Shirley MacLaine starred in a movie.
Shirley MacLaine . A six-time Academy Award nominee , MacLaine received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for The Other Half of the Sky : A China Memoir ( 1975 ) , and Best Actress nominations for Some Came Running ( 1958 ) , The Apartment ( 1960 ) , Irma la Douce ( 1963 ) , and The Turning Point ( 1977 ) , before winning Best Actress for Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) . Some Came Running is a 1958 American crime film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , and Shirley MacLaine , based on the novel of the same name by James Jones . Terms of Endearment is a 1983 American comedy-drama film adapted from Larry McMurtry 's eponymous 1975 novel , directed , written , and produced by James L. Brooks and starring Shirley MacLaine , Debra Winger , Jack Nicholson , Danny DeVito , Jeff Daniels , and John Lithgow . The Apartment is a 1960 American romantic comedy film that was produced and directed by Billy Wilder , and which stars Jack Lemmon , Shirley MacLaine , and Fred MacMurray . The Turning Point is a 1977 American drama film centered on the world of ballet in New York City , written by Arthur Laurents and directed by Herbert Ross . The film stars Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft , along with Leslie Browne , Mikhail Baryshnikov , and Tom Skerritt .