SHELLEY DUVALL

'Shelley Alexis Duvall' (born July 7, 1949) is an award winning American film and television actress. She began her career in the 1970s, playing quirky and waif-like characters in the movies of Robert Altman, and eventually starred in movies by Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.

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Biography

Early life

Career

Filmography

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Biography

Early life

Duvall was born in Houston, Texas to Robert Richardson Duvall, a defense attorney, and Bobbie Ruth Massengale, a real estate broker. She has three brothers, Scott, Shane, and Stuart. Duvall graduated from Waltrip High School. Duvall was working as a cosmetics saleswoman at a Houston Foley's when she was discovered at a party by production scouts for Altman's ''Brewster McCloud'' (1970). She is often thought to be related to Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall, although she has no relationship to him, whatsoever.

Career

After a tough interview with Altman, she later won the lead role of Suzanne, the free-spirited love interest to Bud Cort's reclusive Brewster. Altman was impressed enough with Duvall's work to cast the young actress in his next films, including ''McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971), ''Thieves Like Us'' (1974), and ''Nashville'' (1975). In 1977, Duvall was named Best Actress by the Cannes Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her portrayal of the delusional Millie Lammoreaux in Altman's ''3 Women''.
That same year Duvall appeared in ''Annie Hall'' playing Woody Allen's one-night stand. Her next role would be Wendy opposite Jack Nicholson in Kubrick's ''The Shining'' (1980). Jack Nicholson states in the documentary '' that Kubrick was great to work with, but that he was "a different director" with Duvall.
Her landmark movie role also occurred in 1980 when she played Olive Oyl in ''Popeye'', as critics noted that she was "perfect" for that role and that it was a character "she was born to play". Though she has appeared in many movies since, she never again reached the heights she did with ''Popeye''.
From 1982-1987, Duvall produced and acted in a children's television series for Showtime called ''Faerie Tale Theatre''. The one hour episodes re-told popular fairy tales.

Filmography

★ ''Brewster McCloud'' (1970) ★ ''McCabe & Mrs. Miller'' (1971) ★ ''Thieves Like Us'' (1974) ★ ''Nashville'' (1975) ★ ''Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' (1976) ★ ''Bernice Bobs Her Hair'' (1976) (TV) ★ ''Annie Hall'' (1977) ★ ''3 Women'' (1977) ★ ''The Shining'' (1980) ★ ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' (1982-1987)(TV) ★ ''Popeye'' (1980) ★ ''Time Bandits'' (1981) ★ ''Frankenweenie'' (1984) ★ ''Booker'' (1984) (TV) ★ ''Roxanne'' (1987) ★ ''Frog'' (1987) (TV) ★ ''Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme'' (1990)(TV)

★ ''Suburban Commando'' (1991) ★ ''Frogs!'' (1991)(TV) ★ ''Underneath'' (1995) ★ ''The Portrait of a Lady'' (1996) ★ ''Twilight of the Ice Nymphs'' (1997) ★ ''RocketMan'' (1997) ★ ''Alone'' (1997) (TV) ★ ''My Teacher Ate My Homework'' (1997) ★ ''Changing Habits'' (1997) ★ ''Tale of the Mummy'' (1998) ★ ''Casper Meets Wendy'' (1998) (TV) ★ ''Home Fries'' (1998) ★ ''The 4th floor'' (1999) ★ ''Boltneck'' (2000) ★ ''Dreams in the Attic'' (2000) ★ ''Manna from Heaven'' (2001)

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