Shirley MacLaine, original name Shirley MacLean Beaty, (born April 24, 1934, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.), outspoken American actress and dancer known for her deft portrayals of charmingly eccentric characters and for her interest in mysticism and reincarnation. Beaty’s mother was a drama teacher, and her younger brother, Warren Beatty (he later changed the spelling of the family’s last name), became a successful director and actor. At the age of three, she began studying ballet, and, after graduating from high school, she moved to New York City, where she worked as a dancer and model. Around this time she changed her name
A Jacksonville woman has pieced together two of her favorite hobbies theater and quilting while also honoring the history of a now disbanded theater group. | Journal-Courier