Cast & creator
Shirley Booth
Best known for The Merv Griffin Show, What's My Line?, The Dick Cavett Show
Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of only 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awards. Primarily a theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in 1925.
Also known as: Marjory Ford, Thelma Marjorie Ford
10
film credits
12
television credits
22
1948–1974 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (22)
Showing 22 of 22 credits
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Hazel
Hazel Burke
1961
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968CBS Playhouse
Amanda Wingfield
1966CBS Playhouse
Heloise Michaud
1966
A Touch of Grace
Grace Simpson
1973
The Glass Menagerie
The Mother
1966
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Mrs. Claus (voice)
1974
Come Back, Little Sheba
Lola Delaney
1953
The Matchmaker
Dolly 'Gallagher' Levi
1958
Main Street to Broadway
Self
1953
About Mrs. Leslie
Mrs. Vivien Leslie
1954
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Heloise Michaud
1967
The Hostess with the Mostes'
Perle Mesta
1957
Hot Spell
Alma Duval
1958
The Smugglers
Mrs. Hudson
1968