Shelley Duvall
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1949-07-07
Place of Birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Shelley Duvall
Biography
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.
Also Known For
The Shining
May 23, 1980
Annie Hall
Apr 19, 1977
Nashville
Jun 11, 1975
Big Monster on Campus
Feb 25, 2000
Popeye
Dec 12, 1980
Roxanne
Jun 19, 1987
Suburban Commando
Oct 04, 1991
Thieves Like Us
Feb 11, 1974
Home Fries
Nov 25, 1998
Brewster McCloud
Dec 05, 1970
Frankenweenie
Dec 14, 1984
The Underneath
Apr 28, 1995
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Jun 24, 1971
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Dec 09, 1990
3 Women
Apr 10, 1977
Time Bandits
Jul 13, 1981
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
May 19, 1990
Tale of the Mummy
Aug 03, 1998
Casper Meets Wendy
Sep 10, 1998
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall
Making 'The Shining'
Oct 04, 1980
The 4th Floor
Jul 31, 1999
Pinocchio
May 14, 1984
Thumbelina
Jun 11, 1984
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Jun 24, 1976
Johnny Appleseed
Jan 01, 1986
Ponce de Leon
Nov 16, 1986
John Henry
Dec 01, 1986
Davy Crockett
Dec 18, 1986
Pecos Bill
Jan 01, 1986
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Jan 01, 1997
Frog
Jan 23, 1987
Changing Habits
May 20, 1997
Twilight Theatre
Feb 13, 1982
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Oct 06, 1976
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Apr 05, 1985
Annie Oakley
Dec 24, 1985
Casey at the Bat
Jan 20, 1986
Darlin' Clementine
Feb 08, 1986
The Portrait of a Lady
Oct 17, 1996
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
Sep 09, 1997
The Paul Simon Special
Dec 08, 1977
Alone
Dec 21, 1997
Frogs!
Jan 01, 1991
The Forest Hills
Oct 04, 2024
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Sep 06, 2005
Rip Van Winkle
Mar 23, 1987
Manna from Heaven
Sep 14, 2002
Booker
Oct 01, 1984
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Jul 17, 1996
RocketMan
Oct 10, 1997
Cinderella
Aug 14, 1985
Puss in Boots
Sep 09, 1985
The Emperor's New Clothes
Oct 05, 1985
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Jul 14, 1986
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Aug 11, 1986
The Little Mermaid
Apr 06, 1987
The Dancing Princesses
Nov 14, 1987
The Fairest of Them All
May 28, 1983
Rumpelstiltskin
Oct 16, 1982
The Nightingale
May 10, 1983
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jul 16, 1984
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
May 02, 2001
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Sep 11, 1986
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sep 08, 1983
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Sep 25, 1985
Aliens for Breakfast
Apr 02, 1994
Rapunzel
Feb 05, 1983
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Sep 17, 1984
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
Sep 07, 1997
Earthquake Survival
Jan 01, 1988
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Sep 11, 1982
Sleeping Beauty
Jul 07, 1983
Little Red Riding Hood
Nov 10, 1983
Hansel and Gretel
Dec 05, 1983
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Jan 09, 1984
The Princess and the Pea
Apr 16, 1984
Beauty and the Beast
Aug 13, 1984
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills
Lily
Jun 14, 1986
Dreams in the Attic
Jul 07, 2025
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
May 07, 1997
The Twilight Zone
Sep 27, 1985
Wishbone
Sep 10, 1995
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Oct 29, 1994
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
Cannon
Sep 14, 1971
The Ray Bradbury Theater
May 21, 1985
Fridays
Apr 11, 1980
Tall Tales & Legends
Sep 25, 1985
Maggie Winters
Sep 30, 1998
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
WonderWorks
Oct 01, 1984
Spécial cinéma
Sep 25, 1974
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Apr 21, 1992
Tall Tales & Legends
Sep 25, 1985