Shirley MacLean Beaty , known professionally as Shirley MacLaine, is an American film and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author, well known for her beliefs in New Age spirituality and reincarnation. She has written a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career. She was nominated for an Academy Award five times before winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1983 for her role in Terms of Endearment. Her younger brother is Warren Beatty. Named after Shirley Temple, MacLaine was born in Richmond, Virginia.... Her father, Ira Owens Beaty, was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and real estate agent, and her mother, Kathlyn Corinne , was a drama teacher originally from Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada; MacLaine's grandparents were also teachers.The family was devoutly Baptist. Her uncle was A.A. MacLeod, a Communist member of the Ontario legislature in the 1940s.
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| Birthdate: | April 24, 1934 |
| Birthplace: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Age: | 78 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Education: | Washington-Lee High School, Thomas Jefferson Junior High School |
| Religion: | Baptist |
| Also known as: | Shirley Maclane, Maclane, Shirley, Shirley MacLean Beaty |