Shirley MacLaine: Career in pictures
With a career that spans over five decades, Shirley MacLaine’s accolades and films are far too numerous to list. She has seemingly done it all, and this is a small taste of her career. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
The Begum Aga Khan, left, with Shirley MacLaine at Villa Yakimour in Cannes, France, on May 12, 1967.
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MacLaine finally got over the Oscar hump in 1983 when she won lead actress for “Terms of Endearment” playing Aurora Greenway, a mother who despite feuding with her terminally ill daughter Emma (Debra Winger), takes care of her. (Handout / Los Angeles Times)
Shirley MacLaine, with her lead actress Academy Award for “Terms of Endearment” in 1984. Celebrating with her is Robert Duvall, who won for his performance in “Tender Mercies.” (Con Keyes / Los Angeles Times)
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Shirley MacLaine wins the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes on Jan. 18, 1998.
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In 2012, Shirley MacLaine was awarded the American Film Institute’s highest honor: the 40th Life Achievement Award. MacLaine’s younger brother, Warren Beatty, received the AFI honor in 2008. At left is Beatty’s wife, actress Annette Bening. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Kennedy Center honoree Shirley MacLaine, left, applauds during the ceremony in Washington, D.C., in 2013. With her are fellow honoree Carlos Santana, First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama.
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