Shelley Winters was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films, as well as on stage and television; her career spanned over 50 years until her death in 2006. Winters won Academy Awards for her acting in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and is also remembered for her roles in A Place in the Sun, The Big Knife, Lolita, The Night of the Hunter, Alfie, and The Poseidon Adventure. Winters was born Shirley Schrift in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Rose , a singer with The Muny, and Jonas Schrift, a designer of men's clothing. Her parents were Jewish; her father... immigrated from Austria, and her mother had been born in St. Louis to Austrian immigrants. Her parents had been third cousins. Her family moved to Brooklyn, New York when she was three years old. Her sister Blanche Schrift later married George Boroff, who ran The Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. Winters studied at The New School in New York City. As the New York Times obituary noted, "A major movie presence for more than five decades, Shelley Winters turned herself into a widely-respected actress who won two Oscars.
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| Birthdate: | August 18, 1920 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Date of death: | January 14, 2006 |
| Height: | 5' 4" |
| Religion: | Judaism |
| Also known as: | Shirley Schrift, Shelley Winter, Miss Shelley Winters |