Shelley Duvall
Discovered by Robert Altman while she was attending college in Houston, Texas, Duvall made her film debut in Altman's Brewster McCloud and went on to work with the director on six other films, including McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us, Nashville, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, Three Women (for which she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the L.A. Film Critics Award) and as Olive Oyl in Popeye.
She made an indelible impression opposite Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, and had cameo roles in Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits. Her other feature credits include Roxanne, written by and starring Steve Martin and directed by Fred Schepisi.
Duvall also served as creator and executive producer of five award-winning family television series, including Faerie Tale Theatre and Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends. She was also recently seen in the Showtime movie Alone, opposite Hume Cronyn.
Shelley Duvall Facts
Occupation | Actress |
Birthday | July 7, 1949 (74) |
Sign | Cancer |
Birthplace | Houston, Texas, USA |
Height | 5' 8" (1m73) How tall is Shelley Duvall compared to you? |
Selected Filmography
Annie Hall | ||
The Shining | ||
Roxanne | ||
Faerie Tale Theatre | ||
Popeye | ||
Rocketman | ||
Bernice Bobs Her Hair | ||
Time Bandits | ||
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