Shirley Jones in "Elmer Gantry"

Shirley Jones won an Oscar for playing a manipulate and vengeful hooker in Elmer Gantry.

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[malcolmyoungrules]

Suddenly, I have this strange obsession of wanting to see Mrs. Partridge naked...

[DickieAnginson]

Shirley Jones was (and still is) one of the most talented actresses in Hollywood. Her performances in "Carousel," "Oklahoma" and "The Music Man" are stellar, and "Elmer Gantry" only showed she did not need to sing or dance to prove just how multi-talented she was. She most deservedly earned her Oscar. Lulu Bains is one of the most pitiful and memorable characters to grace the silver screen.

The irony is most people from my generation only know her as David Cassidy's TV mom!

[PrincessAlyssHearts]

All I can say is if they did this in high school, I would be perfect for the role and poor kitty!

[calalilygirl]

@dumont1957 And Liz Taylor for Butterfield 8, 1960.

[harliette]

excellent Shirley, she even did Shriek 4 ppl who love her.

[jehovahuponyou]

SAVED BY THE DICK - HOW NOVEL - ROFL!

[egames170]

I love Shirley and if you have something against her for heavens sakes don't post it on the Internet don't you have something better to do, like a job, or a hobby, or even just watching tv is better than bashing on the elderly. If that's all you can think of to say then you really should find something better to do. And if you don't like the oldies, are you a fan of like Miley Cyrus, because she seems like a great role model (sarcasm sarcasm). So please go waste your time somewhere else :-)

[Dust4Fingerprints]

She was such a cutie



[doctornoooo]

what bothers me more about oscar though is how blind it is: especially to comedy

peter sellers should have had three nominations for Dr Stangelove and won that year easily one of the most brilliant performances ever but Jones was very good in this, very touching probably whores get to show many sides, not such a one sided take as with most characters in fiction

[shmuli9]

@dumont1957 I also think most of the people who win Oscars for playing hookers TEND to have an image generallt the complete opposite (Shirley, Donna, Mia)

[shmuli9]

@dumont1957 I'm guessing "it's natural" for women to win Oscars for playing hookers for the same reason it's OK for old men (let's say Harrison Ford) to hav a rel. MUCH younger women (let's say Callista Flockheart), but it's NOT OK for an older woman (let's say Demi Moore) to have a rel. a somewhat yuounger man (let's say Ashton Kutcher) - i.e. the general cussedness of males in this society.

[maddymud]

@dumont1957 Liz for Butterfield 8. Yup. Guys play the mental defective, girls the call girl. Sorvino's weirdo hooker voice may have been the most annoying of all.

[sddweller]

@dumont1957 I agree. It's not as if they had to reach that down deep in themselves to relate to their role....

[dumont1957]

Why do so many actresses win an Oscar for playing HOOKERS? Shirley Jones, Donna Reed, Basinger, Sorvino....I've got nothing against the performers, but it's a consistent trend down through the years that seems skewed and perverse.

[outinsider]

@TheOscarFiles

That talent is real. Just because she isn't your cup of tea doesn't mean that other people cannot see and appreciate it.

[TheOscarFiles]

Yes, and they only use Hudson for money, not her "talent".

[outinsider]

@TheOscarFiles

according your individual opinion. Until you know what acting is and avoid tawdry Hollywood gossip and realize that everyone does things to make money (since Hollywood is a capitalism system), then well.

[TheOscarFiles]

Of course they think of her as an actress, they want her to make them MONEY! With the title "Oscar-winner" they'll put her in any crap, even though she isn't suited for it.

[outinsider]

@TheOscarFiles

Movies Jennifer Hudson has been in since her Oscar win: Sex And The City, Winged Creatures, The Secret Life Of Bees. Two out of the three were very successful films and continued her movie career. Her next movie is Winnie where she plays Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela's wife. Obviously producers, directors, actors, agents and other Hollywood people think of her as an actress. To add to that she has a strong fan base.

[TheOscarFiles]

She's hardly been in any movies, and no one really thinks of her as an actress.

[outinsider]

@TheOscarFiles

I think they saw more than just the singing. If they gave Oscars to every actor who sang in a movie, and every singer who appeared in a movie, then Johnny Depp would have gotten an Oscar a couple of years ago. They saw an award-winning performance, and they rewarded it. I saw an award-winning performance and it won an Oscar. If people recognized how "bad" she is, she wouldn't be in movies or won a Grammy. Your taste is your taste, but you can't beat success.

[TheOscarFiles]

I mean people who actually look at the PERFORMANCE. Oscar voters saw her singing and checked off her name.

People have come to realize just how bad she is.

[TheOscarFiles]

I mean people who actually look at the PERFORMANCE. Oscar voters saw her singing and checked off her name.

People have come to realize just how bad she is.

[outinsider]

@BitchErica1

I think you mean " "All Oscars were deserved" IS the biggest IDIOTIC statement of the century." Gosh, did George W. Bush teach you English?