(born 1934), U.S. actress, entertainer. She was born Shirley MacLean Beaty on April 24, 1934, in Richmond, Va. After a successful stage run in ‘The Pajama Game' (1954), MacLaine made her film debut in ‘The Trouble with Harry' (1955). She also wrote several books, including ‘Out on a Limb' (1983) and ‘Dancing in the Light' (1986). Her other films included ‘The Apartment' (1960), ‘Terms of Endearment' (1983), and ‘Steel Magnolias' (1989).