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Adrienne Shelly (1966–2006)

Actress | Writer | Director

Trivia:

Adrienne's killer pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Diego Pillco, an illegal immigrant, admitted strangling her after she caught him trying to rob her apartment. He also confessed to hanging her and stage it as a suicide. At the time he was helping to renovate an apartment in the same West Village building where she had an office... See more trivia »

Born:

Adrienne Levine
in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 40) in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Still of Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Shelly in Waitress Still of Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Shelly in Waitress Still of David Strathairn, Griffin Dunne, Dan Futterman, Ben Savage, Patricia Kalember, Jessica Seely, Adrienne Shelly, Margaret Whitton and Hillary Wolf in Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even Still of David Strathairn, Griffin Dunne, Patricia Kalember, Adrienne Shelly and Margaret Whitton in Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even Still of Claudia Christian, Arye Gross and Adrienne Shelly in Hidden Fears Still of Keri Russell, Cheryl Hines and Adrienne Shelly in Waitress
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Filmography

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2007 Waitress
Dawn
 
2007 The Vibrator (video short)
 
2005 Factotum
Jerry
 
2004 Tiger: His Fall & Rise (short)
Terry
 
2001 Dead Dog
Mrs. Marquet
 
2001 Revolution #9
Kim Kelly
 
2001 The Atlantis Conspiracy (TV movie)
Samantha
 
2000 The Shadows of Bob and Zelda (short)
Zelda
 
2000 Law & Order (TV series)
Wendy Alston
– High & Low (2000) … Wendy Alston
 
1999 I'll Take You There
Lucy
 
1998 Oz (TV series)
Sarah
– Ancient Tribes (1998) … Sarah
 
1998 Wrestling with Alligators
Mary
 
1997 Early Edition (TV series)
Emma Shaw
– Phantom at the Opera (1997) … Emma Shaw (as Adrienne Shelley)
 
1997 Grind
Janey
 
1997 The Regulars (short)
 
1996 Sudden Manhattan
Donna
 
1995 Kalamazoo (short)
 
1994 Sleeping with Strangers
Jenny
 
1994 Sleep with Me
Pamela
 
1994 The Road Killers
Red
 
1994 Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa/Gloria
 
1994 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Tanya Quinn
– A Many Splendored Thing (1994) … Tanya Quinn
 
1994 Opera No. 1 (short)
Fairy #2
 
1993 Hexed
Gloria O'Connor
 
1992 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
Dannie
 
1992 Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
Stephanie
 
1990 Lonely in America
Woman in Laundromat
 
1990 Trust
Maria Coughlin
 
1989 The Unbelievable Truth
Audry
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
2009 Serious Moonlight (written by)
 
2007 Waitress (written by)
 
2000 The Shadows of Bob and Zelda (short)
 
1999 I'll Take You There (writer)
 
1997 Lois Lives a Little (short)
 
1996 Sudden Manhattan (written by)
 
1994 Urban Legend (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
2007 Waitress
 
2000 The Shadows of Bob and Zelda (short)
 
1999 I'll Take You There
 
1997 Lois Lives a Little (short)
 
1996 Sudden Manhattan
 
1994 Urban Legend (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2009 Serious Moonlight (writer: "The Coconut Song")
 
2007 Waitress (writer: "BABY DON'T YOU CRY")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2001 Revolution #9 (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2011 Disc-Functional (short) (very special thanks)
 
2011/II Pretty (short) (special thanks)
 
2011/III Spin (special thanks)
 
2010 Why Am I in a Box? (in memory of)
 
2009 Serious Moonlight (dedicatee)
 
2008 Who the Hell Is Brian D'Arcy? (video short) (in loving memory of)
 
2007 Waitress (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2006 Downtown Film Fest (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
2002 Searching for Debra Winger (documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and its Consequences (video documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Performed in numerous plays for Workhouse Theatre, Ltd., located in Manhattan.

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Adrienne Levine | Adrienne Shelley

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Adrienne's killer pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Diego Pillco, an illegal immigrant, admitted strangling her after she caught him trying to rob her apartment. He also confessed to hanging her and stage it as a suicide. At the time he was helping to renovate an apartment in the same West Village building where she had an office... See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer