Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall, born in Texas in 1949, rose to prominence under Robert Altman's tutelage, earning accolades for her nuanced performances in films like "Nashville" and "3 Women," where she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. Her eclectic career spanned eccentric characters in "Popeye" and the harrowing Wendy Torrance in "The Shining." Beyond acting, Duvall ventured into television production, creating children's programming like "Faerie Tale Theatre" and "Tall Tales & Legends." After a 21-year hiatus, she returned to acting in the horror film "The Forest Hills" before retiring in 2002. Throughout her life, she maintained a private profile, only occasionally stepping into the public eye.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
60 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Forest Hills | Mama | Film |
| 2024 | Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage) | Film |
| 2002 | Manna from Heaven | Detective Dubrinski | Film |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | Film |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | Martha Stewart | Film |
| 1998 | Casper Meets Wendy | Gabby | Film |
| 1998 | Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy | Edith Butros | Film |
| 1998 | Big Monster on Campus | Mrs. Stein | Film |
| 1998 | Home Fries | Mrs. Jackson | Film |
| 1997 | Changing Habits | Sister Agatha | Film |
| 1997 | Twilight of the Ice Nymphs | Amelia Glahn | Film |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Alice Flitt | TV |
| 1997 | RocketMan | Mrs. Randall (uncredited) | Film |
| 1997 | Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework | Mrs. Fink | Film |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Countess Gemini | Film |
| 1995 | Wishbone | Renee Lassiter | TV |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Nurse | Film |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Ocka (voice) | TV |
| 1991 | Suburban Commando | Jenny Wilcox | Film |
| 1991 | Frogs! | Annie | Film |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Little Bo Peep | Film |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Casting | Film |
| 1989 | Carmilla | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1987 | Roxanne | Dixie | Film |
| 1987 | Frog | Mrs. Anderson | Film |
| 1987 | Frog | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1986 | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | Self - Host | Film |
| 1986 | Ponce de Leon | Self / Host | Film |
| 1986 | Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1986 | Popples | Executive Producer | TV |
| 1986 | Ponce de Leon | Producer | Film |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Self - Host | TV |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Executive Producer | TV |
| 1984 | The Princess and the Pea | Self - Host (uncredited) | Film |
| 1984 | Frankenweenie | Susan Frankenstein | Film |
| 1984 | The Princess and the Pea | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Self - Host (uncredited) | Film |
| 1983 | Rapunzel | Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host | Film |
| 1983 | Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott | Self | Film |
| 1983 | Little Red Riding Hood | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1983 | Rapunzel | Producer | Film |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host | Film |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Self - Host | TV |
| 1982 | Twilight Theatre | Film | |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Executive Producer | TV |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Dame Pansy / Pansy | Film |
| 1980 | Making 'The Shining' | Self | Film |
| 1980 | Popeye | Olive Oyl | Film |
| 1980 | The Shining | Wendy Torrance | Film |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Pam | Film |
| 1977 | 3 Women | Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux | Film |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland) | Film |
| 1976 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Bernice | Film |
| 1975 | Nashville | L.A. Joan | Film |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Us | Keechie | Film |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloud | Suzanne | Film |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Ida Coyle | Film |
| The Forest Hills | Mama | Film |
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