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Lynn Shelton(1965-2020)

  • Director
  • Actress
  • Producer
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Lynn Shelton at an event for 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020)
We remember Lynn Shelton, the award-winning director of 'Humpday,' 'Your Sister's Sister,' and "Little Fires Everywhere."
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Lynn Shelton | In Memoriam
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Two time Emmy-nominated actress and director Lynn Shelton fell ill and was taken to a Los Angeles, California hospital. During her medical examination it was found that she had been suffering, without diagnosis or any apparent symptoms, from acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood. She died just a few days later on May 16, 2020 at age 54.
BornAugust 27, 1965
DiedMay 16, 2020(54)
BornAugust 27, 1965
DiedMay 16, 2020(54)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 12 wins & 19 nominations total

Photos53

Lynn Shelton and Randall Park in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Lynn Shelton, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Lynn Shelton and Constance Wu in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Lynn Shelton, Randall Park, and Constance Wu in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Lynn Shelton in Lynn Shelton: In Memoriam (2020)
Lynn Shelton and Emily Blunt in Your Sister's Sister (2011)
Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, and Lynn Shelton in Humpday (2009)
Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, and Alycia Delmore in Humpday (2009)
Marc Maron and Lynn Shelton at an event for Sword of Trust (2019)
Lynn Shelton, Michaela Watkins, and Jillian Bell at an event for Sword of Trust (2019)
Edie Falco, Jay Duplass, and Lynn Shelton at an event for Outside In (2017)
Lynn Shelton at an event for Laggies (2014)

Known for

Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard in Humpday (2009)
Humpday
6.0
  • Director
  • 2009
Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Your Sister's Sister (2011)
Your Sister's Sister
6.7
  • Director
  • 2011
Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)
Sword of Trust
6.3
  • Director
  • 2019
Sam Rockwell, Keira Knightley, and Chloë Grace Moretz in Laggies (2014)
Laggies
6.4
  • Director
  • 2014

Credits

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Director

  • Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
    Little Fires Everywhere
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Marc Maron: End Times Fun (2020)
    Marc Maron: End Times Fun
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show (2019)
    The Morning Show
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson (2019)
    Dickinson
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jackie Tohn, Alison Brie, Sydelle Noel, Kia Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Kate Nash, Britney Young, and Gayle Rankin in GLOW (2017)
    GLOW
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Patton Oswalt in A.P. Bio (2018)
    A.P. Bio
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)
    Sword of Trust
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs in Love (2016)
    Love
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Lucille Soong, Randall Park, Constance Wu, Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, and Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
    Fresh Off the Boat
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted (2017)
    Ghosted
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Edie Falco and Jay Duplass in Outside In (2017)
    Outside In
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Marc Maron in Marc Maron: Too Real (2017)
    Marc Maron: Too Real
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2017
  • Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey, and Tara Lynne Barr in Casual (2015)
    Casual
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
    Santa Clarita Diet
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, Marc Evan Jackson, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto, Jameela Jamil, and D'Arcy Carden in The Good Place (2016)
    The Good Place
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Actress

  • Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)
    Sword of Trust
    • Deirdre
    • 2019
  • Maron (2013)
    Maron
    • Sheila
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel (2015)
    Waxie Moon in Fallen Jewel
    • Mean Tabloid Lady
    • 2015
  • Toni Collette and Thomas Haden Church in Lucky Them (2013)
    Lucky Them
    • Lisa
    • 2013
  • Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd in Prince Avalanche (2013)
    Prince Avalanche
    • Madison (voice)
    • 2013
  • Brett Davern, Kevin Hamedani, and Ramon Isao in Junk (2012)
    Junk
    • Marla
    • 2012
  • Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
    Safety Not Guaranteed
    • Uptight Mom
    • 2012
  • The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
    The Catechism Cataclysm
    • Parishoner Judy
    • 2011
  • The Off Hours (2011)
    The Off Hours
    • Danielle
    • 2011
  • Your Lucky Day (2010)
    Your Lucky Day
    • EMT #1
    • Short
    • 2010
  • One Shot Film
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard in Humpday (2009)
    Humpday
    • Monica
    • 2009
  • Karl Jacob and Mollie Leibovitz in Young American Bodies (2006)
    Young American Bodies
    • Sarah
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2008
  • Moving (2008)
    Moving
    • Leah
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig in Nights and Weekends (2008)
    Nights and Weekends
    • Mattie's sister
    • 2008

Producer

  • Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
    Little Fires Everywhere
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Marc Maron, Michaela Watkins, Jillian Bell, and Jon Bass in Sword of Trust (2019)
    Sword of Trust
    • producer (p.g.a.)
    • 2019
  • Minimum Wage (2015)
    Minimum Wage
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Mark Duplass, Emily Blunt, and Rosemarie DeWitt in Your Sister's Sister (2011)
    Your Sister's Sister
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • The Off Hours (2011)
    The Off Hours
    • consulting producer
    • 2011
  • Mark Duplass and Joshua Leonard in Humpday (2009)
    Humpday
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Sean Nelson in My Effortless Brilliance (2008)
    My Effortless Brilliance
    • producer
    • 2008
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos12

Day Off
Full Movie 12:52
Day Off
Lynn Shelton | In Memoriam
Clip 1:27
Lynn Shelton | In Memoriam
Women Directors on Set
Clip 1:05
Women Directors on Set
Humpday: Basketball Clip
Clip 0:51
Humpday: Basketball Clip
Trailer #2
Trailer 2:21
Trailer #2
Trailer #1
Trailer 1:11
Trailer #1
U.S. Version
Trailer 2:29
U.S. Version
Humpday: UK Trailer
Trailer 1:59
Humpday: UK Trailer
Humpday
Trailer 2:02
Humpday
Nights and Weekends: Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:00
Nights and Weekends: Theatrical Trailer
"What the Funny", season one
Trailer 1:30
"What the Funny", season one
"Director Lynn Shelton"
Featurette 2:07
"Director Lynn Shelton"

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 27, 1965
    • Oberlin, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 16, 2020
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(acute myeloid leukemia)
  • Spouse
    • Kevin Seal2011 - 2019 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Child
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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    In 2015, Lynn Shelton met Marc Maron for the first time when she was a guest on his podcast, "WTF with Marc Maron". Over the next five years, they worked together professionally on multiple projects, including Shelton directing two of his comedy specials, multiple episodes of his shows Maron (2013) and GLOW (2017), and the movie Sword of Trust (2019). They also became romantic partners before her death on May 16, 2020.

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