American actress, dancer, and author with an Academy Award for "Terms of Endearment", one of the few stars whose career bridges 1950s Hollywood to today.
Background
Born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine is the older sister of actor Warren Beatty. She trained as a ballet dancer and broke through when Carol Haney injured an ankle during “The Pajama Game” on Broadway.
Career
Alfred Hitchcock cast her in “The Trouble with Harry” (1955), her film debut. She has worked with Billy Wilder, Bob Fosse, and James L. Brooks, with her Oscar coming late in a five-decade career.
Style
MacLaine has authored more than a dozen bestselling books on metaphysical and autobiographical themes. She is an outspoken proponent of reincarnation and has paired writing with continuous film and television work into her 90s.
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