Shelley Duvall

ActorCrewProducerProductionWriter Jul 7 (died age 75) Fort Worth, Texas, USA 1971–2025 (54 year career)

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Biography

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 Brews…

Known For

Film

The Shining

Wendy Torrance

Film

Annie Hall

Pam

Film

Frankenweenie

Thanks

Film

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

Ocka (voice)

Film

Time Bandits

Dame Pansy / Pansy

Film

Nashville

L.A. Joan

Film

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Ida Coyle

Film

Frankenweenie

Susan Frankenstein

Filmography

Acting (106)

Movies (86)

Dreams in the Attic

2025

as Aunt Nellie

The Forest Hills

2024

as Rico's Mother

3.3

The Forest Hills

2024

as Mama

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005

as Bad Ballet Dancer (archive footage)

8.2

Manna from Heaven

2002

as Detective Dubrinski

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

as Self

The 4th Floor

as Martha Stewart

Casper Meets Wendy

as Gabby

Home Fries

as Mrs. Jackson

Tale of the Mummy

as Edith Butros

Big Monster on Campus

1998

as Mrs. Stein

5.1

RocketMan

1997

as Mrs. Randall (uncredited)

5.2

Alone

1997

as Estelle

6.5

Twilight of the Ice Nymphs

as Amelia Glahn

Changing Habits

as Sister Agatha

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

1997

as Self

7.2

Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

1997

as Mrs. Fink

4.8

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

1996

as Self

The Portrait of a Lady

as Countess Gemini

The Underneath

as Nurse

Aliens for Breakfast

as Teacher

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch

1994

as Host

Frogs!

as Annie

Suburban Commando

as Jenny Wilcox

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

as Little Bo Peep

4.8

The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades

1990

as Self

3.0

Earthquake Survival

1988

as Self

The Dancing Princesses

as Self - Host

The Little Mermaid

as Self - Host

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

1987

as Self - Host (uncredited)

Roxanne

as Dixie

Frog

as Mrs. Anderson

John Henry

as Self / Host

Darlin' Clementine

1986

as Self / Host / Clementine

Lily

1986

as Lily Miniver

Ponce de Leon

1986

as Self / Host

Casey at the Bat

1986

as Host

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

as Self - Host

Davy Crockett

as Self / Host

Johnny Appleseed

as Self / Host

Pecos Bill

1986

as Self / Host

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

as Self - Host

Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures

as Self

Cinderella

as Self - Host

Annie Oakley

as The Host

The Emperor's New Clothes

1985

as Self - Host

3.3

Puss in Boots

1985

as Self - Host / Narrator

5.0

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985

as Self - Host

7.5

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1985

as Self / Host

5.3

The Snow Queen

1985

as Host / Narrator (voice)

Frankenweenie

1984

as Susan Frankenstein

6.9

Thumbelina

1984

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.0

Pinocchio

1984

as Self - Host (uncredited)

4.8

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

as Snow White's Mother / Self - Host

Booker

as Laura

Beauty and the Beast

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.4

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.5

The Secret World of the Very Young

1984

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

as Self - Host (uncredited)

5.0

The Princess and the Pea

1984

as Self - Host (uncredited)

7.7

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

as Self - Host (uncredited)

5.0

Rapunzel

1983

as Rapunzel / Marie, Rapunzel's Mother / Self - Host

5.4

Little Red Riding Hood

1983

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.3

The Fairest of Them All

1983

as Self

Sleeping Beauty

1983

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.6

The Nightingale

1983

as Nightingale (voice) / Narrator (voice) / Self - Host

3.7

Hansel and Gretel

1983

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.9

Twilight Theatre

1982

Rumpelstiltskin

1982

as The Miller's Daughter / Self - Host

5.8

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

as Self - Host (uncredited)

6.1

Time Bandits

1981

as Dame Pansy / Pansy

The Shining

as Wendy Torrance

Popeye

as Olive Oyl

Making 'The Shining'

as Self

Annie Hall

as Pam

3 Women

as Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux

7.1

The Paul Simon Special

1977

as Joan of Arc

8.0

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976

as The First Lady (Mrs. Cleveland)

5.4

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

as Bernice

Nashville

as L.A. Joan

Thieves Like Us

as Keechie

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Ida Coyle

Brewster McCloud

as Suzanne

Howl: Inside the Forest Hills

as Self

Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall

as Self

The Forest Hills

as Mama

Television (20)

The Hughleys

as Mrs. Crump

Maggie Winters

as Muriel

The Adventures of Shirley Holmes

as Alice Flitt

Wishbone

as Renee Lassiter

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters

1994

as Ocka (voice)

7.8

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

1994

as Potsi

Frasier

1993

as Caroline (voice)

7.7

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Shelley Duvall

L.A. Law

as Margo Stanton

The Twilight Zone

as Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")

7.8

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Leota Bean

Tall Tales & Legends

as Self - Host

Tall Tales & Legends

as Clementine

WonderWorks

as Laura Burroughs

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

as Self - Host

8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

as The Miller's Daughter

Fridays

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Patron (uncredited)

7.0

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Cannon

1971

as Liz Christie

6.6

Crew (75)

Movies (72)

Shine On: The Forgotten Shining Location

In Memory Of

Frankenweenie

Thanks

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: The Christmas Witch

1994

Executive Producer

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

Casting

4.8

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

Executive Producer

Carmilla

Executive Producer

The Eyes of the Panther

1989

Executive Producer

Dinner at Eight

1989

Producer

3.0

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1989

Executive Producer

5.0

The Turn of the Screw

1989

Executive Producer

8.0

The Dancing Princesses

1987

Executive Producer

6.0

The Dancing Princesses

Producer

The Little Mermaid

Executive Producer

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

1987

Executive Producer

6.0

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

Producer

Frog

Executive Producer

Popples

Executive Producer

Popples

1986

Story

John Henry

1986

Producer

Darlin' Clementine

1986

Executive Producer

Ponce de Leon

1986

Producer

Casey at the Bat

1986

Producer

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

1986

Executive Producer

5.8

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

Producer

Davy Crockett

Producer

Johnny Appleseed

Producer

Pecos Bill

1986

Producer

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

Executive Producer

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

1986

Producer

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella

1985

Executive Producer

Cinderella

Executive Producer

Cinderella

Producer

Annie Oakley

Producer

The Emperor's New Clothes

1985

Executive Producer

3.3

The Emperor's New Clothes

Producer

Puss in Boots

Executive Producer

Puss in Boots

Producer

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985

Executive Producer

7.5

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1985

Producer

7.5

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1985

Executive Producer

5.3

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Producer

Thumbelina

Executive Producer

Thumbelina

Producer

Pinocchio

Executive Producer

Pinocchio

Producer

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1984

Executive Producer

6.0

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Producer

Beauty and the Beast

Executive Producer

Beauty and the Beast

Producer

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

Executive Producer

6.5

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

Producer

6.5

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

Executive Producer

5.0

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1984

Producer

5.0

The Princess and the Pea

1984

Executive Producer

7.7

The Princess and the Pea

1984

Producer

7.7

Jack and the Beanstalk

1983

Executive Producer

5.0

Jack and the Beanstalk

Producer

Rapunzel

Executive Producer

Rapunzel

Producer

Little Red Riding Hood

1983

Executive Producer

6.3

Little Red Riding Hood

Producer

Sleeping Beauty

Executive Producer

Sleeping Beauty

Producer

The Nightingale

Executive Producer

The Nightingale

Producer

Hansel and Gretel

Executive Producer

Hansel and Gretel

Producer

Rumpelstiltskin

Executive Producer

Rumpelstiltskin

Producer

The Tale of the Frog Prince

1982

Executive Producer

6.1

The Tale of the Frog Prince

Producer

3 Women

Set Decoration

Television (3)

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

1994

Executive Producer

Tall Tales & Legends

Executive Producer

Faerie Tale Theatre

Executive Producer