Shirley MacLaine was enjoying the good life this week when she was spotted enjoying a martini at lunch.
The 89-year-old acting legend was spotted at Kristy’s Village Cafe in Malibu with a younger female assistant for drinks and a bite to eat.
Shirley held the woman’s wrist as she left the restaurant, but she was still walking on her own two feet.
The Apartment star stays active during a trip to the seaside resort, and Kristy’s proves to be a favorite spot for her to unwind.
She was dressed casually and comfortably for her day in the city in a red, purple and yellow striped sweater and light lavender sweatpants.
Shirley MacLaine, 89, was enjoying the good life this week when she was spotted enjoying a martini at lunch
The acting legend – who is less than a month away from her 90th birthday – was spotted at Kristy’s Village Cafe in Malibu with a younger female assistant for drinks and a bite
She paired her shirt with a pair of comfortable red clogs, and she brought along a sleek, dark handbag.
Shirley kept herself out of the sun with a lavender visor to complement her trousers. Although she had ditched the iconic pixie cut she sported in some of her early classics, she still kept her white hair on the short side.
The screen icon completed the casual look with large sunglasses with red frames and a modest shade.
She appeared to have a reservation, as she was seated at a table with a small “Reserved” sign on it.
In addition to her meal, Shirley received what appeared to be a martini in a stemless glass, while a glass of white wine was also on the table.
She seemed cheerful and after packing lunch, she was seen leaving holding her assistant’s arm and talking to the woman.
Shirley’s astonishing string of film credits stretches all the way back to 1955, when she made her debut – in one of the leading roles – in Alfred Hitchcock’s black comedy The Trouble With Harry, although she had already become a Broadway star with stints in Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game.
“I was a little elf from the chorus who didn’t know what I was doing,” she said W magazine in 2017. Although she later came to believe that Hitchcock was more focused on casting ideal actors than shaping their performances, it worked for her because she was “perfect for that character.”
The Apartment star stays active during a trip to the beach town, and Kristy’s proves to be a favorite spot for her to unwind; pictured opposite in The Apartment from the 1960s
She was dressed casually and comfortably for her day in the city in a red, purple and yellow striped sweater and light lavender sweatpants.
She paired her shirt with a pair of comfortable red clogs, and she brought along a sleek, dark handbag
Shirley kept herself out of the sun with a lavender visor to complement her trousers
Although she had ditched the iconic pixie cut she sported in some of her early classics, she still kept her white hair on the short side.
The screen icon completed the casual look with large sunglasses with red frames and a modest shade
In addition to her meal, Shirley received what appeared to be a martini in a stemless glass, while a glass of white wine was also on the table.
The awards bodies agreed and she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for The Trouble With Harry.
She had a one-two punch that same year when she landed a major romantic role in Frank Tashlin’s classic Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy, Artists And Models, playing Jerry’s bumbling love interest.
Despite a string of hits and classics in the 1950s and 1960s, including Some Came Running (1958), Ask Any Girl (1959), The Apartment (1960), The Children’s Hour (1961), Irma la Douce (1963), Sweet Charity (1969) and Two Mules For Sister Sara (1970) – it was not until the 1980s that she won her only Oscar in the Best Actress category for the beloved romantic drama series Terms Of Endearment (1983), which starred Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson.
The hit film also won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Nicholson.
Although Shirley’s pace has slowed in recent years, she still averages a film or TV role per year.
Her most recent appearances included a two-episode guest role in the critically acclaimed 2022 comedy Only Murders In The Building, and last month she starred in American Dreamers with Peter Dinklage, though the film premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
While you’re talking to Additional last month, Shirley revealed her surprising plans for her 90th birthday.
She and her assistant were then seen leaving the restaurant, where she regularly comes for lunch
Shirley held the woman’s wrist as they walked to their car, but she was still walking on her own two feet.
Shirley’s astonishing string of film credits stretches all the way back to 1955, when she made her debut – in one of the leading roles – in Alfred Hitchcock’s black comedy The Trouble With Harry.
Even before that, she had become a Broadway star with stints in Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game
She won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress for The Trouble With Harry
Shirley made a series of classic films in the 1950s and 1960s, including Some Came Running (1958), The Apartment (1960), The Children’s Hour (1961) and Sweet Charity (1969); opposite here in The Apartment
In March, she told Extra that she’s celebrating her 90th birthday “on set” in Atlantic City because she’s still pursuing acting.
Instead of taking a big hit, she said she would be “on set” in Atlantic City working on her next project.
That work ethic has kept her active in Hollywood for nearly seventy years, but she admitted that things just aren’t the way they used to be.
“The glamor is a bit gone, I’m afraid,” she said of Hollywood and the changes brought about by the rise of streaming services. ‘I think it’s very different…’
Shirley, who made her film debut six years before her younger brother Warren Beatty made his debut in 1961’s Splendor In The Grass, is often in Malibu but also splits her time at her ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, about an hour’s drive to the north. from Sante Fe.