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Shirley MacLaine is a film actor, dancer and character actor, born on April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Shirley MacLaine is 92 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Washington-Liberty High School. Listed accolades include Knight of the Legion of Honour (2011), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special (1976), Academy Award for Best Actress (1984) and 5 more.
My Take
Shirley MacLaine might be my favorite kind of Hollywood survivor: one who outlasted every era by refusing to be just one thing. Dancer, comedienne, dramatic powerhouse, best-selling author, unapologetic mystic — she treated reinvention as a birthright decades before it became a celebrity strategy. Her 1984 Academy Award felt less like a discovery than an overdue settling of accounts after years of brilliant work. What I love is the bluntness: she has said exactly what she thinks for seventy years and let the chips fall. In an industry that grinds down eccentricity, MacLaine made hers the brand, and I find that genuinely inspiring.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shirley MacLaine
- Name (Japanese)
- シャーリー・マクレーン
- Reading
- しゃーりー・まくれーん
- Born
- April 24, 1934 (age 92)
- Origin
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / dancer / character actor / television actor / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Washington-Liberty High School
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1976 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
- 1984 Academy Award for Best Actress
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 2012 AFI Life Achievement Award
- 1999 Honorary Golden Bear
- 1978 Crystal Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://shirleymaclaine.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/maclaineshirley
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley%20MacLaine
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95026
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shirley MacLaine born?
Born April 24, 1934 (age 92).
Where is Shirley MacLaine from?
Shirley MacLaine is from Richmond, Virginia, United States.
What does Shirley MacLaine do?
Shirley MacLaine works as film actor, dancer, character actor, television actor, stage actor.
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