Shelley Duvall
Actor
Born July 7, 1949 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.
Filmography
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall
Self
The Forest Hills
Mama
Dreams in the Attic
Aunt Nellie
Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location
Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Frankenweenie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)
Manna from Heaven
Detective Dubrinski
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self
The 4th Floor
Martha Stewart
Home Fries
Mrs. Jackson
The Hughleys
Mrs. Crump
Casper Meets Wendy
Gabby
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Edith Butros
Big Monster on Campus
Mrs. Stein
Alone
Estelle
RocketMan
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
Amelia Glahn
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
Self
Changing Habits
Sister Agatha
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
Alice Flitt
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Mrs. Fink
The Portrait of a Lady
Countess Gemini
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
Wishbone
Renee Lassiter
The Underneath
Nurse
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch
Host
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Ocka (voice)
Aliens for Breakfast
Teacher
Frasier
Caroline (voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall
Suburban Commando
Jenny Wilcox
Frogs!
Annie
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Little Bo Peep
Dinner at Eight
The Eyes of the Panther
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Carmilla
Nightmare Classics
The Turn of the Screw
Earthquake Survival
Self
The Dancing Princesses
Self - Host
Roxanne
Dixie
The Little Mermaid
Self - Host
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Self - Host (uncredited)
Frog
Mrs. Anderson
Davy Crockett
Self / Host
John Henry
Self / Host
Ponce de Leon
Self / Host
Johnny Appleseed
Self / Host
L.A. Law
Margo Stanton
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
Self
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Self - Host
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
Self - Host
Lily
Lily Miniver
Popples
Darlin' Clementine
Self / Host / Clementine
Casey at the Bat
Host
Pecos Bill
Self / Host
Annie Oakley
The Host
The Emperor's New Clothes
Self - Host
The Twilight Zone
Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Self / Host
Tall Tales & Legends
Self - Host
Puss in Boots
Self - Host / Narrator
Cinderella
Self - Host
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Leota Bean
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Self - Host
The Snow Queen
Host / Narrator (voice)
Frankenweenie
Susan Frankenstein
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Self - Host (uncredited)
The Secret World of the Very Young
Beauty and the Beast
Self - Host (uncredited)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White's Mother / Self - Host
Thumbelina
Self - Host (uncredited)
Pinocchio
Self - Host (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pea
Self - Host (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Self - Host (uncredited)
Hansel and Gretel
Self - Host (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Hood
Self - Host (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk
Self - Host (uncredited)
Sleeping Beauty
Self - Host (uncredited)
The Fairest of Them All
Self
The Nightingale
Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host
Rapunzel
Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host
Rumpelstiltskin
The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Self - Host (uncredited)
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Miller's Daughter
Twilight Theatre
Time Bandits
Dame Pansy / Pansy
Popeye
Olive Oyl
Making 'The Shining'
Self
The Shining
Wendy Torrance
Fridays
Self
The Paul Simon Special
Joan of Arc
3 Women
Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
Annie Hall
Pam
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Bernice
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Nashville
L.A. Joan
Spécial cinéma
Self
Thieves Like Us
Keechie
Cannon
Liz Christie
Brewster McCloud
Suzanne
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Ida Coyle