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Shelley Alexis Duvall was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother and father were Bobbie and Robert Duvall. According to an interview of Shelley by MonoFilms VideoGuide, as a young child, Shelley's mother Bobbie humorously gave Shelley the nickname "Manic Mouse" because she would often run around her house and tip over furniture... See full bio »

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Hide HideActress (50 titles)
2002 Manna from Heaven
Detective Dubrinski
 
2000 Big Monster on Campus
Mrs. Stein
 
2000 Dreams in the Attic
Nellie
 
1999 The 4th Floor
Martha Stewart
 
1999 The Hughleys (TV series)
Mrs. Crump
– Storm o' the Century (1999) … Mrs. Crump
 
1998 Maggie Winters (TV series)
Muriel
– Dinner at Rachel's (1998) … Muriel
 
1998 Home Fries
Mrs. Jackson
 
1998 Casper Meets Wendy (TV movie)
Gabby
 
1998 Tale of the Mummy
Edith Butros
 
1997 Alone (TV movie)
Estelle
 
1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Ocka
– Oblina Without a Cause/Slick Ick (1997) … Ocka (voice)
 
1997 RocketMan
Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
 
1997 Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
Amelia Glahn
 
1997 Changing Habits
Sister Agatha
 
1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series)
Fairy
– Perseverance (1997) … Fairy (voice) (uncredited)
 
1997 The Player (TV movie)
 
1997 Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Mrs. Fink
 
1997 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (TV series)
Alice Flitt
– The Case of the Wannabe Witch (1997) … Alice Flitt
 
1996 The Portrait of a Lady
Countess Gemini
 
1995 Wishbone (TV series)
Renee Lassiter
– Groomed for Greatness … Renee Lassiter
 
1995 Frasier (TV series)
Caroline
– Dark Victory (1995) … Caroline (voice)
 
1995 Underneath
Nurse
 
1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (TV series)
– Episode dated 5 July 1994 (1994)
 
1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Margo Stanton
– Tunnel of Love (1994) … Margo Stanton
 
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Leota Bean
– The Tombstone (1992) … Leota Bean
 
1991 Suburban Commando
Jenny Wilcox
 
1991 Frogs! (TV movie)
Annie
 
1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (TV movie)
Little Bo Peep
 
1987 Roxanne
Dixie
 
1987 Frog (TV movie)
Mrs. Anderson
 
1985-1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Clementine / Host / Hostess / …
– John Henry (1986) … Hostess
– Annie Oakley (1985) … Narrator
– My Darlin' Clementine (1985) … Clementine/Host
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
– The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness (1986) … Margaret (segment "A Saucer of Loneliness")
 
1982-1986 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Host / Narrator / Various / …
– Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986) … Host, Narrator/Various Characters
– Puss in Boots (1985) … Host/Narrator/Various
– Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984) … Host/Narrator/Young Queen
– The Princess and the Pea (1984) … Host/Narrator/Various
– Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984) … Host/Narrator/Various
See all 10 episodes »
 
1984 Frankenweenie (short)
Susan Frankenstein
 
1984 Booker (TV short)
Laura
 
1982 Twilight Theater (TV movie)
 
1981 Time Bandits
Dame Pansy / Pansy
 
1980 Popeye
Olive Oyl
 
1980 The Shining
Wendy Torrance
 
1977 Annie Hall
Pam
 
1977 3 Women
Millie Lammoreaux
 
1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair (TV movie)
Bernice
 
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The First Lady (Mrs. Grover Cleveland)
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Aggie
– Aggie (1976) … Aggie
 
1975 Nashville
L. A. Joan
 
1974 Thieves Like Us
Keechie
 
1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Mr. and Mrs.")
– Love and the Mind Reader/Love and the Mr. and Mrs./Love and the Soap Opera (1973) … (segment "Love and the Mr. and Mrs.")
 
1973 Cannon (TV series)
Liz Christie
– The Seventh Grave (1973) … Liz Christie
 
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Ida Coyle
 
1970 Brewster McCloud
Suzanne Davis
 
Show ShowProducer (9 titles)
1994 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– The Pet Forgetters Cure (1994) (executive producer)
 
1992-1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
– Bootsie Barker Bites/Ruby the Copycat (1993) (executive producer)
– Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (1992) (executive producer)
– Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? (1992) (executive producer)
– There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic (1992) (executive producer)
– Elbert's Bad Word/Weird Parents (1992) (executive producer)
 
1991 Backfield in Motion (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Stories from Growing Up (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1989 Nightmare Classics (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode, 1989) (producer - 1 episode, 1989)
– The Eyes of the Panther (1989) (executive producer)
– The Turn of the Screw (1989) (producer)
 
1985-1987 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes, 1985-1987) (producer - 3 episodes, 1985-1987)
– The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1987) (executive producer, producer)
– John Henry (1986) (executive producer)
– Ponce de Leon (1986) (executive producer)
– Johnny Appleseed (1986) (executive producer)
– Casey at the Bat (1986) (executive producer)
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Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series) (executive producer - 25 episodes, 1982-1987) (producer - 3 episodes, 1983-1986)
– The Dancing Princesses (1987) (executive producer)
– The Little Mermaid (1987) (executive producer)
– Rip Van Winkle (1987) (executive producer)
– The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986) (producer)
– Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986) (executive producer)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1987 Frog (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 Popples (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1992-1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series) (composer: theme music - 5 episodes)
– Bootsie Barker Bites/Ruby the Copycat (1993) (composer: theme music)
– Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (1992) (composer: theme music)
– Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? (1992) (composer: theme music)
– There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic (1992) (composer: theme music)
– Elbert's Bad Word/Weird Parents (1992) (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
– Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (1992) (writer: live action sequences)
– Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? (1992) (writer: live action sequences)
– There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic (1992) (writer: live action sequences)
– Elbert's Bad Word/Weird Parents (1992) (writer: live action sequences)
 
1986 Popples (TV movie) (story)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2002 Punch-Drunk Love (performer: "He Needs Me")
 
1980 Popeye (performer: "He Needs Me" - uncredited, "Sail With Me" - uncredited, "He's Large" - uncredited)
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (1977) (performer: "Video Vixens" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (29 titles)
2004 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Scream Queens (2004) … Herself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Herself
– The Films of Robert Altman (2001) … Herself
– The Films of Terry Gilliam … Herself
 
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
Herself
 
1999 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Wendy Torrance
– Episode dated 8 March 1999 (1999) … Wendy Torrance
 
1998 Reel to Reel (TV movie)
Herself
 
1998 Debra Duncan (TV series)
Herself
– Working in the Movies (1998) … Herself
 
1997 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 December 1997 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary)
Herself (actress)
 
1994 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (TV special)
Herself
 
1994 Newton's Apple (TV series)
Herself
– Garbage/Infrared/Shelley Duvall/Polar Bears (1994) … Herself
 
1992-1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV series)
Herself - Host
– Bootsie Barker Bites/Ruby the Copycat (1993) … Herself - Host (voice)
– My New Neighbors (1993) … Herself - Host (voice)
– Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (1992) … Herself - Host
– Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs? (1992) … Herself - Host
– There's a Nightmare in My Closet/There's an Alligator Under My Bed/There's Something in My Attic (1992) … Herself - Host
See all 14 episodes »
 
1993 The 1993 Annual Vision Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.145 (1992) … Herself
 
1991 An American Saturday Night (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 September 1989 (1989) … Herself
 
1987 Tall Tales & Legends (TV series)
Herself - Host
– The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1987) … Herself - Host
 
1987 Earthquake Survival (documentary)
Hostess/Narrator
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1986 Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (short)
Herself
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Herself
– Grimm Party (1985) … Herself
 
1984 The Secret World of the Very Young (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1984 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 12 June 1984 (1984) … Herself
 
1981 Fridays (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.8 (1981) … Herself
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 May 1981 (1981) … Herself
 
1980 Making 'The Shining' (TV documentary short)
Herself
 
1976-1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Host / Patron / …
– Shelley Duvall/Joan Armatrading (1977) … Herself - Host/Various
– Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (1977) … Herself (uncredited)
– Paul Simon/George Harrison (1976) … Patron (uncredited)
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.102 (1971) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2006 Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (TV documentary)
Wendy Torrance (uncredited)
 
2005 VM Show Vol. 2 (TV series)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
Bad Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
 
2000 A Conversation with Robert Altman (video documentary short)
Marthe/'L. A. Joan' (uncredited)
 
1986 The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
Bad Ballet Dancer
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1991) Music video for the song "Little Kids' World" from her album "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall... Sweet Dreams," featured as part of the "Nick Jr. Rocks" program she produced for Nickelodeon. See more »

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Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If I had listened to everyone who told me no, I'd never have gotten anything accomplished. When I really believe in something and someone says, "You can't do it," it just spurs me on. See more »

Trivia:

Once owned the film rights to Tom Robbins' "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues." Despite being signed by Warner Bros. in 1980 to write and star in her own adaptation of the book, the project fell through and she gave up the rights after four years. See more »

Trademark:

Playing quirky and eccentric characters See more »

Nickname:

The Texas Twiggy See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer