1949-07-07 ( 75 years old ) in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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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Movies
The Forest Hills
2024-10-04
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005-09-06
Manna from Heaven
2002-09-14
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001-05-02
Big Monster on Campus
2000-02-25
The 4th Floor
1999-07-31
Home Fries
1998-11-25
Casper Meets Wendy
1998-09-10
Tale of the Mummy
1998-08-03
Alone
1997-12-21
RocketMan
1997-10-10
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997-09-09
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997-09-07
Changing Habits
1997-05-20
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997-01-01
The Portrait of a Lady
1996-10-17
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996-07-17
The Underneath
1995-04-28
Aliens for Breakfast
1994-04-02
Suburban Commando
1991-10-04
Frogs!
1991-01-01
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990-12-09
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990-05-19
Earthquake Survival
1988-01-01
The Dancing Princesses
1987-11-14
Roxanne
1987-06-19
The Little Mermaid
1987-04-06
Rip Van Winkle
1987-03-23
Frog
1987-01-23
Davy Crockett
1986-12-18
John Henry
1986-12-01
Ponce de Leon
1986-11-16
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986-09-11
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986-08-11
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986-07-14
Darlin' Clementine
1986-02-08
Casey at the Bat
1986-01-20
Johnny Appleseed
1986-01-01
Pecos Bill
1986-01-01
Annie Oakley
1985-12-24
The Emperor's New Clothes
1985-10-05
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985-09-25
Puss in Boots
1985-09-09
Cinderella
1985-08-14
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985-04-05
Frankenweenie
1984-12-14
Booker
1984-10-01
Beauty and the Beast
1984-08-13
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984-07-16
Thumbelina
1984-06-11
Pinocchio
1984-05-14
The Princess and the Pea
1984-04-16
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984-01-09
Hansel and Gretel
1983-12-05
Little Red Riding Hood
1983-11-10
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983-09-08
Sleeping Beauty
1983-07-07
The Fairest of Them All
1983-05-28
The Nightingale
1983-05-10
Rapunzel
1983-02-05
Rumpelstiltskin
1982-10-16
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982-09-11
Twilight Theatre
1982-02-13
Time Bandits
1981-07-13
Popeye
1980-12-12
Making 'The Shining'
1980-10-04
The Shining
1980-05-23
The Paul Simon Special
1977-12-08
Annie Hall
1977-04-19
3 Women
1977-04-10
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976-10-06
Nashville
1975-06-11
Thieves Like Us
1974-02-11
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971-06-24
Brewster McCloud
1970-12-05
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