Shirley MacLaine
39 titles
Filmography
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Terms of Endearment
(1983)While widow Aurora fends off a stream of admirers, daughter Emma learns the hard facts of married life.

What a Way to Go!
(1964)After attempting to donate $200 million to the Internal Revenue Service, Louisa (Shirley MacLaine) finds herself in the care of a psychiatrist, Dr. Stephanson (Bob Cummings). She relates the improbable story behind her strange gift. It includes a pair of penniless husbands (Dick Van Dyke, Paul Newman), who build large fortunes before suffering early -- and unusual -- deaths. To break the curse, Louisa weds a millionaire (Robert Mitchum), then a clown (Gene Kelly), without much improvement.

Gambit
(1966)A cockney thief conspires with an enigmatic dancehall girl to carry out the perfect robbery by stealing a valuable sculpture from under the nose of its ruthless owner.

Two Mules for Sister Sara
(1970)Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine star in this action-packed Western classic about a drifter and a nun who join forces with revolutionaries resisting the French occupation of Mexico.

Coco Chanel
(2008)The woman who changed the 'look' of the entire century. The fascinating, elegant, unreachable Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was a girl from humble origins that sought liberation through her work. Her success was due to her talent and undying determination. She changed the image and role for women forever - but her only real desire was just to be loved. The full combined 3 hour epic saga.

Irma la Douce
(1963)A policeman is reassigned to Paris’s Red Light district, where he discovers that the cops ignore the rampant prostitution in exchange for bribes.

The Children's Hour
(1961)In this provocatively daring film, an attention-seeking schoolgirl vengefully spreads rumors that two of her teachers are lesbian lovers.

Madame Sousatzka
(1988)Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.

The Last Word
(2017)A retired businesswoman and control freak decides to pen her own obituary, resulting in a life-altering friendship with a young journalist.

My Geisha
(1962)A Hollywood actress disguises herself as a geisha to convince her producer-husband to cast her in his Japan-based production of MADAME BUTTERFLY.

Closing the Ring
(2007)A young man searches for the owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland in June 1944.

Elsa & Fred
(2014)After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plummer) moves into a nearby apartment building where he meets Elsa (Shirley MacLaine). Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, teaching him that time is precious and that he should enjoy life--and love--to the fullest.

Guarding Tess
(1994)She's a cantankerous former First Lady living in a sleepy Ohio town. He's her Secret Service bodyguard in the worst assignment of all time. Tempers soon flare as she also expects him to be her servant... but these unlikely adversaries eventually form a surprising friendship.

Used People
(1992)At her husband's funeral in 1969 Queens, N.Y., a Jewish widow has an encounter with an old friend of her husband's that leads to new beginnings.

The Evening Star
(1996)Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) struggles to keep her family together following the death of her daughter in a sequel to 'Terms of Endearment.' Co-starring Jack Nicholson.

Wild Oats
(2016)A retired history teacher and widow gets an accidental windfall when two zeros are added to the $50,000 life insurance check she was expecting.

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
(1968)While her husband works, the wife of a bra manufacturer leads a secret life with her lover, whom she conveniently hides in her attic.
A Change of Seasons
(1980)When Karen Evans (Shirley MacLaine) discovers that her husband Adam (Anthony Hopkins) has been dallying around with young co-ed Lindsey Rutledge (Bo Derek), she is furious. She fights back by starting up an affair with young Pete Lachapelle (Michael Brandon) and pretending to tolerate her husband's peccadilloes. Adam is selfish and arrogant, a typical college professor stereotype. The odd couples decide to take off for a skiing holiday in Vermont during which their relationships will be tested.

The Apartment
(1960)A corporate drone hatches a scheme for success: Let the execs use his apartment for “dates.” It goes beautifully, until his love interest gets hurt.

Being There
(1979)Chance, a simple gardener, has never left the estate until his employer dies. His simple TV-informed utterances are mistaken for profundity.