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Shelley Winters (1920-2006) was a two-time Oscar® winning American actress. Her acting career span over six decades and included movies, theater and television. Shelley Winters’s IMDb page shows 162 acting credits from 1943-1999. This page will rank 60 Shelley Winters movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters and movies that did not reach at least $1 million in box office rentals were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
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Shelley Winters Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1951
A Place in the Sun (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actress Nom
1966
Alfie (1966)
AA Best Picture Nom
1965
A Patch of Blue (1965)
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1962
Lolita (1962)
1972
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1954
Executive Suite (1954)
1950
Winchester '73 (1950)
1959
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1977
Pete's Dragon (1977)
1966
Harper (1966)
1947
A Double Life (1947)
1954
O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (1954)
1949
The Great Gatsby (1949)
1948
Cry of The City (1948)
1955
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
1951
He Ran All The Way (1951)
1968
The Scalphunters (1968)
1952
Phone Call From a Stranger (1952)
1962
The Chapman Report (1962)
1950
Frenchie (1950)
1968
Wild in The Streets (1968)
1981
S.O.B. (1981)
1959
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
1968
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
1976
The Tenant (1976)
1955
The Big Knife (1955)
1961
The Young Savages (1961)
1952
Untamed Frontier (1952)
1952
Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
1973
Blume in Love (1973)
1948
Larceny (1948)
1973
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
1978
King of the Gypsies (1978)
1995
Heavy (1995)
1955
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
1964
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
1955
I Died A Thousand Times (1955)
1960
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
1986
The Delta Force (1986)
1951
Behave Yourself! (1951)
1963
The Balcony (1963)
1991
Stepping Out (1991)
1971
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
1954
Playgirl (1954)
1954
Tennessee Champ (1954)
1972
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
1967
Enter Laughing (1967)
1944
Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
1975
Diamonds (1975)
1955
I Am a Camera (1955)
1996
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
1970
Flap (1970)
1970
Bloody Mama (1970)
1963
Wives and Lovers (1963)
1984
Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984)
1970
How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
1975
Journey Into Fear (1975)
1979
The Magician of Lublin (1979)
1952
My Man And I (1952)
1972
Something To Hide (1972)
1995
Jury Duty (1995)
1988
People Purple Eater (1988)
Limited Release
1977
Tentacles (1977)
1993
The Pickle (1993)
1975
That Lucky Touch (1975)
1979
City on Fire (1979)
Shelley Winters Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Shelley Winters movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Shelley Winters movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Shelley Winters movies by domestic yearly box office rank
- Sort Shelley Winters movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Shelley Winters movie received.
- Sort Shelley Winters movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page
R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
1 | A Place in the Sun (1951) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Montgomery Clift & Elizabeth Taylor |
10.00 | 215.6 | 425.00 | 10 | 76 | 09 / 06 | 99.2 | |
2 | Alfie (1966) AA Best Picture Nom |
Michael Caine | 21.20 | 208.3 | 208.30 | 11 | 79 | 05 / 00 | 98.8 | |
4 | A Patch of Blue (1965) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Sidney Poitier | 17.00 | 180.0 | 180.00 | 12 | 87 | 05 / 01 | 98.4 | |
5 | Lolita (1962) | James Mason & Directed by Stanley Kubrick |
12.90 | 184.8 | 184.80 | 14 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.0 | |
3 | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Gene Hackman & Ernest Borgnine |
92.70 | 588.0 | 588.00 | 2 | 75 | 08 / 01 | 97.9 | |
7 | Executive Suite (1954) | William Holden & Barbara Stanwyck |
7.70 | 179.6 | 240.00 | 36 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 96.8 | |
8 | Winchester '73 (1950) | James Stewart | 6.40 | 144.4 | 144.40 | 32 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
6 | The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Directed by George Stevens | 6.60 | 118.1 | 163.00 | 38 | 74 | 08 / 03 | 93.7 | |
9 | Pete's Dragon (1977) | Mickey Rooney | 43.50 | 210.3 | 210.30 | 16 | 57 | 02 / 00 | 92.1 | |
10 | Harper (1966) | Paul Newman | 13.30 | 130.7 | 191.90 | 24 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
11 | A Double Life (1947) | Ronald Colman | 4.60 | 133.9 | 133.90 | 77 | 69 | 04 / 02 | 90.4 | |
12 | O'Rourke of the Royal Mounted (1954) | Alan Ladd | 6.40 | 150.7 | 150.70 | 50 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
15 | The Great Gatsby (1949) | Alan Ladd | 5.60 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
13 | Cry of The City (1948) | Victor Mature | 2.60 | 70.9 | 70.90 | 115 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
14 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) | Robert Mitchum & Directed by Charles Laughton |
0.90 | 17.8 | 17.80 | 181 | 93 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
16 | He Ran All The Way (1951) | John Garfield | 2.90 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 131 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
19 | The Scalphunters (1968) | Burt Lancaster | 8.00 | 65.8 | 65.80 | 48 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
20 | Phone Call From a Stranger (1952) | Bette Davis | 3.80 | 73.5 | 73.50 | 92 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
19 | The Chapman Report (1962) | Jane Fonda & Directed by George Cukor |
10.00 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 24 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
21 | Frenchie (1950) | Joel McCrea | 4.00 | 89.8 | 89.80 | 80 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
23 | Wild in The Streets (1968) | Christopher Jones | 11.40 | 94.0 | 94.00 | 35 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 77.6 | |
21 | S.O.B. (1981) | Julie Andrews & William Holden |
14.90 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 58 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
23 | Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) | Robert Ryan & Harry Belafonte |
1.80 | 32.1 | 32.10 | 121 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 75.5 | |
25 | Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) | Gina Lollobrigida & Telly Salvalas |
7.10 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 52 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.9 | |
24 | The Tenant (1976) | Roman Polanski | 2.30 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 115 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
26 | The Big Knife (1955) | Jack Palance | 2.30 | 48.1 | 48.10 | 126 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
27 | The Young Savages (1961) | Burt Lancaster | 5.00 | 72.8 | 72.80 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
28 | Untamed Frontier (1952) | Joseph Cotten | 4.20 | 81.7 | 81.70 | 74 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
28 | Meet Danny Wilson (1952) | Frank Sinatra | 2.10 | 41.2 | 41.20 | 148 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
30 | Blume in Love (1973) | George Segal | 8.50 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 42 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
29 | Larceny (1948) | Dan Duryea | 1.30 | 35.4 | 35.40 | 161 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 67.0 | |
32 | Cleopatra Jones (1973) | Bernie Casey | 9.40 | 57.2 | 57.20 | 37 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 66.9 | |
34 | King of the Gypsies (1978) | Eric Roberts & Susan Sarandon |
7.30 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 69 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
33 | Heavy (1995) | Liv Tyler | 0.90 | 2.3 | 2.30 | 193 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
36 | The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955) | Rory Calhoun | 3.30 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 97 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
34 | Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) | Lenny Baker | 3.20 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 99 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
37 | A House Is Not a Home (1964) | Robert Taylor | 2.40 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 98 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 57.3 | |
38 | I Died A Thousand Times (1955) | Jack Palance & Shelley Winters |
1.10 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 169 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
38 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) | Burl Ives | 1.10 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 125 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
40 | The Delta Force (1986) | Chuck Norris & Lee Marvin |
17.80 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 48 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 53.3 | |
42 | Behave Yourself! (1951) | Farley Granger | 2.90 | 61.6 | 61.60 | 128 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
42 | The Balcony (1963) | Peter Falk | 3.40 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 63 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 48.1 | |
43 | Stepping Out (1991) | Liza Minnelli | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 203 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.8 | |
44 | What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) | Debbie Reynolds | 6.10 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 54 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 47.2 | |
43 | Playgirl (1954) | Barry Sullivan | 1.40 | 33.8 | 33.80 | 139 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 44.8 | |
46 | Tennessee Champ (1954) | Keenan Wynn | 1.60 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 136 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
45 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) | Mark Lester | 1.90 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 123 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 38.2 | |
47 | Enter Laughing (1967) | José Ferrer | 1.30 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
48 | Knickerbocker Holiday (1944) | 0.50 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 165 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 33.3 | ||
50 | Diamonds (1975) | Robert Shaw | 2.40 | 12.7 | 12.70 | 105 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
51 | I Am a Camera (1955) | Julie Harris | 0.50 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 191 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 30.4 | |
52 | The Portrait of a Lady (1996) | Nicole Kidman & Christian Bale |
3.70 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 164 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 28.8 | |
53 | Flap (1970) | Anthony Quinn | 1.80 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 112 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
54 | Bloody Mama (1970) | Robert DeNiro | 3.40 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 76 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 24.2 | |
55 | Wives and Lovers (1963) | Janet Leigh & Costumes by Edith Head |
2.10 | 26.9 | 26.90 | 87 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 23.0 | |
55 | Over the Brooklyn Bridge (1984) | Elliott Gould | 0.80 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 163 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | |
57 | How Do I Love Thee? (1970) | Jackie Gleason & Maureen O'Hara |
0.50 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 167 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 17.3 | |
58 | Journey Into Fear (1975) | Vincent Price & Zero Mostel |
1.70 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 124 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
57 | The Magician of Lublin (1979) | Alan Arkin | 1.00 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 142 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
60 | My Man And I (1952) | Ricardo Montalban | 1.30 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 184 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
59 | Something To Hide (1972) | Peter Finch | 0.20 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 171 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.8 | |
62 | Jury Duty (1995) | Pauly Shore & Stanley Tucci |
17.00 | 42.2 | 42.20 | 89 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 8.1 | |
63 | People Purple Eater (1988) Limited Release |
Ned Beatty | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.8 | |
63 | Tentacles (1977) | John Huston & Henry Fonda |
8.10 | 39.2 | 39.20 | 68 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
64 | The Pickle (1993) | Danny Aiello & Dyan Cannon |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 230 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.3 | |
65 | That Lucky Touch (1975) | Roger Moore | 1.00 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 135 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.0 | |
66 | City on Fire (1979) | Henry Fonda & Ava Gardner |
1.20 | 5.2 | 5.20 | 137 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Shelley Winters
1. Shirley Schrift was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1920.
2. When Shirley Schrift reached Broadway in 1941….she picked the name Shelley Winter (her mother’s maiden name) as her stage name. Later she added the final “s”.
3. Shelley Winters early acting training was under the tutelage of actor Charles Laughton. Laughton would eventually direct Winters in 1955’s The Night Of The Hunter.
4. Shelley Winters was nominated for 4 Oscars®. She won Best Supporting Actress for 1959’s Diary of Anne Frank and 1965’s A Patch of Blue. Her other nominations were for The Poseidon Adventure and A Place In The Sun.
5. Along with Dianne Wiest, Shelley Winters is one of only two actresses to have won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress on two occasions: Winters won for The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue and Wiest won for 1986’s Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994’s Bullets Over Broadway.
6. Shelley Winters donated her Oscar® for 1959’s The Diary of Anne Frank to the Anne Frank museum.
7. Shelley Winters character was murdered in some of her most famous roles: Montgomery Clift killed her in 1951’s A Place in the Sun, Robert Mitchum killed her in 1955’s The Night of the Hunter, James Mason killed her in 1962’s Lolita , Ronald Colman killed her in 1947’s A Double Life and Nazis got her in 1959’s The Diary of Anne Frank. She dies of a heart attack in 1972’s The Poseidon Adventure.
8. Shelley Winters has been married four times. She had one child.
9. Shelley Winters’s cumulative movie totals: Adjusted domestic box office: $3.59 billion. Her movies received 53 Oscar® nominations….winning 13 times.
10. Quick facts: Winters was Laura Dern’s godmother. Winters and Frank Sinatra fought bitterly while making 1951’s Meet Danny Wilson. Winters and Marilyn Monroe were roommates when they both started their movie careers. Her Hollywood Star is located at 1752 Vine Street.
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