Shirley Booth
Acting
Born August 30, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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.
Filmography
- 1974The Year Without a Santa Claus — Mrs. Claus (voice)
- A Touch of Grace — Grace Simpson
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
- 1968The Smugglers — Mrs. Hudson
- 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night — Heloise Michaud
- CBS Playhouse — Amanda Wingfield, Heloise Michaud
- 1966The Glass Menagerie — The Mother
- Hazel — Hazel Burke
- 1958Hot Spell — Alma Duval
- 1958The Matchmaker — Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
- 1957The Hostess with the Mostes' — Perle Mesta
- 1954About Mrs. Leslie — Mrs. Vivien Leslie
- 1953Come Back, Little Sheba — Lola Delaney
Appearances as themselves (8)
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show — Self
- Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
- 1953Main Street to Broadway — Self
- The Oscars — Self
- What's My Line? — Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self