The actress Shirley MacLaine will be the 40th recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award at a celebration in Los Angeles on June 7, 2012.
The honor will pay tribute to her many roles, including her 1955 debut in Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry and her appearances in The Apartment, the original Oceans Eleven, Irma la Douce, Being There, and most recently Valentine's Day. In 1984, the 77-year-old actress won the Oscar for Terms of Endearment.
"From ingenue to screen legend, Shirley has entertained a global audience through song, dance, laughter and tears, and her career as writer, director and producer is even further evidence of her passion for the art form and her seemingly boundless talents," said Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI's board of trustees, in the announcement on October 9.
In her latest film, Bernie, MacLaine stars with Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer) and Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda 2) in a crime dramedy directed by Richard Linklater and based on true events about a small-town Texas murder.
During her career, she has won seven Golden Globe Awards. As an author, she published I'm Over All That - And Other Confessions in April.
Her brother, Warren Beatty, also received the AFI honor in 2008. The awards ceremony will be telecast at a date to be announced.
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