Actor Shirley MacLaine sits down with Jane Pauley to talk about her role as Aurora Greenway in "Terms of Endearment," which would go on to win five Academy Awards. She also opens up about playing ages much different than she was. "I'm real fortunate to be able to span those looks. I just have that kind of face," she says. This originally aired on TODAY on Nov. 23, 1983.Sept. 17, 2025
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