Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford, August , â€" October , ) was an
American actress. One of only performers to achieve the Triple Crown
of Acting,[citation needed] Booth was the recipient of an Academy
Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony AwardsPrimarily a
theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in . Her most
significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back,
Little Sheba, for which she received her first Tony Award in (she
would go on to win two more). She made her film debut, reprising her
role in the film version, for which she won the Academy Award for
Best Actress and the 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 to , she
played the title role in the sitcom Hazel, for which she won two
Primetime Emmy Awards. She was later acclaimed for her performance in
the television production of The Glass Menagerie. Her final role was
Mrs. Claus in the animated Christmas television special The Year
Without a Santa Claus.Booth was born in New York City to Albert James
and Virginia M. (née Wright) Ford. In the New York state census, she
was listed as Thelma Booth Ford. She had one sibling, a younger
sister, Jean (-). Her early childhood was spent in Flatbush, Brooklyn,
where she attended Public School .
American actress. One of only performers to achieve the Triple Crown
of Acting,[citation needed] Booth was the recipient of an Academy
Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony AwardsPrimarily a
theater actress, Booth began her career on Broadway in . Her most
significant success was as Lola Delaney, in the drama Come Back,
Little Sheba, for which she received her first Tony Award in (she
would go on to win two more). She made her film debut, reprising her
role in the film version, for which she won the Academy Award for
Best Actress and the 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 to , she
played the title role in the sitcom Hazel, for which she won two
Primetime Emmy Awards. She was later acclaimed for her performance in
the television production of The Glass Menagerie. Her final role was
Mrs. Claus in the animated Christmas television special The Year
Without a Santa Claus.Booth was born in New York City to Albert James
and Virginia M. (née Wright) Ford. In the New York state census, she
was listed as Thelma Booth Ford. She had one sibling, a younger
sister, Jean (-). Her early childhood was spent in Flatbush, Brooklyn,
where she attended Public School .
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