Shirley MacLaine: podcast appearances and interviews

Shirley MacLaine is an American actress and author born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934. She began her acting career as a teenager, appearing in Broadway musicals such as Me and Juliet and The Pajama Game. Her film debut occurred in 1955 with Alfred Hitchcock's black comedy The Trouble with Harry, for which she received the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. MacLaine gained prominence through starring roles in films including Around the World in 80 Days, Some Came Running, Ask Any Girl, The Apartment, The Children's Hour, Irma la Dolce, and Sweet Charity. Over her career spanning more than 70 years, she has received numerous awards and honors, among them an Academy Award for Best Actress for the film Terms of Endearment. She has also won an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Volpi Cups, and two Silver Bears. Her accolades include the Film Society of Lincoln Center Tribute, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. MacLaine's filmography includes notable titles such as The Turning Point, Being There, Steel Magnolias, Postcards from the Edge, and more recent works like In Her Shoes, Bernie, and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. She also starred in the television series Shirley's World and the biopic Coco Chanel, earning nominations for several awards. Additionally, she has appeared in series such as Downton Abbey, Glee, and Only Murders in the Building, and authored numerous books on metaphysics, spirituality, and reincarnation including her best-selling memoir Out on a Limb.