Shirley Booth

Known for

Acting

Born

August 30, 1898

Birthplace

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died

October 16, 1992 (aged 94)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Year Without a Santa Claus

1974

The Oscars

1953

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

What's My Line?

1950

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Hazel

1961

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Matchmaker

1958

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

1968

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Filmography

1974
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
1973
A Touch of GraceTV
as Grace Simpson (13 episodes)
1968
The Smugglers
as Mrs. Hudson
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. MuirTV
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1967
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
as Heloise Michaud
1966
The Glass Menagerie
as The Mother
1966
CBS PlayhouseTV
as Amanda Wingfield (1 episode), as Heloise Michaud (1 episode)
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1961
HazelTV
as Hazel Burke (155 episodes)
1958
The Matchmaker
as Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
1958
Hot Spell
as Alma Duval
1957
The Hostess with the Mostes'
as Perle Mesta
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1956
Tony AwardsTV
as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
1954
About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. Vivien Leslie
1953
Main Street to Broadway
as Self
1953
The OscarsTV
as Self (1 episode)
1953
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Lola Delaney
1950
What's My Line?TV
as Self (3 episodes)
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)