shelley winters finally bit it. it not being the ebay commercial it. though her memorabilia might get a boost on ebay now, because the it she bit is the sickeningly sweet candy bar of death, which i've been in denial about since ground zero for shelley day january 14, 2006. she'd been in show business over 60 years, with unforgettable roles from the epic flick the poseidon adventure to the epic tv show roseanne. my personal favorites are her extremely jewish role in the extremely jewish next stop, greenwich village and her extremely lesbian drug lord role in the extremely blaxploitationy cleopatra jones. perhaps my adoration of these pictures is due to the presence in both of antonio fargas, but i'm thinking it's her, a badass showbiz workhorse with moxie, heart and power, one of the greatest character actresses ever. the only upside of her death is that it may result in more roles for olympia dukakis.
shelley winters on the explosion of on-screen nudity: "i think it's all disgusting, shameful, and damaging to all things american. but if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic, and a progressive, religious experience."
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