Shelley Duvall Biography (1949-)

Born July 7, 1949, in Houston, TX; daughter of Robert and Bobby (Crawford) Duvall; married Bernard Sampson, 1973 (divorced, 1977). Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Duvall was named after Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: July 7, 1949; Houston, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Suzanne, Brewster McCloud, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Ida Coyle, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Warner Bros., 1971
Keechie Mobley, Thieves Like Us, United Artists, 1974
Voice, Un homme qui dort, 1974
L. A. Joan, Nashville, Paramount, 1975
Mrs. Cleveland, Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (also known as Buffalo Bill and the Indians), UnitedArtists, 1976
Millie Lammoreaux, Three Women, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Pam, Annie Hall (also known as Anhedonia), United Artists,1977
Olive Oyl, Popeye, Paramount, 1979
Wendy Torrance, The Shining (also known as Stanley Kubrick's The Shining), Warner Bros., 1980
Pansy, Time Bandits, Embassy, 1981
Susan Frankenstein, Frankenweenie (short film), Buena Vista, 1984
Dixie, Roxanne, Columbia, 1987
Jenny Wilcox, Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991
Night nurse, The Underneath (also known as Present Tense),Gramercy Pictures, 1995
Countess Gemini, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
Sister Agatha, Changing Habits, A-pix Entertainment, 1996
Amelia, Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, Alliance International, 1997
Mrs. Randall, Rocket Man (also known as RocketMan), Buena Vista, 1997
Mrs. Fink, Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework, Catalyst Entertainment Production, 1997
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (documentary), Marble Island Pictures, 1997
Big Monster on Campus (also known as Teen Monster), RegentEntertainment, 1998
Mrs. Jackson, Home Fries, Warner Bros., 1998
Casper Meets Wendy (also known as Casper: A Magical Friendship and Casper 3), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 1998
Edith Butros, Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (also knownas Tale of the Mummy), Buena Vista, 1999
Martha Stewart, The Fourth Floor, Millennium Films, 1999
Nellie, Dreams in the Attic, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982-87
Host, Nightmare Classics, Showtime, beginning in 1989
Host and narrator, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories), Showtime, 1991-96
Television Work
Executive Producer; Series
Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982-87
Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends (also known as TallTales and Tall Tales and Legends), Showtime, 1985-87
Nick, Jr. Rocks, Nickelodeon, 1991
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories), Showtime, 1991-96
Shelley Duvall Presents Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (also known as Mrs.Piggle-Wiggle), Showtime, 1993-95
Television Appearances
Movies
Annie, "Frogs!," WonderWorks Family Movie, PBS, 1992
Estelle, Alone (also known as Horton Foote's Alone), 1997
Television Work
Executive Producer; Movies
Dinner at Eight, TNT, 1989
Backfield in Motion, ABC, 1991
"Frogs!," WonderWorks Family Movie, PBS, 1992

Television Appearances
Specials
Making The Shining, 1980
Secret World of the Very Young, CBS, 1984
Little Bo Peep, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
The Chipmunks Rockin' through the Decades (animated), NBC, 1990
Together for Our Children--M.U.S.I.C., syndicated, 1993
Ms. Hastings, "Aliens for Breakfast," McDonald's Family Theatre, ABC, 1995
Voice, The U.S.--Mexican War (1846-1848), PBS, 1998
Television Work
Executive Producer; Specials
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures, Showtime, 1986
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
Stories from Growing Up, 1991
(With Thomas F. Frank) "Aliens for Breakfast," McDonald's Family Theatre, ABC, 1995
Television Appearances
Awards Presentations
The 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1987
The 9th Annual CableACE Awards (also known as The 9th Annual ACE Awards), 1988
Presenter, The 11th Annual ACE Awards (also known as The 11th Annual ACE Awards), 1990
Presenter, The 20th International Emmy Awards, 1992
The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson, CBS, 1994
Episodic
Liz Christie, "The Seventh Grave," Cannon, CBS, 1973
"The Prisoners," Cannon, CBS, 1973
"Love and Mr. and Mrs. Love," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
"Aggie," Baretta, ABC, 1976
Bernice, "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," American Short Story, PBS, 1977
Title role, "Rapunzel," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982
The miller's daughter, "Rumpelstiltskin," Faerie Tale Theatre,Showtime, 1982
"Booker," WonderWorks, PBS, 1984
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime,1984
Margaret, "A Saucer of Loneliness," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
Title role, "Darlin' Clementine," Shelley Duvall's Tall Talesand Legends (also known as Tall Tales and Tall Tales and Legends), Showtime, 1987
"The Tombstone," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992
Voice of Caroline, "Dark Victory," Frasier, NBC, 1994
Potsi Piggle-Wiggle, "There's Something in My Attic," Shelley Duvall Presents Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (also known as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle),Showtime, 1994
Potsi Piggle-Wiggle, "The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings," ShelleyDuvall Presents Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (also known as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle), Showtime, 1994
Alice Flitt, "The Case of the Wannabe Witch," The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, YTV, 1997
Muriel, "Dinner at Rachel's," Maggie Winters, CBS, 1998
The Reel to Reel Picture Show, PAX TV, 1998
Druscilla Krump, "Storm o' the Century," The Hughleys, ABC, 1999
Television Work
Executive Producer; Episodic
"Carmilla," Nightmare Classics, Showtime, 1989
"The Eyes of the Panther," Nightmare Classics, Showtime, 1989
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," Nightmare Classics,Showtime, 1989
"The Turn of the Screw," Nightmare Classics, Showtime, 1989
Television Appearances
Pilots
Title role, Lily, CBS, 1986
An American Saturday Night, ABC, 1991
Television Work
Pilots
Executive producer (with Andy Borowitz) and creator, Lily, CBS, 1986
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
The Animal Express, 1992
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall: Sweet Dreams, 1992
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall: Merry Christmas, 1992
CD-
ROMs
Narrator, Digby's Adventures, Sanctuary Woods, 1994
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Live action sequences, Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (alsoknown as Bedtime Stories), Showtime, 1991-96
Composer for Television
Series
"Humpty's Theme," Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (also known as Bedtime Stories), Showtime, 1991-96
CD-
ROMs
Digby's Adventures, Sanctuary Woods, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

American Film, May 15, 1992, /August, 1989, p. 56.
Entertainment Weekly, .
Savvy Woman, November 15, 1990, p. 34.
Texas Monthly, July 15, 1999, Anne Dingus, "Shelley Duvall," p. 152.

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