Shelley Duvall
Acting
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.
Dreams in the Attic
Aunt Nellie
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
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
Casper Meets Wendy
Gabby
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
Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Mrs. Fink
The Portrait of a Lady
Countess Gemini
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
The Underneath
Nurse
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch
Host
Aliens for Breakfast
Teacher
Suburban Commando
Jenny Wilcox
Frogs!
Annie
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Self
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Little Bo Peep
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
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
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 Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Self / Host
Puss in Boots
Self - Host / Narrator
Cinderella
Self - Host
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Self - Host
The Snow Queen
Host / Narrator (voice)
Frankenweenie
Susan Frankenstein
Booker
Laura
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)
Twilight Theatre
Time Bandits
Dame Pansy / Pansy
Popeye
Olive Oyl
Making 'The Shining'
Self
The Shining
Wendy Torrance
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)
Nashville
L.A. Joan
Thieves Like Us
Keechie
Brewster McCloud
Suzanne
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Ida Coyle