Shirley MacLaine has had many big nights in her six-decade career, and this weekend, she shares one of the biggest.
The "Terms of Endearment" Oscar winner was feted by friends and peers ranging from Warren Beatty -- MacLaine's brother -- and Jack Nicholson to Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep when she became the 40th recipient of the American Film Institute's annual Life Achievement Award on Thursday, June 7. Taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., the event will be shown Sunday (June 24) on TV Land.
"There are people in that audience who weren't even alive when I did what I did when I started," MacLaine marvels to Zap2it about those in attendance. "I wonder what they think of me! It's been a long and varied career, and how it looks when it's all put together is a big part of this."
MacLaine insisted on her AFI table-mates being "the women I've worked with,...
The "Terms of Endearment" Oscar winner was feted by friends and peers ranging from Warren Beatty -- MacLaine's brother -- and Jack Nicholson to Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep when she became the 40th recipient of the American Film Institute's annual Life Achievement Award on Thursday, June 7. Taped at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., the event will be shown Sunday (June 24) on TV Land.
"There are people in that audience who weren't even alive when I did what I did when I started," MacLaine marvels to Zap2it about those in attendance. "I wonder what they think of me! It's been a long and varied career, and how it looks when it's all put together is a big part of this."
MacLaine insisted on her AFI table-mates being "the women I've worked with,...
- 6/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep will present Shirley MacLaine with the American Film Institute.s 40th Life Achievement Award . America.s highest honor for a career in film. The private black tie gala will be held at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City on June 7 and will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 24 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
Streep, who was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, played MacLaine.s daughter in Postcards From The Edge (1990). Both actresses are multiple Academy Award recipients. Streep, nominated a record 17 times, including for Postcards From The Edge, won for The Iron Lady (2011), Sophie.S Choice (1982) and Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) while MacLaine, nominated six times, won for her portrayal of Aurora Greenway in Terms Of Endearment (1983).
Luminaries from across the film community will join Streep to celebrate the career of Shirley MacLaine, one of America.s treasured motion picture artists.
Streep, who was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2004, played MacLaine.s daughter in Postcards From The Edge (1990). Both actresses are multiple Academy Award recipients. Streep, nominated a record 17 times, including for Postcards From The Edge, won for The Iron Lady (2011), Sophie.S Choice (1982) and Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) while MacLaine, nominated six times, won for her portrayal of Aurora Greenway in Terms Of Endearment (1983).
Luminaries from across the film community will join Streep to celebrate the career of Shirley MacLaine, one of America.s treasured motion picture artists.
- 5/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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