Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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The Shining | Wendy Torrance | 1980 |
Annie Hall | Pam | 1977 |
Nashville | L.A. Joan | 1975 |
Big Monster on Campus | Mrs. Stein | 2000 |
Popeye | Olive Oyl | 1980 |
Roxanne | Dixie | 1987 |
Suburban Commando | Jenny Wilcox | 1991 |
Thieves Like Us | Keechie | 1974 |
Home Fries | Mrs. Jackson | 1998 |
Brewster McCloud | Suzanne | 1970 |
Frankenweenie | Susan Frankenstein | 1984 |
The Underneath | Nurse | 1995 |
McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Ida Coyle | 1971 |
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades | Self | 1990 |
3 Women | Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux | 1977 |
Time Bandits | Dame Pansy / Pansy | 1981 |
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Little Bo Peep | 1990 |
Tale of the Mummy | Edith Butros | 1998 |
Casper Meets Wendy | Gabby | 1998 |
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall | Self | 1970 |
Making 'The Shining' | Self | 1980 |
The 4th Floor | Martha Stewart | 1999 |
Pinocchio | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Thumbelina | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland) | 1976 |
The Chickening | Wendy (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015 |
Johnny Appleseed | Self / Host | 1986 |
Ponce de Leon | Self / Host | 1986 |
John Henry | Self / Host | 1986 |
Davy Crockett | Self / Host | 1986 |
Pecos Bill | Self / Host | 1986 |
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Mrs. Fink | 1997 |
Frog | Mrs. Anderson | 1987 |
Changing Habits | Sister Agatha | 1997 |
Twilight Theatre | 1982 | |
Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Bernice | 1976 |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin | Self - Host | 1985 |
Annie Oakley | The Host | 1985 |
Darlin' Clementine | Self / Host / Clementine | 1986 |
Casey at the Bat | Host | 1986 |
The Portrait of a Lady | Countess Gemini | 1996 |
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs | Amelia Glahn | 1997 |
The Paul Simon Special | Joan of Arc | 1977 |
Alone | Estelle | 1997 |
Frogs! | Annie | 1991 |
The Forest Hills | Rico's Mother | 2024 |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage) | 2005 |
Rip Van Winkle | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1987 |
Manna from Heaven | Detective Dubrinski | 2002 |
Booker | Laura | 1984 |
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In | Self | 1996 |
RocketMan | Mrs. Randall (uncredited) | 1997 |
Cinderella | Self - Host | 1985 |
The Emperor's New Clothes | Self - Host | 1985 |
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | Self - Host | 1986 |
Puss in Boots | Self - Host / Narrator | 1985 |
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | Self - Host | 1986 |
The Little Mermaid | Self - Host | 1987 |
The Dancing Princesses | Self - Host | 1987 |
The Fairest of Them All | Self | 1983 |
Rumpelstiltskin | The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host | 1982 |
The Nightingale | Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host | 1983 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Snow White's Mother / Self - Host | 1984 |
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2001 |
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures | Self | 1986 |
Jack and the Beanstalk | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1983 |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Self / Host | 1985 |
Aliens for Breakfast | Teacher | 1994 |
Rapunzel | Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host | 1983 |
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight | Self | 1997 |
Earthquake Survival | Self | 1988 |
The Tale of the Frog Prince | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1982 |
Sleeping Beauty | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1983 |
Little Red Riding Hood | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1983 |
The Princess and the Pea | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Hansel and Gretel | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1983 |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Beauty and the Beast | Self - Host (uncredited) | 1984 |
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills | Self | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
L.A. Law | Margo Stanton | 1986 |
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Alice Flitt | 1997 |
The Twilight Zone | Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness") | 1985 |
Wishbone | Renee Lassiter | 1995 |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Ocka (voice) | 1994 |
Frasier | Caroline (voice) | 1993 |
Cannon | Liz Christie | 1971 |
The Ray Bradbury Theater | Leota Bean | 1985 |
Fridays | Self | 1980 |
Tall Tales & Legends | Self - Host | 1985 |
Maggie Winters | Muriel | 1998 |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | The Miller's Daughter | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Marie / Rapunzel | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Narrator / Nightingale (voice) | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Snow White's Mother | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Narrator (voice) | 1982 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Self - Host | 1982 |
WonderWorks | Laura Burroughs | 1984 |
Spécial cinéma | Self | 1974 |
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Shelley Duvall | 1992 |
Tall Tales & Legends | Clementine | 1985 |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle | Potsi | 1994 |