Give Shelley Winters any movie, any genre and she performed like a veteran . She was very versatile and at home with any genre: Drama, Western, musical, detective, big-budget and even medium-budget movies. She had wit, grace, good sartorial sense, and always called a spade, a spade, one liners that would keep you in splits long after the movie was over. Yes, she was also pretty during her heyday, till she began to pile on the pounds.
She never lacked roles all through her career that lasted for a couple of decades. She played leading ladies for a long time and then accepted peripheral roles when age seem to catch up. All through these vicissitudes, Shelley never ever let down her audience. Her name alone was enough clout to draw audiences to theaters and keep them glued and entertained.
Do see Shelley in an Oscar-worthy performance in "A place in the sun" in which she starred with Monty Clift and Elizabeth Taylor. Even in an awful film, Shelley always stood out as the redeeming feature!!!
and Lolita with Peter Sellers .... and the original Alfie with Michael Caine.....