Shirley Kirkes

Movies

Father of the Bride
Choreographer
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Nothing in Common
Jeu de Paume Dancer
On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.
Nothing in Common
Choreographer
On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.
The Third Girl from the Left
Dancer #3
A chorus girl comes to the realization that she is not getting any younger and that her longtime relationship with a nightclub singer is going nowhere. She finds herself attracted to an unassuming but attentive--and much younger--delivery boy.
Steambath
Young Girl
Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After spending some time there, it becomes clear that the steambath is a sort of Afterlife, where indifferent souls come to tell their stories to God who happens to be the attendant picking up the towels.
Of Thee I Sing
Miss Benson
CBS' updated version of the classic Gershwin musical, cast largely with stars who were all appearing in then-current CBS television series.