
    Starring as Ruby
    Starring as Ruby
    6.07 Okay++
  • 11
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    The Delta Force
    1986February 1986 by Menahem Golan
    Minor role as Edie Kaplan
    Minor role as Edie Kaplan
    5.55 Okay
  • 12
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    Bloody Mama
    1970March 1970 by Roger Corman
    Lead role as 'Ma' Kate Barker
    Lead role as 'Ma' Kate Barker
    5.33 Okay-
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    The Portrait of a Lady
    1996October 1996 by Jane Campion
    Supporting as Mrs. Touchett
    Supporting as Mrs. Touchett
    5.54 Okay
  • 14
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    Elvis
    1979February 1979 by John Carpenter
    Starring as Gladys Presley
    Starring as Gladys Presley
    6.30 Good--
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    A Patch of Blue
    1965December 1965 by Guy Green
    Starring as Rose-Ann D'Arcey
    Starring as Rose-Ann D'Arcey
    6.86 Good+
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    Tentacles Italian
    1977February 1977 by Ovidio G. Assonitis
    Starring as Tillie Turner
    Starring as Tillie Turner
    4.61 Mediocre+
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    The Scalphunters
    1968February 1968 by Sydney Pollack
    Starring as Kate
    Starring as Kate
    5.95 Okay++
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    Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
    1972February 1972 by Curtis Harrington
    Lead role as Mrs. Forrest
    Lead role as Mrs. Forrest
    5.81 Okay+
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    Heavy
    1995December 1995 by James Mangold
    Starring as Dolly Modino
    Starring as Dolly Modino
    6.12 Good--
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    Harper
    1966February 1966 by Jack Smight
    Minor role as Fay Estabrook
    Minor role as Fay Estabrook
    6.21 Good--
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    The Silence of the Hams Italian
    1994March 1994 by Ezio Greggio
    Minor role as Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
    Minor role as Mrs. Motel (The Mother)
    4.64 Mediocre+
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    Odds Against Tomorrow
    1959October 1959 by Robert Wise
    Supporting as Lorry
    Supporting as Lorry
    6.27 Good--
  • 23
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    The Visitor
    1979March 1979 by Giulio Paradisi
    Supporting as Jane Phillips
    Supporting as Jane Phillips
    5.12 Okay--
  • 24
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    He Ran All the Way
    1951June 1951 by John Berry
    Starring as Peggy Dobbs
    Starring as Peggy Dobbs
    6.44 Good-
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    Frosty's Winter Wonderland
    1976December 1976 by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
    Supporting as Crystal
    Supporting as Crystal
    6.07 Okay++
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    Cleopatra Jones
    1973July 1973 by Jack Starrett
    Starring as Mommy
    Starring as Mommy
    5.51 Okay
  • 27
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    A Double Life
    1947December 1947 by George Cukor
    Supporting as Pat Kroll
    Supporting as Pat Kroll
    5.96 Okay++
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    The Big Knife
    1955October 1955 by Robert Aldrich
    Supporting as Dixie Evans
    Supporting as Dixie Evans
    5.67 Okay+
  • 29
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    Cry of the City
    1948September 1948 by Robert Siodmak
    Supporting as Brenda Martingale
    Supporting as Brenda Martingale
    6.16 Good--
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    Wild in the Streets
    1968May 1968 by Barry Shear
    Lead role as Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
    Lead role as Mrs. Max Flatow (Frost)
    5.70 Okay+
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    Jury Duty
    1995April 1995 by John Fortenberry
    Minor role as Mrs. Collins
    Minor role as Mrs. Collins
    4.42 Mediocre
  • 32
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    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
    1979July 1979 by Jules Bass
    Supporting as Crystal (voice)
    Supporting as Crystal (voice)
    5.93 Okay++
  • 33
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    Next Stop, Greenwich Village
    1976February 1976 by Paul Mazursky
    Starring as Faye Lapinsky
    Starring as Faye Lapinsky
    5.97 Okay++
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    What's the Matter with Helen?
    1971June 1971 by Curtis Harrington
    Starring as Helen
    Starring as Helen
    5.72 Okay+
  • 35
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    Phone Call from a Stranger
    1952February 1952 by Jean Negulesco
    Lead role as Binky Gay
    Lead role as Binky Gay
    5.97 Okay++
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    S.O.B.
    1981July 1981 by Blake Edwards
    Minor role as Eva Brown
    Minor role as Eva Brown
    5.69 Okay+
  • 37
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    Executive Suite
    1954April 1954 by Robert Wise
    Supporting as Eva Bardeman
    Supporting as Eva Bardeman
    6.37 Good-
  • 38
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    Poor Pretty Eddie
    1975June 1975 by Richard Robinson
    Starring as Bertha
    Starring as Bertha
    5.45 Okay
  • 39
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    City on Fire
    1979July 1979 by Alvin Rakoff
    Starring as Nurse Andrea Harper
    Starring as Nurse Andrea Harper
    5.35 Okay-
  • 40
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    The Initiation of Sarah
    1978February 1978 by Robert Day
    Starring as Mrs. Erica Hunter
    Starring as Mrs. Erica Hunter
    5.60 Okay
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    I Died a Thousand Times
    1955November 1955 by Stuart Heisler
    Starring as Marie Garson
    Starring as Marie Garson
    5.89 Okay+
  • 42
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    Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
    1968October 1968 by Melvin Frank
    Starring as Shirley Newman
    Starring as Shirley Newman
    5.81 Okay+
  • 43
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    Black Journal Italian
    1977November 1977 by Mauro Bolognini
    Lead role as Lea
    Lead role as Lea
    5.70 Okay+
  • 44
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    The Raging Tide
    1951November 1951 by George Sherman
    Lead role as Connie Thatcher
    Lead role as Connie Thatcher
    5.59 Okay
  • 45
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    La bomba Italian
    1999October 1999 by Giulio Base
    Supporting as Prof. Summers
    Supporting as Prof. Summers
    5.59 Okay
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    Saskatchewan
    1954March 1954 by Raoul Walsh
    Starring as Grace Markey
    Starring as Grace Markey
    5.83 Okay+
  • 47
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    The Balcony
    1963March 1963 by Joseph Strick
    Lead role as Madame Irma
    Lead role as Madame Irma
    5.65 Okay
  • 48
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    The Young Savages
    1961May 1961 by John Frankenheimer
    Supporting as Mary diPace
    Supporting as Mary diPace
    6.01 Okay++
  • 49
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    The Devil's Daughter
    1973January 1973 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Lead role as Lilith Malone
    Lead role as Lilith Malone
    6.06 Okay++
  • 50
    50
    King of the Gypsies
    1978December 1978 by Frank Pierson
    Starring as Queen Rachel
    Starring as Queen Rachel
    5.81 Okay+
  • 51
    51
    Stepping Out
    1991October 1991 by Lewis Gilbert
    Starring as Mrs. Fraser
    Starring as Mrs. Fraser
    5.82 Okay+
  • 52
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    Time of Indifference Italian
    1964September 1964 by Francesco Maselli
    Starring as Lisa
    Starring as Lisa
    5.91 Okay++
  • 53
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    Take One False Step
    1949August 1949 by Chester Erskine
    Starring as Catherine Sykes
    Starring as Catherine Sykes
    5.70 Okay+
  • 54
    54
    The Chapman Report
    1962October 1962 by George Cukor
    Starring as Sarah Garnell
    Starring as Sarah Garnell
    5.61 Okay
  • 55
    55
    Fanny Hill
    1983January 1983 by Gerry O'Hara
    Supporting as Mrs. Cole
    Supporting as Mrs. Cole
    5.60 Okay
  • 56
    56
    Playgirl
    1954April 1954 by Joseph Pevney
    Lead role as Fran
    Lead role as Fran
    5.56 Okay
  • 57
    57
    Behave Yourself!
    1951September 1951 by George Beck
    Starring as Katherine "Kate" Denny
    Starring as Katherine "Kate" Denny
    5.94 Okay++
  • 58
    58
    Johnny Stool Pigeon
    1949April 1949 by William Castle
    Starring as Terry
    Starring as Terry
    5.96 Okay++
  • 59
    59
    Purple People Eater
    1988December 1988 by Linda Shayne
    Starring as Rita
    Starring as Rita
    5.66 Okay
  • 60
    60
    Blume in Love
    1973June 1973 by Paul Mazursky
    Supporting as Mrs. Cramer
    Supporting as Mrs. Cramer
    5.79 Okay+
  • 61
    61
    Ellie
    1984May 1984 by Peter Wittman
    Lead role as Cora Jackson
    Lead role as Cora Jackson
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Revenge!
    1971November 1971 by Jud Taylor
    Lead role as Amanda Hilton
    Lead role as Amanda Hilton
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    To Dorothy, a Son
    1954October 1954 by Muriel Box
    Lead role as Myrtle La Mar
    Lead role as Myrtle La Mar
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    The Mad Room
    1969May 1969 by Bernard Girard
    Starring as Mrs. Armstrong
    Starring as Mrs. Armstrong
    5.95 Okay++
  • 65
    65
    The Treasure of Pancho Villa
    1955October 1955 by George Sherman
    Starring as Ruth Harris
    Starring as Ruth Harris
    5.88 Okay+
  • 66
    66
    I Am a Camera
    1955July 1955 by Henry Cornelius
    Starring as Natalia Landauer
    Starring as Natalia Landauer
    5.94 Okay++
  • 67
    67
    The Great Gatsby
    1949June 1949 by Elliott Nugent
    Supporting as Myrtle Wilson
    Supporting as Myrtle Wilson
    5.65 Okay
  • 68
    68
    Frenchie
    1950December 1950 by Louis King
    Starring as Frenchie Fontaine
    Starring as Frenchie Fontaine
    5.91 Okay++
  • 69
    69
    A House Is Not a Home
    1964August 1964 by Russell Rouse
    Lead role as Polly Adler
    Lead role as Polly Adler
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Larceny
    1948September 1948 by George Sherman
    Supporting as Tory
    Supporting as Tory
    5.85 Okay+
  • 71
    71
    Let No Man Write My Epitaph
    1960November 1960 by Philip Leacock
    Starring as Nellie Romano
    Starring as Nellie Romano
    5.90 Okay++
  • 72
    72
    The Pickle
    1993April 1993 by Paul Mazursky
    Supporting as Yetta
    Supporting as Yetta
    5.67 Okay
  • 73
    73
    Looping German
    1981January 1981 by Walter Bockmayer
    Lead role as Carmen
    Lead role as Carmen
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    My Man and I
    1952September 1952 by William A. Wellman
    Lead role as Nancy
    Lead role as Nancy
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Tennessee Champ
    1954March 1954 by Fred M. Wilcox
    Lead role as Sarah Wurble
    Lead role as Sarah Wurble
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Enter Laughing
    1967February 1967 by Carl Reiner
    Starring as Emma Kolowitz
    Starring as Emma Kolowitz
    5.71 Okay+
  • 77
    77
    Raging Angels
    1995November 1995 by Alan Smithee
    Supporting as Grandma Ruth
    Supporting as Grandma Ruth
    5.14 Okay--
  • 78
    78
    Wives and Lovers
    1963August 1963 by John Rich
    Starring as Fran Cabrell
    Starring as Fran Cabrell
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Gideon
    1998October 1998 by Claudia Hoover
    Supporting as Mrs. Willows
    Supporting as Mrs. Willows
    5.92 Okay++
  • 80
    80
    Untamed Frontier
    1952July 1952 by Hugo Fregonese
    Starring as Jane Stevens
    Starring as Jane Stevens
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Déjà Vu
    1985May 1985 by Anthony B. Richmond
    Starring as Olga Nabokova
    Starring as Olga Nabokova
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Diamonds
    1975October 1975 by Menahem Golan
    Supporting as Zelda Shapiro
    Supporting as Zelda Shapiro
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    Mrs. Munck
    1995January 1995 by Diane Ladd
    Supporting as Aunt Monica
    Supporting as Aunt Monica
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    Witchfire
    1986January 1986 by Vincent J. Privitera
    Lead role as Lydia
    Lead role as Lydia
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    New Orleans
    1947April 1947 by Arthur Lubin
    Supporting as Mrs. Holmbright
    Supporting as Mrs. Holmbright
    6.06 Okay++
  • 86
    86
    Something to Hide
    1972January 1972 by Alastair Reid
    Starring as Gabriella Field
    Starring as Gabriella Field
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Journey into Fear
    1975August 1975 by Daniel Mann
    Supporting as Mrs. Mathews
    Supporting as Mrs. Mathews
    5.91 Okay++
  • 88
    88
    Over the Brooklyn Bridge
    1984March 1984 by Menahem Golan
    Supporting as Becky
    Supporting as Becky
    5.74 Okay+
  • 89
    89
    The Gangster
    1947November 1947 by Gordon Wiles
    Minor role as Hazel (uncredited)
    Minor role as Hazel (uncredited)
    5.63 Okay
  • 90
    90
    Meet Danny Wilson
    1952February 1952 by Joseph Pevney
    Starring as Joy Carroll
    Starring as Joy Carroll
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    Backfire!
    1995January 1995 by A. Dean Bell
    Supporting as The Good Lieutenant
    Supporting as The Good Lieutenant
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    Mambo
    1954September 1954 by Robert Rossen
    Supporting as Toni Salerno
    Supporting as Toni Salerno
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    Arthur? Arthur!
    1969October 1969 by Samuel Gallu
    Starring as Hester Green
    Starring as Hester Green
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    The Adventures of Nick Carter
    1972February 1972 by Paul Krasny
    Starring as Bess Tucker
    Starring as Bess Tucker
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    The Sex Symbol
    1974September 1974 by David Lowell Rich
    Starring as Agatha Murphy
    Starring as Agatha Murphy
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Flap
    1970November 1970 by Carol Reed
    Supporting as Dorothy Bluebell
    Supporting as Dorothy Bluebell
    Needs more reviews
  • 97
    97
    The Magician of Lublin
    1979November 1979 by Menahem Golan
    Supporting as Elzbieta
    Supporting as Elzbieta
    Needs more reviews
  • 98
    98
    How Do I Love Thee?
    1970October 1970 by Michael Gordon
    Starring as Lena Mervin
    Starring as Lena Mervin
    Needs more reviews
  • 99
    99
    That Lucky Touch
    1975August 1975 by Christopher Miles
    Starring as Diana Steedeman
    Starring as Diana Steedeman
    Needs more reviews
  • 100
    100
    Together Again
    1944December 1944 by Charles Vidor
    Minor role as Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
    Minor role as Young Woman Fleeing Nightclub Raid (uncredited)
    5.81 Okay+
  • 101
    101
    My Darling Vivian
    2020April 2020 by Matt Riddlehoover
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    6.12 Good--
  • 102
    102
    Knickerbocker Holiday
    1944March 1944 by Harry Joe Brown
    Supporting as Ulda Tienhoven
    Supporting as Ulda Tienhoven
    Needs more reviews
  • 103
    103
    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
    1986April 1986 by Gene Feldman
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 104
    104
    The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
    1966November 1966 by Terry Sanders
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
  • 105
    105
    George Stevens and His Place In The Sun
    2001August 2001
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    106
    Weep No More, My Lady
    1992January 1992 by Michel Andrieu
    Minor role as Vivian Morgan
    Minor role as Vivian Morgan
    Needs more reviews
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    107
    Killer McCoy
    1947December 1947 by Roy Rowland
    Minor role as Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
    Minor role as Waitress / Autograph Hound (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
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    108
    The French Atlantic Affair
    1979 by Douglas Heyes
    Minor role as Helen Wabash
    Minor role as Helen Wabash
    Needs more reviews
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    109
    What a Woman
    1943December 1943 by Irving Cummings
    Minor role as Secretary (uncredited)
    Minor role as Secretary (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
  • 110
    110
    A Star Is Born World Premiere
    1954September 1954
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 111
    111
    Living in a Big Way
    1947June 1947 by Gregory La Cava
    Minor role as Junior League Girl (uncredited)
    Minor role as Junior League Girl (uncredited)
    Needs more reviews
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    112
    Hello Actors Studio
    1988November 1988 by Annie Tresgot
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Robert Mitchum 3 titles
Burt Lancaster 2 titles
Keenan Wynn 2 titles
Diane Ladd 3 titles
Jack Palance 2 titles
Joseph Cotten 2 titles
Richard Conte 2 titles
Alberto Sordi 1 title
Lee Marvin 2 titles