Shelley Duvall

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1949-07-07

Deathday 2024-07-11 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Also Known As The Texas Twiggy, Manic Mouse, Shelley Alexis Duvall

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
The Forest Hills

as Rico's Mother

2015
The Chickening

as Wendy (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

as Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)

2005
VM Show Vol. 2

as Wendy Torrance (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Manna from Heaven

as Detective Dubrinski

2000
Big Monster on Campus

as Mrs. Stein

1999
The 4th Floor

as Martha Stewart

1998
Home Fries

as Mrs. Jackson

1998
1998
Tale of the Mummy

as Edith Butros

1998
Maggie Winters

as Muriel

1997
Alone

as Estelle

1997
RocketMan

as Mrs. Randall (uncredited)

1997
1997
Changing Habits

as Sister Agatha

1996
The Portrait of a Lady

as Countess Gemini

1995
1995
Wishbone

as Renee Lassiter

1994
1994
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

as Ocka (voice)

1994
1993
Frasier

as Caroline (voice)

1992
1991
Suburban Commando

as Jenny Wilcox

1991
Frogs!

as Annie

1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as Little Bo Peep

1987
The Dancing Princesses

as Self - Host

1987
Roxanne

as Dixie

1987
The Little Mermaid

as Self - Host

1987
Rip Van Winkle

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1987
Frog

as Mrs. Anderson

1986
Davy Crockett

as Self / Host

1986
John Henry

as Self / Host

1986
Ponce de Leon

as Self / Host

1986
Darlin' Clementine

as Self / Host / Clementine

1986
1986
Johnny Appleseed

as Self / Host

1986
Pecos Bill

as Self / Host

1986
L.A. Law

as Margo Stanton

1985
Annie Oakley

as The Host

1985
1985
1985
Puss in Boots

as Self - Host / Narrator

1985
Cinderella

as Self - Host

1985
1985
The Twilight Zone

as Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Self - Host

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Clementine

1985
1984
Frankenweenie

as Susan Frankenstein

1984
Booker

as Laura

1984
Beauty and the Beast

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as Snow White's Mother / Self - Host

1984
Thumbelina

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1984
Pinocchio

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1984
The Princess and the Pea

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1984
WonderWorks

as Laura Burroughs

1983
Hansel and Gretel

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1983
Little Red Riding Hood

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1983
Jack and the Beanstalk

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1983
Sleeping Beauty

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1983
The Nightingale

as Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host

1983
Rapunzel

as Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host

1982
Rumpelstiltskin

as The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host

1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince

as Self - Host (uncredited)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Miller's Daughter

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Marie / Rapunzel

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator / Nightingale (voice)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Snow White's Mother

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Narrator (voice)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Self - Host

1981
Time Bandits

as Dame Pansy / Pansy

1980
Popeye

as Olive Oyl

1980
The Shining

as Wendy Torrance

1980
Fridays

as Self

1977
The Paul Simon Special

as Joan of Arc

1977
Annie Hall

as Pam

1977
3 Women

as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux

1976
1975
Nashville

as L.A. Joan

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
Thieves Like Us

as Keechie

1974
1971
1971
Cannon

as Liz Christie

1970
Brewster McCloud

as Suzanne

Producer

1994
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

as Executive Producer

1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as Executive Producer

1989
Dinner at Eight

as Producer

1989
The Turn of the Screw

as Executive Producer

1989
Carmilla

as Executive Producer

1989
The Eyes of the Panther

as Executive Producer

1987
Rip Van Winkle

as Producer

1987
1987
The Dancing Princesses

as Executive Producer

1987
The Little Mermaid

as Executive Producer

1987
Rip Van Winkle

as Executive Producer

1987
Frog

as Executive Producer

1986
Casey at the Bat

as Producer

1986
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

as Executive Producer

1986
1986
Darlin' Clementine

as Executive Producer

1986
Popples

as Executive Producer

1986
Pecos Bill

as Producer

1986
Johnny Appleseed

as Producer

1986
Ponce de Leon

as Producer

1986
John Henry

as Producer

1986
Davy Crockett

as Producer

1985
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

as Executive Producer

1985
Annie Oakley

as Producer

1985
Puss in Boots

as Producer

1985
Cinderella

as Producer

1985
The Emperor's New Clothes

as Executive Producer

1985
Puss in Boots

as Executive Producer

1985
Cinderella

as Executive Producer

1985
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

as Executive Producer

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Executive Producer

1984
1984
Pinocchio

as Producer

1984
1984
Thumbelina

as Producer

1984
Beauty and the Beast

as Executive Producer

1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears

as Executive Producer

1984
Pinocchio

as Executive Producer

1984
The Princess and the Pea

as Executive Producer

1984
Thumbelina

as Executive Producer

1984
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

as Executive Producer

1983
Rapunzel

as Executive Producer

1983
The Nightingale

as Executive Producer

1983
Sleeping Beauty

as Producer

1983
Hansel and Gretel

as Producer

1983
1983
1983
Little Red Riding Hood

as Executive Producer

1983
Jack and the Beanstalk

as Executive Producer

1983
The Nightingale

as Producer

1983
Hansel and Gretel

as Executive Producer

1983
Sleeping Beauty

as Executive Producer

1983
Rapunzel

as Producer

1982
Rumpelstiltskin

as Producer

1982
Rumpelstiltskin

as Executive Producer

1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince

as Executive Producer

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Executive Producer

Creator

1989
1985

Crew

2012
Frankenweenie

as Thanks

Art

1977
3 Women

as Set Decoration

Writer

1986
Popples

as Story