Shelley Duvall
Born July 07, 1949 (Age: 76)
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Manna from Heaven
2002
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as Detective Dubrinski
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Age: 53
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
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as Self
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Age: 51
Home Fries
1998
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as Mrs. Jackson
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Age: 49
Casper Meets Wendy
1998
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as Gabby
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Age: 49
Tale of the Mummy
1998
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as Edith Butros
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Age: 49
Big Monster on Campus
1998
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as Mrs. Stein
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Age: 48
Alone
1997
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as Estelle
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Age: 48
RocketMan
1997
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as Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997
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as Amelia Glahn
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Age: 48
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997
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as Self
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Age: 48
Changing Habits
1997
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as Sister Agatha
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Age: 47
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
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as Mrs. Fink
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Age: 47
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
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as Countess Gemini
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Age: 47
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996
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as Self
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Age: 47
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch
1994
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as Host
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Age: 45
Suburban Commando
1991
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as Jenny Wilcox
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Age: 42
Frogs!
1991
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as Annie
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Age: 41
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
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as Self
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Age: 41
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
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as Little Bo Peep
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Age: 40
Earthquake Survival
1988
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Dancing Princesses
1987
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as Self - Host
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Age: 38
Roxanne
1987
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as Dixie
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Age: 37
The Little Mermaid
1987
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as Self - Host
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Age: 37
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
1987
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as Self - Host (uncredited)
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Age: 37
Frog
1987
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as Mrs. Anderson
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Age: 37
Davy Crockett
1986
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as Self / Host
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Age: 37
John Henry
1986
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as Self / Host
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Age: 37
Lily
1986
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as Lily Miniver
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Age: 36
Darlin' Clementine
1986
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as Self / Host / Clementine
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Age: 36
Casey at the Bat
1986
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as Host
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Age: 36
Annie Oakley
1985
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as The Host
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Age: 36
The Emperor's New Clothes
1985
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as Self - Host
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Age: 36
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985
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as Self / Host
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Age: 36
Puss in Boots
1985
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as Self - Host / Narrator
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Age: 36
Cinderella
1985
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as Self - Host
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Age: 36
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985
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as Self - Host
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Age: 35
The Snow Queen
1985
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as Host / Narrator (voice)
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Age: 35
The Secret World of the Very Young
1984
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as
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Age: 35
The Fairest of Them All
1983
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as Self
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Age: 33
Time Bandits
1981
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as Dame Pansy / Pansy
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Age: 32
Popeye
1980
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as Olive Oyl
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Age: 31
Making 'The Shining'
1980
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as Self
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Age: 31
The Shining
1980
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as Wendy Torrance
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Age: 30
The Paul Simon Special
1977
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as Joan of Arc
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Age: 28
3 Women
1977
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as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
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Age: 27
Annie Hall
1977
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as Pam
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Age: 27
Nashville
1975
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as L.A. Joan
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Age: 25
Thieves Like Us
1974
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as Keechie
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Age: 24