Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won
Academy Awards
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for ''
The Diary of Anne Frank
''The Diary of a Young Girl'', also known as ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', is a book of the writings from the Dutch-language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Neth ...
'' (1959) and ''
A Patch of Blue'' (1965), and received nominations for ''
A Place in the Sun'' (1951) and ''
The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). She also appeared in ''
A Double Life'' (1947), ''
The Night of the Hunter'' (1955), ''
Lolita
''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Hum ...
'' (1962), ''
Alfie'' (1966), ''
Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976), and ''
Pete's Dragon ''Pete's Dragon'' is the title of two Disney live-action films:
* ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977 film)
* ''Pete's Dragon'' (2016 film)
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