“I was a star. I had leading roles. People think it”
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Shelley Duvall
Shelley Alexis Duvall was an American actress and producer known for her distinctive screen presence, portrayals of eccentric characters, and later productions in children's programming. Her accolades include a Cannes Award and a Peabody Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Four of Duvall's films have been preserved in the National Film…
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entertainment · American actress and producer (1949–2024) · film actor · television producer · singer · voice actor · comedian · screenwriter · film producer · actor · musician · executive producer · also Shelley Duvall, Shelley A. Duvall, Shelly Duvall, Shelly Alexis Duvall, Shelly A. Duvall, Duvall
Born 7 July 1949 · Died 11 July 2024 · Q235478
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2026· 5 entries
“How would you feel if people were really nice, and then, suddenly, on a dime they turn on you?”
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“the reason I stuck with it and became an actress”
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“it was so difficult being hysterical for that length of time”
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Yahoo: Was Robert Duvall Related to Shelley Duvall?
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2024· 16 entries
The Guardian: ‘She’d never done anything like this before’: behind the scenes on Shelley Duvall’s extraordinary final film
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Decider: Shelley Duvall’s Partner Weighs In On Her Absence From Emmys In Memoriam Segment
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Decider: Emmys Viewers Enraged After Shelley Duvall Snubbed From In Memoriam Segment: “Her Contributions Deserved To Be Honored”
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WealthManagement.com: Shelley Duvall’s Longtime Partner Fights for His Share of Her Estate
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Vulture: 10 Essential Shelley Duvall Performances
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CNN: Shelley Duvall is remembered for being the perfect movie victim. But she was so much more
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collider: One of Shelley Duvall's Best Performances Was in a Charming Tim Burton Movie
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The Guardian: Shelley Duvall obituary
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The Guardian: ‘A magical being’: Shelley Duvall remembered by Woody Allen, Daryl Hannah and Michael Palin
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Yahoo: The 10 best Shelley Duvall movies and TV shows to watch now
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The Guardian: Shelley Duvall was a sublime and subversive screen presence | Peter Bradshaw
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The Guardian: Shelley Duvall – a life in pictures
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The Guardian: Shelley Duvall, star of The Shining and Annie Hall, dies aged 75
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Vulture: Shelley Duvall Stood Out
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The Guardian: Shelley Duvall: her 20 greatest films
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Died 2024-07-11.
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2022· 2 entries
And Golden Raspberries cofounder Maureen Murphy said she regretted nominating Duvall
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With the independent film The Forest Hills (2023), which would become her final role
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2021· 1 entry
Seth Abramovitch, writer for The Hollywood Reporter, found Duvall for an interview saying, "I only knew that it didn't feel right for McGraw's insensitive sideshow to be the final word on her legacy
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2018· 1 entry
To interview her for his book, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining
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2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Stephen King damns Shelley Duvall's character in film of The Shining
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2002· 2 entries
In 2002, Duvall retired from acting for 21 years.
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Duvall retired from acting for 21 years
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2001· 1 entry
“almost unbearable. But from other points of view, really very nice, I suppose.”
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1997· 1 entry
Played a beatific nun in the comedy film Changing Habits and a besotted, murderous, ostrich-farm owner in Guy Maddin's fourth feature Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
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1994· 1 entry
While shooting the Steven Soderbergh film The Underneath
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1993· 1 entry
Duvall produced a fifth series for Showtime, Mrs
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1992· 2 entries
Think Entertainment joined the newly formed Universal Family Entertainment to create Duvall's fourth Showtime original series, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, which featured animated adaptations of children's storybook
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Landed a guest spot on the television series L
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1991· 3 entries
Released album “Sweet Dreams”.
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Released album “Merry Christmas”.
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Duvall portrayed Jenny Wilcox, the wife of Charlie Wilcox (Christopher Lloyd) in the Hulk Hogan action-adventure film Suburban Commando
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1990· 1 entry
Played Little Bo Peep in Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, which she also produced
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1988· 1 entry
Duvall founded a new production company called Think Entertainment to develop programs and television movies for cable channels
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1987· 1 entry
“The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness”
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1986· 1 entry
“Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp”
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1985· 1 entry
Created Tall Tales & Legends, another one-hour anthology series for Showtime, which featured adaptations of American folk tales
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1984· 1 entry
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
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1982· 1 entry
Duvall narrated, hosted, and was executive producer of the children's television program Faerie Tale Theatre
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1980· 1 entry
Played Olive Oyl in Altman's adventure film Popeye
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1977· 2 entries
Duvall gave what some critics considered to be one of her best performances in Altman's psychological thriller 3 Women, portraying Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux, a woman living in a dreary California desert town
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Appeared in a minor role in Woody Allen's Annie Hall, her third film to be added to the National Film Registry, and hosted an evening of Saturday Night Live
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1976· 3 entries
Duvall met singer-songwriter Paul Simon
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Reynolds and Duvall lived together until 1976.
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Duvall starred as Bernice, a wealthy girl from Wisconsin, in the PBS adaptation of F
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1970· 2 entries
Was hosting a party for her boyfriend at the time at her house, where she was discovered by filmmaker Robert Altman
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But their marriage disintegrated as Duvall's acting career accelerated, leading to their divorce in 1974
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1967· 2 entries
Studied at Waltrip High School (1967).
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Sold cosmetics at Foley's, a department store; she attended South Texas Junior College and majored in nutrition and diet therapy
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1949· 2 entries
Born 1949-07-07.
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In Fort Worth, Texas, the first child of Bobbie Ruth Crawford (née Massengale, 1929–2020), a real estate broker and in the legal field, and Robert Richardson "Bobby" Duvall (1919–1994), a cattle auctioneer-turned-lawyer
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