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Shirley MacLaine (born April 24 , 1934 ) is an Academy Award -winning American actress well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in Reincarnation . She is also the writer of a large number of Autobiographical Work s, many dealing with her New Age beliefs, such as Solipsism , as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty (Beatty changed his name from ''Beaty'' to ''Beatty''). EARLY LIFE Born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia to an American father of English descent and a Canadian mother of Irish and Scottish ancestry (her family followed the Baptist faith). MacLaine grew up in Waverly, Virginia , was graduated from High School and moved to New York City to live out her dream of being a Broadway actress. She achieved her goal when she became understudy to actress Carol Haney in '' The Pajama Game ''; Haney broke her ankle and MacLaine replaced her. A few months thereafter, with Haney still out of commission, director/producer Hal B. Wallis was in the audience, took note of MacLaine, and signed her to go to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures . She would later sue Wallis over a contractual dispute, a suit that is credited with having ended the old-style studio system of actor management. CAREER Her first film was the ''. She recently appeared as the maternal grandmother to Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette in '' In Her Shoes ''. PRIVATE LIFE MacLaine was married to businessman Steve Parker until 1982. They had a daughter, Sachi Parker (b. 1956). In political circles, MacLaine is known for her former relationship with Andrew Peacock , a former Australia n Liberal Party Prime Ministerial asiprant who was later appointed as Ambassador to the United States. She also has a close friendship with Ohio Congressman , Dennis Kucinich , a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. MacLaine found her way into many Law School casebooks when she sued Twentieth Century-Fox for Breach Of Contract . She was to play a role in a film titled, Bloomer Girl, but the production was cancelled. Twentieth Century-Fox offered her a role in another film, Big Country, Big Man, in hopes of getting out of its contractual obligation to pay her for the cancelled film. MacLaine's refusal led to an appeal by Twentieth Century-Fox to the Supreme Court Of California in 1970, where the Court ruled against them. ''Parker v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.'', 474 P.2d 689 (Cal. 1970). FILMOGRAPHY
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She was named after Shirley Temple . MacLaine has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 1615 Vine Street.
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