Winters continued working, appearing in commercials for Kinney Shoes, Gulf Oil, Lincoln-Mercury, Quaker Oats, and others.
She followed shortly afterwards with a second co-starring role opposite Michael Douglas in his first film, the 1969 Hail, Hero!, directed by David Miller.
This was followed by a starring role in the CBS Playhouse production of The People Next Door which led to the motion picture remake the following year.
"[5] Jack Lemmon cast Winters as the female lead opposite Walter Matthau in his sole directorial project, Kotch in 1971.
"[6] Winters continued acting with starring roles in film and episodic television including Blue Sunshine (1977),[7] The Outing (1987),[8] and Lottery!.