Shelley Duvall
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: July 7, 1949
Day of Death: July 11, 2024 (75 years old)
Place of Birth: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelley Duvall, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Actor Dixie
Roxanne
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Frog
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Rip Van Winkle
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The Little Mermaid
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The Dancing Princesses
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The Dancing Princesses
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Rip Van Winkle
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The Little Mermaid
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The Dancing Princesses
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Rip Van Winkle
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Frog
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Johnny Appleseed
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Ponce de Leon
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John Henry
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Davy Crockett
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Pecos Bill
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Darlin' Clementine
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Casey at the Bat
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The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
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Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
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Casey at the Bat
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The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
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The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
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Darlin' Clementine
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Popples
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Popples
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Pecos Bill
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Johnny Appleseed
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Ponce de Leon
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John Henry
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Davy Crockett
1985
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Annie Oakley
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Cinderella
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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Puss in Boots
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Annie Oakley
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Puss in Boots
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Cinderella
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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Puss in Boots
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Cinderella
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
1984
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Frankenweenie
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Pinocchio
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Thumbelina
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Booker
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
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The Princess and the Pea
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Princess and the Pea
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Pinocchio
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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Beauty and the Beast
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Thumbelina
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Beauty and the Beast
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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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The Princess and the Pea
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Pinocchio
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Thumbelina
1983
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The Fairest of Them All
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The Nightingale
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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Rapunzel
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Sleeping Beauty
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Hansel and Gretel
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Sleeping Beauty
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The Nightingale
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Rapunzel
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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Hansel and Gretel
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Hansel and Gretel
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The Nightingale
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Little Red Riding Hood
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Jack and the Beanstalk
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Sleeping Beauty
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