Shelley Duvall
Acting
🎂 1949-07-07
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.
Cast credits(104)
Liz Christie
1971
Caroline (voice)
1993
Self
1974
Alice Flitt
1997
Margo Stanton
1986
Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
1985
The Miller's Daughter
1982
Marie / Rapunzel
1982
Narrator / Nightingale (voice)
1982
Snow White's Mother
1982
Narrator (voice)
1982
Self - Host
1982
Ocka (voice)
1994
Self - Host
1975
Leota Bean
1985
Self
1980
Muriel
1998
Shelley Duvall
1992
Renee Lassiter
1995
Wendy Torrance
1980
Self - Host
1985
Clementine
1985
Pam
1977
Dame Pansy / Pansy
1981
Olive Oyl
1980
Mrs. Stein
2000
Gabby
1998
Dixie
1987
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
1997
Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
1977
Countess Gemini
1996
Potsi
1994
Laura Burroughs
1984
Jenny Wilcox
1991
L.A. Joan
1975
The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)
1976
Edith Butros
1998
Suzanne
1970
Ida Coyle
1971
Mrs. Jackson
1998
Susan Frankenstein
1984
Self
2001
Bernice
1976
Estelle
1997
Martha Stewart
1999
Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host
1983
Self - Host (uncredited)
1984
Nurse
1995
Self / Host
1986
Keechie
1974
Self / Host
1986
Self - Host (uncredited)
1987
Self / Host
1986
Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)
2005
Detective Dubrinski
2002
Snow White's Mother / Self - Host
1984
Sister Agatha
1997
Self - Host (uncredited)
1984
Self
1980
Self - Host
1985
Self / Host
1985
Self - Host
1985
Laura
1984
Little Bo Peep
1990
Self - Host
1986
Self - Host
1987
Mrs. Fink
1997
Rico's Mother
2024
Self - Host (uncredited)
1983
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1984
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1984
1982
Self - Host (uncredited)
1983
Teacher
1994
Self - Host
1985
Mrs. Anderson
1987
Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host
1983
Self - Host
1986
Self / Host / Clementine
1986
Self - Host (uncredited)
1982
Self - Host (uncredited)
1983
Self - Host (uncredited)
1983
Annie
1991
Host
1986
Self - Host (uncredited)
1984
Self - Host (uncredited)
1984
Self / Host
1986
Self
1988
Self
1990
Self / Host
1986
The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host
1982
The Host
1985
Self - Host
1987
Joan of Arc
1977
Self
Self - Host / Narrator
1985
Aunt Nellie
2025
Amelia Glahn
1997
Self
1983
Self
Self
1986
Lily Miniver
1986
Self
1996
Self
1997
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