Shirley MacLean Beaty

1934 - Born in Richmond, VA on the 24th of April.

1955 - Her first film was the Alfred Hitchcock film The Trouble with Harry.

1958 - Her film career is now in its sixth decade. MacLaine was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role five times.

1975 - She also received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for her documentary The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir.

1982 - MacLaine was married to businessman Steve Parker.

1984 - Terms of Endearment.

1989 - Steel Magnolias.

1990 - Postcards from the Edge.

1993 - Used People.

2004 - She also has a close friendship with Ohio congressman, Dennis Kucinich, who was a candidate Democratic presidential primary.