Shirley Booth

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

4.239

Gender

Female

Birthday

29-Aug-1898

Age

(126 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Also Known As
  • Marjory Ford
  • Thelma Marjorie Ford

Shirley Booth

Biography

Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of only 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. Primarily a theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in 1925.


Credits

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) Character: Heloise Michaud
Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physically and mentally strong, he searches for a meaning to his life in a new and uncompromising world.
The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie (1966) Character: Amanda Wingfield
An adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play about a restless young warehouse worker and would-be poet, Tom Wingfield, his fragile, reclusive sister, Laura, and his colorful but overbearing mother, Amanda, all living together in a shabby apartment in St. Louis during the Depression and struggling to dilute the grim realities of daily living by way of memories, fantasies, and grandiose dreams about the future.
The Smugglers The Smugglers (1968) Character: Mrs. Hudson
A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.
About Mrs. Leslie About Mrs. Leslie (1954) Character: Mrs. Vivien Leslie
A lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life and the lonely, unhappy man she once loved.
Main Street to Broadway Main Street to Broadway (1953) Character: Self
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
The Matchmaker The Matchmaker (1958) Character: Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.
Hot Spell Hot Spell (1958) Character: Alma Duval
Alma Duval, a middle-aged housewife, tries to hide how much she suffers from her husband's amorous excursions while trying to help her children solve their problems and doing her best to keep her family together as it's slowly falling apart. Meanwhile, daughter Virginia is dumped by her boyfriend because she cannot help him with his career. Her cheating husband's birthday party is approaching and many lines will be crossed after that event.
The Year Without a Santa Claus The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) Character: Mrs. Claus (voice)
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.
Come Back, Little Sheba Come Back, Little Sheba (1952) Character: Lola Delaney
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.



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