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How much do you really know about Shirley MacLaine? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Shirley MacLaine was a professional dancer on Broadway before her film career.

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She began as a chorus dancer in Broadway shows like 'Me and Juliet' (1953) and 'The Pajama Game' (1954) before being discovered for film in 1955.

2.

Shirley MacLaine turned down the lead role in 'The Sound of Music' because Shirley MacLaine disliked musicals.

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Shirley MacLaine was never offered the role; Julie Andrews was always the top choice. MacLaine has performed in musicals like 'Sweet Charity', contradicting the claim she disliked musicals.

3.

Shirley MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "Terms of Endearment".

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She won the Best Actress Oscar at the 56th Academy Awards in 1984 for her role as Aurora Greenway in 'Terms of Endearment'.

4.

Shirley MacLaine is a trained astrologer who wrote a bestselling book on horoscopes.

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She is deeply into spirituality and wrote about astrology in her books, but she is not a trained astrologer; her focus is reincarnation and metaphysics.

5.

Shirley MacLaine believes she has lived past lives, including as a male Roman gladiator.

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MacLaine is a well-known advocate of reincarnation, claiming past lives as a gladiator, a courtesan, and even a 10th-century Mongolian leader.

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Shirley MacLaine's 1983 memoir 'Out on a Limb' discusses her beliefs in reincarnation and UFOs.

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The book, a bestseller, details her spiritual journey including past lives and extraterrestrial encounters.

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Shirley MacLaine is the only actress to win an Oscar for a role directed by her brother.

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Shirley MacLaine never won an Oscar for a film directed by her brother Warren Beatty; she won Best Actress for 'Terms of Endearment' (1983), directed by James L. Brooks.

8.

Shirley MacLaine was a close friend of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and debated him about capitalism.

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MacLaine visited the USSR in the 1960s and met Khrushchev, but they had a friendly chat, not a debate; she gave him a signed photo.

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