Susan Lucci

Her star will be installed in early 2005. MacLaine has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1615 Vine Street. In late 2004, Lucci revealed to Soap Opera Digest that she has earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was named after Shirley Temple. After eighteen failed nominations, it came as a shock to both her as well as the viewing audience when she finally won in 1999. In political circles, MacLaine is known for her close friendship with Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich, a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. Lucci's name became synonymous with never winning an award, and she was even asked to parody her loss on Saturday Night Live (in the skit, even the hairdresser won an Emmy, while she did not). In 1975, she received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature for her documentary The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir.

The long period without a win ended up being the source of many jokes. She stayed busy over the next several years, garnering an Academy Award nomination in 1960 for The Apartment. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work on All My Children almost every year since 1978, losing many times to fellow ABC soap actress, Erika Slezak. Her first film was the Alfred Hitchcock black comedy The Trouble With Harry in 1955. Many critics praised her performance and the film has become a holiday favorite. Wallis was in the audience, took note of MacLaine, and signed her to go to Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures. Lucci played a Scrooge-like department store owner visited by Marley and the three ghosts on Christmas. A few months thereafter, with Haney still out of commission, director/producer Hal B.

This film was an updated version of Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol. She achieved her goal when she became understudy to actress Carol Haney in The Pajama Game; Haney broke her ankle and MacLaine replaced her. In 1995, Lucci appeared in the Lifetime television movie Ebbie. Upon graduating from high school, MacLaine moved to New York City to live out her dream of being a Broadway actress. She has appeared in a number of television shows and made-for-TV movies. She is the sister of actor/director Warren Beatty (Beatty changed his name from Beaty to Beatty). She is best known for the role of Erica Kane (full name Erica Kane Martin Brent Cudahy Chandler Montgomery Montgomery Chandler Marick Marick) on the ABC television soap opera All My Children, on which she has appeared since the show's inception on January 5, 1970. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs as well as her Hollywood career.

She is the mother of fellow soap actress Liza Huber. Shirley MacLaine, born Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia), is an American actress, well-known not only for her acting but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. Susan Lucci (born December 23, 1947 in Scarsdale, New York) is an Italian American Daytime Emmy-award winning actress. 1959 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Some Came Running. 1961 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Apartment. 1964 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Irma la Douce.

1976 - Nominated Best Documentary, Features - The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir. 1978 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Turning Point. 1984 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - Terms of Endearment.