Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine is a legendary actress and dancer whose bold, versatile career spans film, stage and live performance. A lifelong dancer, MacLaine made her professional dancing debut in a Broadway revival of Oklahoma! in the 1950s and has built a body of work defined by physicality, precision, and storytelling from her standout performances in Sweet Charity and Irma La Douce to her acclaimed Las Vegas production The Gypsy in My Soul and her celebrated stage show Shirley MacLaine on Broadway. Her illustrious career comprises more than 80 credits across stage and screen, earning six Academy Award nominations, including a win for “Best Actress” in Terms of Endearment; six Emmy Award nominations; seven Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement; and the Legion of Honor in 2011, France’s most prestigious cultural award, presented by France’s Minister of Culture and Communication, Frederic Mitterrand. She is widely known for her iconic roles in The Apartment, Steel Magnolias and other classics and is the author of ten international bestsellers. This honor recognizes MacLaine’s enduring influence as a performer whose work helped shape modern musical and cinematic dance.