Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967.
Mother of Sachi Parker.
Named after Shirley Temple.
Older sister of Warren Beatty.
Right before a performance of "Cinderella" with the Washington School of Ballet (she was dancing the role of the Fairy Godmother), she was warming up backstage when she broke her ankle. Instead of bowing out, she simply tied the ribbon on her toe shoes tighter and danced the role through. After the show was over, she called for an ambulance.
She and Barbra Streisand celebrate their joint birthday together every year.
Sister-in-law of actress Annette Bening.
Took ballet as a child and always played the boy's role due to being the tallest in her class.
Turned down the role of Diane Freeling in Poltergeist (1982) to play the Oscar-winning role of Aurora Greenway in Terms of Endearment (1983).
Was close friends with the members of the Rat Pack. She starred with all of them in Ocean's Eleven (1960). Other works with Rat Pack members include: Some Came Running (1958), Cannonball Run II (1984) and Can-Can (1960).
When writing The Exorcist (1973), William Peter Blatty based the character of "Chris O'Neil" on MacLaine, who was a friend of his.
Will receive the American Film Institute Life Achievement award on June 7, 2012, in Los Angeles [October 9, 2011].