Shirley Booth
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"Shirley Booth" was an American stage, film, radio and television actress.

Primarily a theater actress, Booth's Broadway theatre/Broadway career began in 1925. Her most significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back, Little Sheba (play)/Come Back, Little Sheba, for which she received her first Tony Award in 1950 (she would go on to win two more). She made her film debut, reprising her role in the Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film)/1952 film version, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama/Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance. Despite her successful entry into films, she preferred acting on the stage, and made only four more films.

From 1961 until 1966, she played the title role in the sitcom Hazel (TV series)/Hazel, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards. She was later acclaimed for her performance in the 1966 television production of The Glass Menagerie. Her final role was that of Mrs. Claus in the 1974 animated television special The Year Without A Santa Claus.

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