Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shelley Winters (born August 18, 1922) is an American actress. Born Shirley Schrift in East St. Louis, Illinois, she is known to today's audiences as a large figure of comedians' scathing humor, but when she began her career, she was known as a voluptuous beauty. She is said to have had an affair with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr, father of President John F. Kennedy. Her first movie was What a Woman in 1943. By 1959, she had won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Diary of Anne Frank. Academy Awards and nominations 1973 - Nominated Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Poseidon Adventure 1966 - Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role - A Patch of Blue 1960 - Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Diary of Anne Frank 1952 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - A Place in the Sun She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.