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Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall

Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024) was an American actress known for her portrayal of distinctive, often eccentric characters. She was the recipient of several accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Peabody Award and nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Born in Texas, Duvall began acting after being discovered by director Robert Altman, who was impressed with her upbeat presence and cast her in the black comedy film Brewster McCloud (1970). Despite her hesitance towards becoming an actress, she continued to work with Altman, appearing in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Thieves Like Us (1974). Her breakthrough came with Altman's cult film Nashville (1975), and she earned widespread acclaim with the drama 3 Women (1977), also directed by Altman, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress and earned a nomination for the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. That same year, she appeared in a supporting role (as a writer for Rolling Stone) in Woody Allen's satirical romantic comedy Annie Hall (1977) and hosted Saturday Night Live. In the 1980s, Duvall became famous for her leading roles, which include Olive Oyl in Altman's live-action feature version of Popeye (1980) and Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's horror film The Shining (1980). She appeared in Terry Gilliam's fantasy film Time Bandits (1981), the short comedy horror film Frankenweenie (1984), and the comedy Roxanne (1987). She ventured into producing television programming aimed at children and youth in the latter half of the 1980s, notably creating and hosting the programs Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987), Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1987) (which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1988), and Nightmare Classics (1989). Duvall sporadically worked in acting throughout the 1990s, notably playing supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh's thriller The Underneath (1995) and the Henry James adaptation The Portrait of a Lady (1996), directed by Jane Campion. Her last performance was in Manna from Heaven (2002), after which she retired from acting. Duvall for many years kept out of the public media, keeping her personal life generally private; however, her health issues earned significant media coverage. After a 21-year hiatus from acting, Duvall returned to acting in the horror film The Forest Hills. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelley Duvall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1949-07-07

Birth Place

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

3 Women

3 Women

1977

7.1

Movie
poster

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

7.8

TV
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

6.0

Movie
Aliens for Breakfast

Aliens for Breakfast

1994

3.0

Movie
Alone

Alone

1997

6.5

Movie
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

1977

7.7

Movie
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1985

0.0

Movie
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1984

6.4

Movie
Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1976

5.4

Movie
Big Monster on Campus

Big Monster on Campus

2000

5.4

Movie
Booker

Booker

1984

0.0

Movie
Brewster McCloud

Brewster McCloud

1970

6.3

Movie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976

5.4

Movie
poster

Cannon

1971

6.5

TV
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1986

0.0

Movie
Casper Meets Wendy

Casper Meets Wendy

1998

6.0

Movie
Changing Habits

Changing Habits

1997

1.3

Movie
Cinderella

Cinderella

1985

7.1

Movie
Darlin' Clementine

Darlin' Clementine

1986

0.0

Movie
Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

1986

0.0

Movie
Earthquake Survival

Earthquake Survival

1988

0.0

Movie
poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

8.2

TV
Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

1984

6.9

Movie
poster

Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
poster

Fridays

1980

5.0

TV
Frog

Frog

1987

4.3

Movie
Frogs!

Frogs!

1991

2.5

Movie
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

5.0

Movie
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

1997

7.2

Movie
Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1983

6.9

Movie
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall

Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall

0.0

Movie
Home Fries

Home Fries

1998

5.1

Movie
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills

Howl: Inside the Forest Hills

0.0

Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

5.0

Movie
John Henry

John Henry

1986

0.0

Movie
Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

1983

6.3

Movie
poster

Maggie Winters

1998

10.0

TV
Making 'The Shining'

Making 'The Shining'

1980

7.1

Movie
Manna from Heaven

Manna from Heaven

2002

0.0

Movie
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971

7.1

Movie
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

4.8

Movie
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

1986

2.0

Movie
poster

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

1994

0.0

TV
Nashville

Nashville

1975

7.2

Movie
Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill

1986

0.0

Movie
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1984

4.8

Movie
Ponce de Leon

Ponce de Leon

1986

0.0

Movie
Popeye

Popeye

1980

5.5

Movie
Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

1985

5.0

Movie
Rapunzel

Rapunzel

1983

5.4

Movie
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

1987

5.0

Movie
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

1996

0.0

Movie
RocketMan

RocketMan

1997

5.2

Movie
Roxanne

Roxanne

1987

6.4

Movie
Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin

1982

5.8

Movie
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

8.3

Movie
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997

5.4

Movie
poster

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992

10.0

TV
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1983

6.6

Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

6.0

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001

7.4

Movie
Suburban Commando

Suburban Commando

1991

4.7

Movie
Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy

1998

4.4

Movie
poster

Tall Tales & Legends

1985

5.4

TV
The 4th Floor

The 4th Floor

1999

5.7

Movie
poster

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

1997

7.4

TV
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

6.7

Movie
The Chickening

The Chickening

2015

6.6

Movie
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

1990

4.0

Movie
The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

1987

6.0

Movie
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

1985

4.0

Movie
The Fairest of Them All

The Fairest of Them All

1983

0.0

Movie
The Forest Hills

The Forest Hills

2024

0.0

Movie
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1985

5.3

Movie
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1987

6.3

Movie
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

1983

3.7

Movie
The Paul Simon Special

The Paul Simon Special

1977

8.0

Movie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985

7.5

Movie
The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

6.0

Movie
The Princess and the Pea

The Princess and the Pea

1984

7.7

Movie
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985

6.9

TV
The Shining

The Shining

1980

8.2

Movie
The Tale of the Frog Prince

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

6.1

Movie
poster

The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
The Underneath

The Underneath

1995

5.6

Movie
Thieves Like Us

Thieves Like Us

1974

6.7

Movie
Thumbelina

Thumbelina

1984

6.0

Movie
Time Bandits

Time Bandits

1981

6.6

Movie
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs

Twilight of the Ice Nymphs

1997

5.9

Movie
Twilight Theatre

Twilight Theatre

1982

0.0

Movie
poster

Wishbone

1995

8.1

TV
poster

WonderWorks

1984

0.0

TV