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Shelley Winters

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Actress

The Resume

    (August 18, 1922-January 14, 2006)
    Birth name was Shirley Schrift
    Won the 1959 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (The Diary of Anne Frank)
    Won the 1965 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (A Patch of Blue)
    Starred in 'Gideon (1999),' 'Portrait of a Lady (1996),' 'Raging Angels (1995),' 'Jury Duty (1995),' 'Backfire! (1995),' 'Unremarkable Life (1989),' 'Delta Force (1986),' 'Fanny Hill (1983),' 'S.O.B. (1981),' 'Elvis (1979),' 'King of the Gypsies (1978),' 'Pete's Dragon (1977),' 'Journey Into Fear (1975),' 'Sex Symbol (1974),' 'Blume in Love (1973),' 'Cleopatra Jones (1973),' 'Poseidon Adventure (1972),' 'What's the Matter with Helen? (1971),' 'Who Slew Auntie Roo? (1971),' 'Bloody Mama (1970),' 'Enter Laughing (1967),' 'Alfie (1966),' 'Harper (1966),' 'Greatest Story Ever Told (1965),' 'Wives and Lovers (1963),' 'Chapman Report (1962),' 'Lolita (1962),' 'Diary of Anne Frank (1959),' 'Meet Danny Wilson (1952),' 'Phone Call from a Stranger (1952),' 'Great Gatsby (1949)' and 'Thousand and One Nights (1945)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She changed her name from Shirley to Shelley to honor her favorite poet.
    She took the last name Winter from her mom's maiden name.
    When some one called her Chilly Winter, she changer her name to Winters.
    She ranked #6 in 1960, #4 in 1970 and #9 in 1971 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.
    She got married and divorced twice.
    She boasts of having many lovers.
    She was a sex symbol who put on a lot of weight.
    She unintentionally started the rumor that Beaver (Jerry Mathers) was killed in Vietnam (On the Tonight Show).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was brutally honest and readily admitted to her shortcomings.
    She was asked if she lost anything on a diet book she bought and she said $14.95 plus tax.
    She donated the Oscar she won for 'Diary of Anne Frank,' to the Anne Frank house.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 149 Votes: 47.65% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 85 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 111 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 75 Votes: 58.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 135 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 64 Votes: 57.81% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 72 Votes: 54.17% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 43.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 148 Votes: 47.30% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 96 Votes: 40.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 81 Votes: 39.51% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 372 Votes: 44.35% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 886 Votes: 43.91% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 264 Votes: 49.24% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 430 Votes: 41.16% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 621 Votes: 54.59% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1841 Votes: 57.85% Annoying
    In 2001, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying