Warren Beatty - Biography - IMDb Warren Beatty Biography Showing all 119 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (84) | Personal Quotes (17) | Salary (9) Overview (4) 6' 2" (1.88 m) Mini Bio (1) Since starring in his first film, Splendor in the Grass (1961), Warren Beatty has been said to have demonstrated a greater longevity in movies than any actor of his generation. Few people have taken so many responsibilities for all phases of the production of films as producer, director, writer, and actor, and few have evidenced so high a level of integrity in a body of work. In Rules Don't Apply (2016), he writes, produces, directs and stars in. Only Beatty and Orson Welles (Citizen Kane) have been nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an actor, a director, a writer, and a producer for the same film.

Beatty is the only person ever to have done it twice, for Heaven Can Wait (1978) and again for Reds (1981). Beatty has been nominated 15 times by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and 8 films he has produced have earned 53 Academy nominations. In 1982 he won the Academy Award for Directing and in 2000 was given the Academy's highest honor, the Irving G. Thalberg Award. He was awarded Best Director from the Directors Guild of America and Best Writer three times from the Writers Guild of America. He has received the Milestone Award from the Producers Guild, the Board of Governors Award from the American Society of Cinematographers, the Directors Award from the Costume Designers Guild, the Life Achievement Award from the Publicists Guild, and the Outstanding Contribution to Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Guild. The National Association of Theater Owners has honored him as Director of the Year, as Producer of the Year and as Actor of the Year. He has won 16 awards from the New York and Los Angeles Film Critics, the National Board of Review, and the Golden Globes.

In 1992, he was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France; in Italy he received the David di Donatello award in 1968 and again in 1981 and its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998; in 2001, he received the Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award from the San Sebastian International Film Festival; in 2002, he received the British Academy Fellowship from BAFTA; and in 2011, he was awarded the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. In December 2004, Beatty received The Kennedy Center Honor in Washington, D.C. In addition, he is the recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, the HFPA Cecile B. DeMille Award and many others. Politically active since the 1960's, Beatty campaigned with Robert F. Kennedy in his 1968 presidential campaign. That same year he traveled throughout the United States speaking in favor of gun control and against the war in Vietnam. In 1972 he took a year off from motion pictures to campaign with George McGovern.

In 1981, Beatty was a founding board member of the Center for National Policy. He is a founding member of The Progressive Majority, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has participated in the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. Beatty serves on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation. He previously served on the Board of Trustees of The Scripps Research Institute for several years. He has received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from the Americans for Democratic Action, the Brennan Legacy Award from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, and the Philip Burton Public Service Award from The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights. In multiple forums he has addressed campaign finance reform, the increasing disparity of wealth, universal health care and the need for the Democratic Party to return to its roots. In March of 2013, he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame. Beatty was born in Richmond, Virginia. He and his wife, Annette Bening , live in Los Angeles and have four children.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: 20th Century Fox Spouse (1) ( 3 March 1992 - present) (4 children) Trade Mark (3) Films often portray edgy, iconoclastic anti-heroes Known on-screen and off-screen for being highly charming to women Method acting Trivia (84) His political views expounded by the "new" Jay Bulworth in the movie Bulworth (1998) are really his own. He and older sister Shirley MacLaine attended Washington-Lee HS (as did Sandra Bullock ). Attended Northwestern University but dropped out after one year. Member Sigma Chi fraternity. He is the godfather of Steven Bauer and Melanie Griffith 's son, Alexander. Was the first choice to play Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972), but he turned it down. Was originally cast as the president in Mars Attacks! (1996). Was the first choice to play the lead in The Way We Were (1973). Received ten offers of football scholarship after graduating from high school. He turned them all down. Lives on famed "Bad Boy Drive" a.k.a. Muholland Drive in Beverly Hills, CA.

Nicknamed so because its famed residents are bad boy actors Marlon Brando , Jack Nicholson , and Beatty. Is allergic to oysters. Uncle of actress Sachi Parker . Turned down the role of Bill in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) because of the violent nature of the movie. Tested for the role of Tony in West Side Story (1961). Rumored to have been the subject of Carly Simon 's 1972 hit single "You're So Vain". After 43 years of speculation, Simon finally confirmed in November 2015 that the second verse of the song refers to Beatty. "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him!" she said. He has a photographic memory for phone numbers. He can dial a touch tone phone using the same hand technique as telephone operators. In the films he produces, he usually plays characters who lose something important by the end of the film. Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Elton John , Joan Sutherland , John Williams , and Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee .

Based his Shampoo (1975) character "George Roundy" on celebrity hairdresser Jay Sebring . Was an advisor on George McGovern 's 1972 presidential campaign. Credited with founding the concept of a political fund-raising concert when he and girlfriend Julie Christie backed the "Together with McGovern" concert in 1972 featuring Barbra Streisand , Carole King , James Taylor and even reuniting Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel ( Simon & Garfunkel ). Was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as best supporting or featured actor (dramatic) for "A Loss of Roses", later filmed as The Stripper (1963) with Richard Beymer in Beatty's role. He directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jack Warden , Dyan Cannon , Diane Keaton , Jack Nicholson , Maureen Stapleton , Al Pacino and himself (in Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981). Maureen Stapleton won an Oscar for her performance in Reds (1981).

Premiere Magazine ranked him as #29 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). Was slated to play the lead role in Francis Ford Coppola 's dead project "Megaoplis". John F. Kennedy wanted Beatty to play him in PT 109 (1963), after learning that director Elia Kazan had said that if anybody were to play JFK, it should be Beatty since they had so much in common. As Kazan stated, "Warren had everything Jack had. looks, intelligence, cunning and a commanding eye with the girls. Warren also suffered from lower back trouble". Kennedy himself suggested Beatty to Warner Bros to play him. Jack L. Warner asked Beatty to fly over to Washington to meet JFK and talk about the movie with him, but Beatty did not want to make the trip, nor play the part. He found the script too weak and that there was a surprising lack of action. His assessment turned out to be right: Cliff Robertson played the part and the movie flopped.

Months later, JFK and Beatty met and Kennedy had to concede that Beatty's decision not to make the movie had been right. Beatty and Kennedy remained very good friends up until Kennedy's death in 1963. Along with Robert Redford , Clint Eastwood , Mel Gibson , Richard Attenborough and Kevin Costner , he is one of six people to win and Academy Award for "Best Director", though they are mainly known as actors. Said that if they ever made a movie about his life story, Colin Farrell is the only person he thinks could play him. Cohabited with Julie Christie from 1967 to '74, albeit non-monogamously and with many on-again/off-again moments. His uncle by marriage, A.A. MacLeod, was the last sitting Communist member of the Canadian Parliament. Rejected Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) because he wanted to work with George Stevens on The Only Game in Town (1970), which had a long and tedious production and turned out to be a disastrous flop.

(Then-companion Julie Christie also turned down "Horses" and opted to make the sub-par In Search of Gregory (1969) because it was to be shot on location in Europe nearby where Beatty was making the Stevens film.) He turned down The Sting (1973) and The Great Gatsby (1974) so that he could devote his time to George McGovern 's presidential campaign. Beatty first espied future long-term lover Julie Christie at the 1966 Royal Command Performance of Born Free (1966) in London, which he attended with his then-girlfriend Leslie Caron . Caron and Beatty were situated near Christie in the reception line for Queen Elizabeth II , and Beatty first saw her in person when he turned to watch the Queen shake hands with her. Beatty inveigled his friend Richard Sylbert to tell her to call him. She did, he flew up to the San Francisco location of the Petulia (1968) shoot and, after a rocky start, they became lovers. She made her first public appearance with Beatty at a sneak preview of Bonnie and Clyde (1967) for the Hollywood elite.

It took them several months to rid themselves of their then-current lovers before they came together in a committed relationship, although they usually maintained separate households for the length of their long romance. Most of those who knew them said they shared a passion for the truth. Beatty told his friends he had asked Christie to marry him, but she refused as she did not want children. While filming Shampoo (1975) in 1974, Beatty bought his dream house and brought Christie over to view it. When she realized he had already assigned several rooms as nurseries, it dawned on her that their ideas for the future were too far apart to be able to maintain their relationship. She ended her long affair with him by phone in the fall of 1974. His longest and most lasting relationship until he married Annette Bening , the mother of his four children, Beatty considered Christie his wife and told the press in 1971 that he would pay her alimony if they split up, if she wanted it. They did, but she didn't.

When he was awarded the Irving Thalberg Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2000, Christie was one of the friends and co-workers who appeared in a filmed tribute to him. Became close to Robert F. Kennedy during his 1968 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Beatty's relationship with him was closer than the one Beatty had with John F. Kennedy . Beatty was particularly valuable during the campaign in firing up volunteers for such mundane activities as door-to-door canvassing. RFK was impressed by Beatty's thorough understanding of the issues. After Kennedy's assassination in Beatty's hometown of Los Angeles, he became a vocal gun control advocate. Once worked as a cocktail lounge pianist. Has produced two films that were nominated for Best Picture and had acting nominations in all four roles: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and Reds (1981) After coming to New York at 19 to pursue an acting career, he temporarily supported himself by working as a sandhog during the building of a new tube of the Lincoln Tunnel between New York and New Jersey.

He is the only person to be nominated for four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Directing, Lead Actor & Screenplay) in the same year in two-times. First for Heaven Can Wait (1978), later for Reds (1981). Oliver Stone tried casting him twice--once as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street (1987) and then as Richard M. Nixon in Nixon (1995). His performance as Clyde Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is ranked #32 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. This is ranking he shares with Faye Dunaway , who portrayed Bonnie Parker . Turned down the role of Jack Horner in Boogie Nights (1997). He later said that it was one of the few choices in his career that he regretted. Burt Reynolds garnered an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the film. Received the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award at The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000), presented to him by his friend and neighbor Jack Nicholson .

A political liberal, he personally campaigned for South Dakota Senator George McGovern in the New Hampshire Democratic Presidential primary in 1972. What's New Pussycat (1965), a name he often called girlfriends, was written for him, but he turned down the role when Leslie Caron --his girlfriend at the time--was turned down by producers for the female lead. Long planned a biopic of Howard Hughes to produce and star in. It has yest to be made and it's uncertain whether or not he has actually completed a script or if he also plans on directing it. Was offered the lead role in Jade (1995) but turned it down. David Caruso signed on to star instead. Was offered the role of Richard Nixon twice in his career: with Oliver Stone in Nixon (1995) and with Ron Howard in Frost/Nixon (2008). Claims he was offered the lead role in Rocky (1976). Turned down a role in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969).

Has expressed interest in producing, directing and starring in a live-action Pokemon movie, with himself playing the villain Giovanni, as Pokemon is his youngest's and second youngest's favorite cartoon. His two favorite cartoon characters are Daffy Duck (who is his all-time favorite) and Johnny Bravo. Only three times in Academy Award history have director-collaborators been nominated for Best Directing Oscars: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story (1961), Warren Beatty and Buck Henry for Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007) (Wise/Robbins and the Coens actually won the award). Despite their political differences, he is good friends with John McCain and Nancy Reagan . He was also a longtime friend of Ronald Reagan since his early career in Hollywood. As President, Reagan invited Beatty to screen his film Reds (1981) at the White House. He and Clint Eastwood are the only actor-directors to earn Best Actor and Best Director Oscar nominations for the same film two separate times.

Played two characters whose names differ by one letter: Joe Grady in The Only Game in Town (1970) and Joe Frady in The Parallax View (1974). In September 2000 he was set to star in Steven Zaillian 's adaptation of the Geoffrey Wolff book "The Duke of Deception". Zaillian had completed the script and was set to direct for producer Scott Rudin and Paramount. However, Beatty's procrastination pushed the project back and eventually Zaillian moved on. At the time Beatty was also attached to star in Quentin Tarantino 's "Kill Bill", but he eventually left that project as well. When he made his deal with Warner Bros. for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), the studio had such little faith in the future box-office results from the $2.5-million production that it agreed to give the film's star and first-time producer 40% of the box-office gross. The deal worked out quite well for Beatty. Between 1967-73 when the film played in theaters, it generated over $70 million worldwide at the box office, netting Beatty an estimated $28 million.

In 1989, while working on Dick Tracy (1990), he came across a script titled "Ocean of Storms". It was a love story about an aging astronaut who rejoins the lunar program for another shot at glory and falls for a female astronaut. It was written by documentary producer Ben Young Mason and veteran writer, producer, director and actor Tony Bill . Beatty bought the script through his Mulholland Productions and set it up at 20th Century-Fox. He planned on producing and starring in this as his next project after he completed his commitments on Bugsy (1991). However, like most Beatty projects, it was stalled in development. By 1993 he was working with Annette Bening on Love Affair (1994) and was planning on making "Ocean of Storms" their next project. He was trying to convince Martin Scorsese to direct it and hired Wesley Strick to do a rewrite for Scorsese. Scorsese eventually passed on the project but Beatty continued to develop it over the years, with rewrites from a slew of screenwriters including Robert Towne , Lawrence Wright , Stephen Harrigan and finally Aaron Sorkin .

By 1999 Clint Eastwood and Warner Bros. had beaten Beatty to the punch by announcing their own aging astronaut movie, Space Cowboys (2000). After the success of that film, and the box-office flops of both Love Affair (1994) and Bulworth (1998), Beatty and 20th Century-Fox decided to cancel their plans to make "Ocean of Storms". He has English, Scottish and distant Irish and Danish ancestry. Has never directed or acted with his sister Shirley MacLaine in any films. Became a father for the second time at age 57 when wife Annette Bening gave birth to their son Benjamin Beatty on August 23, 1994. Became a father for the third time at age 59 when wife Annette Bening gave birth to their daughter Isabel Beatty on January 11, 1997. Became a father for the fourth time at age 63 when wife Annette Bening gave birth to their daughter Ella Beatty on April 8, 2000.

Became a father for the first time at age 54 when girlfriend [now wife] Annette Bening gave birth to their daughter Kathlyn Beatty on January 8, 1992. He was a mentor to Diane Keaton . As of 2014 has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Reds (1981) and Bugsy (1991). He was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of the superhero Green Lantern/Charlie Vicker (created in 1967). Eldest daughter Kathlyn transitioned to male at the age of 14 and changed her name from Kathlyn Elizabeth to Stephen Ira Beatty.

Along with Orson Welles , Laurence Olivier , Woody Allen , Kenneth Branagh , Clint Eastwood and Roberto Benigni , he is one of only seven men to receive Academy Award nominations for both Best Actor and Best Director for the same film: Welles for Citizen Kane (1941), Olivier for Hamlet (1948), Allen for Annie Hall (1977), Beatty for both Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981), Branagh for Henry V (1989), Eastwood for Unforgiven (1992) and Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997). His 40% of the box-office gross from Bonnie and Clyde (1967) netted him somewhere in the neighborhood of $28 million. The film played in theaters for six years. Based on the value of $28 million and its buying power in 1973, it would be the equivalent of having an estimated $150 million in 2016. This makes it one of the largest back-end deals for a movie star in Hollywood history.

His mother, Kathlyn Corinne (MacLean), was a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and his father, Ira Owens Beaty, a PhD. of educational psychology, public school administrator and real estate dealer, was from Virginia. Christopher Ciccone claimed in his memoir that he once saw a suspicious Beatty rifling through the wastebasket in Madonna 's home office at 3 a.m. looking for evidence she was cheating on him. He showed interest in playing Joe Buck in Midnight Cowboy (1969) but John Schlesinger thought Beatty was too famous to be believable as a naive street hustler. Was the original choice to play billionaire John Gates in Indecent Proposal (1993). Beatty and Jane Fonda did a screen test for the roles that eventually went to Troy Donahue and Connie Stevens in Parrish (1961). Considered for the role of Superman/Clark Kent in Superman (1978). Turned down title role in the political comedy Dave (1993). Claimed that director Luchino Visconti begged him to star in The Leopard (1963) but he wasn't interested so Alain Delon was cast instead.

Unequivocally the most selective and least prolific star in cinema history. Beatty has only made 23 movies to date in a film career spanning 55 years. One popular theory as to why he turned down so many roles, at least until his marriage in 1992, is that he didn't like interrupting his prolific intimate life by going to work. Notable women who rejected his advances include Carmen Phillips , Kim Novak and Sean Young . Fran Drescher claims to have turned down an offer to join Beatty and Isabelle Adjani for a ménage à trois (mentioned in her autobiography). Britt Ekland on Beatty: He knew exactly where to locate the top button. One flick and we were on our way. Cher on Beatty: Warren has probably been with everybody I know. Warren Beatty is still the only person in Academy Award history that was twice nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as an actor, writer, director and producer of the same film ( Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981)). [2016].

Personal Quotes (17) [on his attitude toward movie promotion] In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards. Charity is taking an ugly girl to lunch. Lenin ( V.I. Lenin ) said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics. I'm old, I'm young, I'm intelligent, I'm stupid. My tide goes in and out. Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer. When asked why he never married any of his many girlfriends: Just because you need a quart of milk doesn't mean you have to go out and buy a whole cow. In a way, I'd rather ride down the street on a camel than give what is sometimes called an in-depth interview. I'd rather ride down the street on a camel nude. In a snowstorm. Backwards. My notion of a wife at forty is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two twenties.

For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship. You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play. Polygamy is dumb fun. Monogamy requires much more sensitivity. [on Stanley Kubrick ] It was common knowledge that Stanley always knew something you didn't. Marlon Brando was more than a uniquely gifted and influential actor. He was also an aroused citizen with broad social perspectives. Generous with his friendship and candid personal insights, he was an endlessly entertaining good neighbor. Annette [ Annette Bening ] and I will miss him very much. [on doing stunts] You try to measure up the safety concerns with the adrenaline concerns, the narcissism concerns, and the ambition concerns, and hope you don't make a mistake. Usually I'd wear some kind of pad if I was going to fall. A director needs to be in control, but he really shouldn't be in complete control, because then things could be very boring, and he wouldn't take advantage of unexpected developments and opportunities. There are people who storyboard everything. I don't do that. I'll storyboard some stuff, but mainly I'm ready for the unexpected.

I think that's important. You can't plan too much. I always think of a quote from Napoleon when they asked him to explain the intricacies of his battle plan. He said, 'Well here's the plan. First we go there, and then we see what happens.' It's best not to act and direct at the same time. When I direct myself, I do more takes than if I'm being directed by someone else. Rather than stop and look at it, I just do it again. And I like to have my fellow actors feel that they're directing it at the same time. I try to lead them into thinking it's sort of a fake democracy, when it's actually, ultimately, kind of a fascist dictatorship, one would have to admit. [asked about his many loves] I have only one, Annette.

Salary (9) Shirley MacLaine - Biography - IMDb Shirley MacLaine Biography Showing all 91 items Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (52) | Personal Quotes (25) | Salary (6) Overview (3) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (MacLean), was a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and her father, Ira Owens Beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from Virginia. Her brother, Warren Beatty , was born on March 30, 1937. Her ancestry includes English and Scottish. Shirley was the tallest in her ballet classes at the Washington School of Ballet. Just after she graduated from Washington-Lee High School, she packed her bags and headed for New York. While auditioning for Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 's "Me and Juliet", the producer kept mispronouncing her name.

She then changed her name from Shirley MacLean Beaty to Shirley MacLaine. She later had a role in "The Pajama Game", as a member of the chorus and understudy to Carol Haney . A few months into the run, Shirley was going to leave the show for the lead role in "Can-Can" but ended up filling in for Haney, who had broken her ankle and could not perform. She would fill in for Carol, again, three months later, following another injury, the very night that movie producer Hal B. Wallis was in the audience. Wallis signed MacLaine to a five-year contract to Paramount Pictures. Three months later, she was off to shoot The Trouble with Harry (1955). She then took roles in Hot Spell (1958) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), completed not too long before her daughter, Sachi Parker (born Stephanie), was born. With Shirley's career on track, she played one of her most challenging roles: "Ginny Moorhead" in Some Came Running (1958), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

She went on to do The Sheepman (1958) and The Matchmaker (1958). In 1960, she got her second Academy Award nomination for The Apartment (1960). Three years later, she received a third nomination for Irma la Douce (1963). In 1969, she brought her friend Bob Fosse from Broadway to direct her in Sweet Charity (1969), from which she got her "signature" song, "If My Friends Could See Me Now". After a five-year hiatus, Shirley made a documentary on China called The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir (1975), for which she received an Oscar nomination for best documentary. In 1977, she got her fourth Best Actress Oscar nomination for The Turning Point (1977). In 1979, she worked with Peter Sellers in Being There (1979), made shortly before his death. After 20 years in the film industry, she finally took home the Best Actress Oscar for Terms of Endearment (1983).

After a five-year hiatus, Shirley made Madame Sousatzka (1988), a critical and financial hit that took top prize at the Venice Film Festival. In 1989, she starred with Dolly Parton , Sally Field and Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias (1989). She received rave reviews playing Meryl Streep 's mother in Postcards from the Edge (1990) and for Guarding Tess (1994). In 1996, she reprised her role from "Terms of Endearment" as "Aurora Greenway" in The Evening Star (1996), which didn't repeat its predecessor's success at the box office. In mid-1998, she directed Bruno (2000), which starred Alex D. Linz . In February 2001, Shirley worked with close friends once again in These Old Broads (2001), and co-starred with Julia Stiles in Carolina (2003) and with Kirstie Alley in Salem Witch Trials (2002).

MacLaine as her own website which includes her own radio show and interviews, the Encounter Board, and Independent Expression, a members-only section of the site. In the past few years, Shirley starred in a CBS miniseries based on the life of cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash -- The Battle of Mary Kay (2002), and wrote two more books, "The Camino" in 2001, and "Out On A Leash" in 2003. After taking a slight hiatus from motion pictures, Shirley returned with roles in the movies that were small, but wonderfully scene-stealing: Bewitched (2005) with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell , In Her Shoes (2005) with Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette , in which Shirley was nominated for a Golden Globe in the best supporting actress category, and Rumor Has It... (2005) with Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Costner . Shirley completed filming of Closing the Ring (2007), directed by Sir Richard Attenborough , in 2007.

Her latest book is entitled "Sage-ing While Ag-ing"; Shirley's latest film is Valentine's Day (2010), which debuted in theaters on February 12, 2010. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jennifer Obakhume roseslvndr1@yahoo.com Spouse (1) ( 17 September 1954 - 9 December 1982) (divorced) (1 child) Trade Mark (3) Her trademark theme song, taken from the movie, Sweet Charity (1969), is "If My Friends Could See Me Now". It is usually the music that accompanies her when she makes entrances on talk shows. Strong-willed characters who fluctuate between endearing and abrasive Her eternally red hair Named after Shirley Temple . Led a series of weekend-long higher-self seminars in the late 1980s teaching people about her views on many aspects of New Age practices and techniques. Attended Washington-Lee H.S. in Arlington, VA. Mother of Sachi Parker with former husband Steve Parker . A frequent visitor to Houston, Texas, where she starred in Terms of Endearment (1983) and The Evening Star (1996).

At each visit, she goes to Tony's Restaurant, where she orders a complete soufflé just for herself. Born at 3:57 PM EST. Sister-in-law of actress Annette Bening . Is a horse lover. Turned down the role of Diane Freeling in Poltergeist (1982) to play the Oscar-winning role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment (1983). Her childhood dinner for many years consisted of tabasco and saltine crackers (which often resulted in bad dreams--her missing the bus to ballet class). Took ballet as a child and always played the boy's role due to being the tallest in her class. As of 2009, she is only one of six performers who won a Golden Globe Award as Best Lead Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture Drama without being nominated for an Oscar for that same role (hers for Madame Sousatzka (1988)).

The others are Spencer Tracy in The Actress (1953), Anthony Franciosa in Career (1959), Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965), Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998) and Kate Winslet in Revolutionary Road (2008). Right before a performance of "Cinderella" with the Washington School of Ballet (she was dancing the role of the Fairy Godmother), she was warming up backstage when she broke her ankle. Instead of bowing out, she simply tied the ribbon on her toe shoes tighter and danced the role through. After the show was over, she called for an ambulance. Was close friends with the members of the Rat Pack. She starred with all of them in Ocean's 11 (1960). Other works with Rat Pack members include: Some Came Running (1958), Cannonball Run II (1984) and Can-Can (1960). Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. Close friends with actress Julie Christie , who lived with Shirley's brother Warren Beatty for over a decade.

Columbia originally wanted to cast her as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1968). However, producer Ray Stark --who produced the Broadway show and was Brice's son-in-law--insisted on Barbra Streisand repeating her Broadway role. Her performance as Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment (1983) is ranked #81 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. She and Barbra Streisand celebrate their joint birthday together every year. Attended the same high school, Washington-Lee High School, as Sandra Bullock . Both were also cheerleaders at the school. Her brother, Warren Beatty also attended this high school. When writing The Exorcist (1973), William Peter Blatty based the character of "Chris O'Neil" on MacLaine, who was a friend of his. Dropped out of the The Blue Bird (1976) before shooting began. Father was a professor, then a real estate agent. Mother was a teacher.

About 1975, while starring in a special musical show that played at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, VA, she walked out on the show because of the poor acoustics and sound system. Chrysler Hall was well known for this problem at the time, and Miss MacLaine was not the only performer to complain about it. Years later, the theatre closed for a while and underwent extensive renovations to improve the acoustics, thanks in part to the star's vigorously vocal objections. Friends with: Sally Field , Bea Arthur , William Peter Blatty , Debbie Reynolds , Julie Christie , Doris Roberts , Joan Collins , Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. , Dean Martin , Meryl Streep , Peter Sellers , Elizabeth Taylor , Julia Roberts , Maggie Smith , Billy Wilder , Carol Burnett , Jennifer Aniston , Geraldo Rivera , Jane Fonda , Bob Fosse , Kathy Bates and Barbra Streisand . Grandmother to Frank Murray Jr. (born 1996) and Arin Murray (born 1998); the son and daughter of her daughter Sachi Parker .

In her book, "My Lucky Stars", MacLaine wrote that before production on My Geisha (1962) began, Yves Montand bet her husband, Steve Parker , that he could seduce her. Parker, whom MacLaine learned later, was having an affair at the time, took Montand up on the bet; Montand won. Will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement award on June 7, 2012, in Los Angeles [October 9, 2011]. In her memoir "I'm Over That And Other Confessions", she claims to have been intimate with Danny Kaye , and Robert Mitchum , among others. She told Oprah Winfrey in an April 2011 TV appearance that she was not attracted to Jack Lemmon because he was not "dangerous" and "complicated". She has English, Scottish, and distant Irish and Danish, ancestry. Release of book, "Out on a Limb". [1983] Release of the book, "Out on a Leash: Exploring the Nature of Reality and Love". [2003] Release of book, "Shirley and Warren" by James Spada .

[1985] Release of the book, "My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir". [1995] Starred in Award winning British Drama Downton Abbey played Hugh Bonneville's character's Mother-In-Law. [January 2012] Filming a movie about the Mary Kay Cosmetics founder, Mary Kay Ash , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The movie is called The Battle of Mary Kay (2002). [June 2002] Release of book, "Don't Fall Off the Mountain". [1970] Release of book, "Dancing in the Light". [1985] Completing filming for Closing the Ring (2007) in Northern Ireland and Canada. [June 2006] Release of the book, "Dance While You Can". [1991] Release of her book, "Sage-ing While Age-ing". [2007] Release of book, "You Can Get There From Here". [1975] Release of the book, "It's All in the Playing".

[1987] Initially she was cast as Bonnie Parker in her brother's film 'Bonnie and Clyde'. When Warren Beatty decided to play Clyde himself, she was dropped. Recipient of Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contribution to American culture, in Washington, DC on December 8, 2013 (telecast on Dec. 29). Fellow honorees are Billy Joel , 'Carlos Santana', Herbie Hancock and Martina Arroyo . As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: the winners Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), The Apartment (1960), Terms of Endearment (1983) and the nominated The Turning Point (1977). Was the 89th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for Terms of Endearment (1983) at The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) on April 9, 1984. Initially she was cast as Bonnie Parker in her brother's film 'Bonnie and Clyde'.

When Warren Beatty decided to play Clyde himself, she was dropped for obvious reasons. Had an open relationship with ex-husband Steve Parker . He lived in Japan with their daughter Sachi Parker , while MacLaine focused on her career. Is one of 11 actresses who won the Best Actress Oscar for a move that also won the Best Picture Oscar (she won for Terms of Endearment (1983)). The others are Claudette Colbert for It Happened One Night (1934), Luise Rainer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind (1939), Greer Garson for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Louise Fletcher for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Diane Keaton for Annie Hall (1977), Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby (2004).

As of 2016 she is the 5th earliest surviving recipient of a Best Actress Oscar nomination, behind only Olivia de Havilland , Leslie Caron , Carroll Baker and Joanne Woodward . She was nominated in 1958 for Some Came Running (1958). Personal Quotes (25) Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold. It is useless to hold a person to anything he says while he's in love, drunk, or running for office. I had a video made of my recent knee operation. The doctor said it was the best movie I ever starred in. I think in my 40s, right around the time of The Turning Point (1977), that I began to address myself more to the future. See, I wasn't afraid of getting old, because I never had the problems the other actresses my age had. I was never a great beauty. I was never a sex symbol. I did, however, have great legs, because I was a dancer. But I didn't have that baggage. I wasn't interested in my stature as a star. Ever. I was just interested in good parts.

[about her considering ballet as a profession) I was never good enough to be a soloist. Quatre ballet was about all I could handle. I didn't have those beautifully constructed feet [high arches, high insteps]. My extension on my left leg was pretty good, but I didn't point my foot with that grace that suggests true beauty. An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever said I'm dull. I can't define longevity. I don't know what it means. [New York Times interview, Oct. 16, 2005]: I regret turning down the lead role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) which Ellen Burstyn deservedly won an Oscar for. I said to myself: "Who is this Martin Scorsese person?". [on Oscars] I love to win those things. Love it. The only part about it I don't like is the red carpet and getting a dress and walking around in high heels and holding in my stomach. I hate that. [on accepting her Oscar, 1983] I am going to cry because this show has been as long as my career!

I have wondered for 26 years what this would feel like! Thank you for terminating the suspense. I'm not unaware of how I'm perceived, I just don't care about it. Unless I really hurt someone's feelings. I care about that. ...I was always a character actress and never a sex symbol. Even when I was the leading lady, I was a character actor. I've made so many movies playing a hooker that they don't pay me in the regular way anymore. They leave it on the dresser. My first few weeks in New York were an initiation into the kingdom of guts. [after being offended by David Letterman on his show] Cher was right! You are an asshole! On personal power: You are the architect of your personal experience. [on Warren Beatty ] The difference between us is sex. I can take it or leave it. But my kid brother ... well, now, he enjoys his reputation. Sex is the most important thing in his life. It's his hobby, you could say. [on Mia Farrow ] All turned in and vulnerable, a child with a highly energetic brain. From the neck up she's eighty.

On mothering: If we can genuinely honor our mother and father we are not only at peace with ourselves but we can give them birth to our future. I'm very interested in how insane everybody is. That's why I write. I don't know what the norm is. The latest evaluations on human sexuality say that we are one-third monogamous, one-third serially monogamous and one-third polygamous. I would say there should be some kind of form to fill out before you promise monogamy. [on planning a scene in Downton Abbey (2010) which involved a conversation with Maggie Smith ] I told her I was going to sing it, and first she said to me, 'You know, dear, when you do that, I'm going to fall off my chair'. I said, OK. And then she said, 'No, I think not. I think I'll fall asleep'. I said, OK, that's good too. And then she said, 'No, I think I will cry'. I said, I don't know what you'd do that for, but whatever. What she did instead was flirt back. I was so surprised. I do miss the stage.

There's nothing like it, nothing. When I did my one-woman show and played the Palace and played the Gershwin and all that, I did - what? - eight shows or maybe more a week. Of course you can't do anything else, and you can't run quickly for a cab in the rain, and you can't have a drunken love affair. You can't do any of that. Because you've got to be perfectly healthy. And I guess I value enjoying my life a little bit more than the discipline these days. [on Peter Sellers ] Peter had a leaking aura and these past-life incarnations would come through and that's why he could play these parts so well. He was positive he was having a sexual, a deep, erotic relationship with me, he actually thought he was! Dick Zanuck would walk into his dressing room and hear Peter doing sex talk over the phone and he would ask me, 'What is it like having a relationship with Peter Sellers?' and I said, 'He's out of his mind.' He did the same thing with Sophia Loren when they made 'The Millionairess.' Once the soul of India gets into you, it sits on your shoulder all the time.

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Question: Who is Warren Beatty's famous sister?
Answer: Shirley Maclaine