Shelley Alexis Duvall 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. Bo ... rn 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.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)
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Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
as Ocka (voice)
Episodes: 102
First Aired: Oct 29, 1994
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes
as Alice Flitt
Episodes: 52
First Aired: May 07, 1997
Wishbone
as Renee Lassiter
Episodes: 50
First Aired: Sep 10, 1995
Maggie Winters
as Muriel
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Sep 30, 1998
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Shelley Duvall
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Apr 21, 1992
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
L.A. Law
as Margo Stanton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
The Twilight Zone
as Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1985
Frasier
as Caroline (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Cannon
as Liz Christie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1971
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Leota Bean
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 21, 1985
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Miller's Daughter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Marie / Rapunzel
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator / Nightingale (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Snow White's Mother
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
WonderWorks
as Laura Burroughs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1984
Tall Tales & Legends
as Clementine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1985
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
as Potsi
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 30, 1994
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Self - Host
Episodes: 27
First Aired: Sep 11, 1982
Tall Tales & Legends
as Self - Host
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Sep 25, 1985
Fridays
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 11, 1980
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Spécial cinéma
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1974
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