Shelley Duvall
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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Acted in
The Forest Hills
2024
as Rico's Mother
The Chickening
2015
as Wendy (archive footage) (uncredited)
VM Show Vol. 2
2005
as Wendy Torrance (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005
as Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)
Manna from Heaven
2002
as Detective Dubrinski
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
2001
as Self
Big Monster on Campus
2000
as Mrs. Stein
The 4th Floor
1999
as Martha Stewart
Home Fries
1998
as Mrs. Jackson
Maggie Winters
1998
as Muriel
Casper Meets Wendy
1998
as Gabby
Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Edith Butros
Alone
1997
as Estelle
RocketMan
1997
as Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997
as Amelia Glahn
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
1997
as Self
Changing Habits
1997
as Sister Agatha
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
1997
as Alice Flitt
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
1997
as Mrs. Fink
The Portrait of a Lady
1996
as Countess Gemini
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996
as Self
Wishbone
1995
as Renee Lassiter
The Underneath
1995
as Nurse
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
1994
as Ocka (voice)
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
1994
as Potsi
Aliens for Breakfast
1994
as Teacher
Frasier
1993
as Caroline (voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Shelley Duvall
Suburban Commando
1991
as Jenny Wilcox
Frogs!
1991
as Annie
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990
as Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
1990
as Little Bo Peep
Earthquake Survival
1988
as Self
The Dancing Princesses
1987
as Self - Host
Roxanne
1987
as Dixie
The Little Mermaid
1987
as Self - Host
Rip Van Winkle
1987
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Frog
1987
as Mrs. Anderson
Davy Crockett
1986
as Self / Host
John Henry
1986
as Self / Host
Ponce de Leon
1986
as Self / Host
L.A. Law
1986
as Margo Stanton
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986
as Self
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
as Self - Host
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
1986
as Self - Host
Darlin' Clementine
1986
as Self / Host / Clementine
Casey at the Bat
1986
as Host
Johnny Appleseed
1986
as Self / Host
Pecos Bill
1986
as Self / Host
Annie Oakley
1985
as The Host
The Emperor's New Clothes
1985
as Self - Host
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1985
as Self / Host
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Self - Host
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Clementine
Puss in Boots
1985
as Self - Host / Narrator
Cinderella
1985
as Self - Host
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Leota Bean
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985
as Self - Host
Frankenweenie
1984
as Susan Frankenstein
Booker
1984
as Laura
WonderWorks
1984
as Laura Burroughs
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Beauty and the Beast
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1984
as Snow White's Mother / Self - Host
Thumbelina
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Pinocchio
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pea
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Hansel and Gretel
1983
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Little Red Riding Hood
1983
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk
1983
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Sleeping Beauty
1983
as Self - Host (uncredited)
The Fairest of Them All
1983
as Self
The Nightingale
1983
as Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host
Rapunzel
1983
as Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host
The Tale of the Frog Prince
1982
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Miller's Daughter
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Marie / Rapunzel
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator / Nightingale (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Snow White's Mother
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Self - Host
Twilight Theatre
1982
Time Bandits
1981
as Dame Pansy / Pansy
Popeye
1980
as Olive Oyl
Making 'The Shining'
1980
as Self
The Shining
1980
as Wendy Torrance
Fridays
1980
as Self
The Paul Simon Special
1977
as Joan of Arc
Annie Hall
1977
as Pam
3 Women
1977
as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Bernice
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)
Nashville
1975
as L.A. Joan
Thieves Like Us
1974
as Keechie
Cannon
1971
as Liz Christie
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Ida Coyle
Brewster McCloud
1970
as Suzanne
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall
as Self
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills
as Self