Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American film actress whose career spanned seven decades. She 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), the latter of which also earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture, as well as a nomination for a British Academy Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in ''A Double Life'' (1947), ''The Night of the Hunter'' (1955), ''Lolita'' (1962), ''Alfie'' (1966), ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976), and ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977). She also acted on television, including a tenure on the sitcom ''Roseanne'', and several appearances on ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'', earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in 1964. Additionally, Winters wrote three autobiographies, beginning with the best-seller ''Shelley: Also known as Shirley''. Provided by Wikipedia