A six-time Academy Award nominee, MacLaine received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir 1975 , and Best Actress nominations for Some Came Running 1958 , The Apartment 1960 , Irma la Douce 1963 , and The Turning Point 1977 , before winning Best Actress for Terms of Endearment 1983.
She has written a series of autobiographical works that describe these beliefs, document her world travels, and describe her Hollywood career.
Shirley MacLaine née MacLean Beaty; born April 24, 1934 is an American film, television and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author.