Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
actressAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. She began her career in the 1970s films of
Robert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective...
, followed by roles in movies by
Woody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright....
,
Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American director, writer, producer, and photographer of films, who lived in England during most of the last 40 years of his career...
,
Terry GilliamTerrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British writer, filmmaker, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several well-regarded films including Time Bandits , Brazil , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
and
Tim BurtonTimothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He is famed for his dark and quirky films, such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he co-wrote and produced...
.
Duvall was born in
Houston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2008 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of...
, the daughter of real estate broker Bobbie Ruth Jaz Crawford (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Massengale) and defense attorney Robert Richardson Duvall. She has three brothers, Scott, Shane, and Stewart. A graduate of Houston's
Waltrip High SchoolStephen Pool Waltrip High School is a secondary school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District....
, she was working as a cosmetics salesperson at
Foley'sFoley’s was a chain of department stores owned by May Department Stores and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. As of August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in Texas,...
in Houston when she was discovered at a party by production scouts for Altman's
Brewster McCloudBrewster McCloud is a 1970 movie directed by Robert Altman; it centers on a young recluse who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome building a pair of wings so he will be able to fly....
(1970).
Duvall's debut was portraying the free-spirited love interest to
Bud CortBud Cort is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Harold from Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude.-Early life:...
's reclusive Brewster in
Brewster McCloudBrewster McCloud is a 1970 movie directed by Robert Altman; it centers on a young recluse who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome building a pair of wings so he will be able to fly....
.
Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
actressAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. She began her career in the 1970s films of
Robert AltmanRobert Bernard Altman was an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective...
, followed by roles in movies by
Woody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright....
,
Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American director, writer, producer, and photographer of films, who lived in England during most of the last 40 years of his career...
,
Terry GilliamTerrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British writer, filmmaker, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several well-regarded films including Time Bandits , Brazil , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
and
Tim BurtonTimothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He is famed for his dark and quirky films, such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, which he co-wrote and produced...
.
Early career
Duvall was born in
Houston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2008 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of...
, the daughter of real estate broker Bobbie Ruth Jaz Crawford (
néeA married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
Massengale) and defense attorney Robert Richardson Duvall. She has three brothers, Scott, Shane, and Stewart. A graduate of Houston's
Waltrip High SchoolStephen Pool Waltrip High School is a secondary school located at 1900 West 34th Street in Houston, Texas, United States, 77018.Waltrip, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District....
, she was working as a cosmetics salesperson at
Foley'sFoley’s was a chain of department stores owned by May Department Stores and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. As of August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's South divisions. Foley's operated stores in Texas,...
in Houston when she was discovered at a party by production scouts for Altman's
Brewster McCloudBrewster McCloud is a 1970 movie directed by Robert Altman; it centers on a young recluse who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome building a pair of wings so he will be able to fly....
(1970).
Duvall's debut was portraying the free-spirited love interest to
Bud CortBud Cort is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Harold from Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude.-Early life:...
's reclusive Brewster in
Brewster McCloudBrewster McCloud is a 1970 movie directed by Robert Altman; it centers on a young recluse who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome building a pair of wings so he will be able to fly....
. Altman was so impressed with Duvall that he cast her in his next films, including
McCabe & Mrs. MillerMcCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 Western motion picture by director Robert Altman.One of Altman's typically naturalist films, the director called McCabe an "anti-western film" because the film ignores or subverts a number of Western conventions....
(1971),
Thieves Like UsThieves Like Us is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman, starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson...
(1974) and
Nashville (1975). In 1977, Duvall was awarded a
Best ActressThe Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.- Award Winners :-External links:* * ....
by the
Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival , founded in 1946, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious film festivals. The private festival is held annually at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of France.The 62nd edition started 13 May and ended 24 May 2009...
and the
Los Angeles Film Critics AssociationThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association was founded in 1975. Its main purpose is to present yearly awards to members of the film industry who have excelled in their fields. These awards are presented each January...
for her portrayal of the delusional Millie Lammoreaux in Altman's
3 Women3 Women is a 1977 film directed by Robert Altman, starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. The story came directly from a dream Altman had, which he did not fully understand, but nonetheless adapted into a treatment, intending to film without a script...
. That same year, she appeared in
Annie HallAnnie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four Academy Awards, and in 2002 Roger Ebert referred to it as "just about...
as
Woody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright....
's one-night stand, and she hosted an episode of
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
.
Duvall's next role was Wendy Torrance opposite
Jack NicholsonJohn Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director and producer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters....
in
Stanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American director, writer, producer, and photographer of films, who lived in England during most of the last 40 years of his career...
's
The ShiningThe Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Though it had mixed reviews from the critics upon its release it was wildly popular with moviegoers and financially successful...
(1980). Jack Nicholson states in the documentary
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in PicturesStanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures is a 2001 documentary about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick, famed film director, made by his long-time assistant Jan Harlan...
that Kubrick was great to work with but that he was "a different director" with Duvall. Perhaps the most notorious example of this was Kubrick's insistence that she perform 127 takes of the baseball bat scene, which broke a world-record for the most retakes of a single movie scene with spoken dialogue. Duvall said she learned more from working with Kubrick on
The Shining than she did on all her previous films.
In January 1979, Altman offered her the role he believed she was born to play:
Olive OylOlive Oyl is a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre. The strip was later renamed Popeye after the sailor character that became the most popular member of the cast; however Olive Oyl was a main character for 10 years before Popeye's 1929...
in the big-screen adaptation of
PopeyePopeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in...
. Duvall was initially reluctant to accept the role due to negative memories of being called "Olive Oyl" as a child but went on to accept it in stride.
Following the success of
The Shining and
Popeye, Duvall had supporting roles in Terry Gilliam's
Time BanditsTime Bandits is a 1981 fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam.Gilliam wrote the screenplay with fellow Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin, who appears with Shelley Duvall in the small, recurring roles of Vincent and Pansy...
(1981), Tim Burton's
FrankenweenieFrankenweenie is a 1984 short film directed by Tim Burton, and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. It is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name...
(1984) and the Steve Martin comedy
RoxanneRoxanne is a comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of the verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written in 1897 by French author Edmond Rostand. The screenplay was written by Martin....
(1987).
Duvall as producer
During the making of
Popeye, Duvall showed
Robin WilliamsRobin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian.Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance...
some of the antique illustrated fairy tale books that she had been collecting since she was 17. One of these was an old copy of "The Frog Prince." Envisioning Williams as the perfect "Frog Prince," she formed her own production company, Platypus Productions, and approached
ShowtimeShowtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States...
with an idea for a cable television series based on classic fairy tales. Showtime embraced the project and began airing episodes of
Faerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale Theatre, fully Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, is a live action children's television series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes...
in 1982. The one-hour anthology series featured live-action adaptations of well-known fairy tales and starred many of Duvall's celebrity friends. Duvall played characters in four episodes and hosted all 26 until the end of the series' run in 1987. In 1985, she created
Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends, another one-hour anthology series for Showtime, this one featuring adaptations of American folk tales. As with
Faerie Tale Theatre, the series starred well-known Hollywood actors, with Duvall serving as host, executive producer, and occasional guest star. The series ran for only nine episodes but brought an Emmy nomination for Duvall.
After
Tall Tales and Legends ended in 1988, Duvall founded a new production company called Think Entertainment to develop programs and made-for-TV movies for cable channels. Under the banner of Think Entertainment and Platypus Productions, she created
Nightmare Classics, a third Showtime anthology series. It featured adaptations of well-known horror stories by such authors as
Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the...
. Unlike the previous two series,
Nightmare Classics was aimed at a teenage and adult audience. It was the least successful series that Duvall produced for Showtime, running for only four episodes. In 1992, Think Entertainment joined forces with the newly-formed Universal Cartoon Studios to create Duvall's fourth Showtime original series,
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, which featured animated adaptations of children's storybooks with celebrity narrators and earned her a second Emmy nomination.
Duvall produced a fifth series for Showtime,
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, before selling Think Entertainment in 1993 and retiring as a producer.
Later career
Duvall continued to make film and television appearances throughout the 1990s. In 1998, she played
Drew BarrymoreDrew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film producer and film director. She is the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was eleven months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...
's mother in the big-screen comedy
Home FriesHome Fries is a 1998 film directed by Dean Parisot, starring Drew Barrymore. It also starred Luke Wilson and Shelley Duvall. The script was originally penned by writer Vince Gilligan for a film class at New York University...
and
Hilary DuffHilary Erhard Duff is an American actress and singer–songwriter. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame for playing the title role in the television series Lizzie McGuire...
's aunt in the
direct-to-videoA film that is released direct-to-video is one which has been released to the public on home video formats before or without being released in movie theaters or broadcast on television...
children's film
Casper Meets WendyCasper Meets Wendy is a direct-to-video and second spin-off to the 1995 film Casper. It was released by 20th Century Fox in 1998. It does not appear to be set in the same continuity as the previous film.-Plot:...
. She returned to the horror genre with
Tale of the MummyTale of the Mummy is a 1998 horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee.-Plot:...
(1998),
The 4th FloorThe 4th Floor is a 1999 film, written and directed by Josh Klausner. The film stars Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall and Austin Pendleton. The film was released in 1999. It was filmed on location in New York, NY, USA and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada...
(1999), and the horror-comedy
Boltneck (2000).
In 2000, she played
Haylie DuffHaylie Katherine Duff is an American actress and singer songwriter. She is the older sister of Hilary Duff.-Early life:Duff was born in Houston, Harris County, Texas...
's aunt in the independent family film
Dreams in the Attic, which was shopped to the
Disney ChannelDisney Channel is a cable television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming. It is marketed to mostly children; however, in recent years the diversity of viewers has increased with an older audience,...
but never released. Her last acting appearance was a small role in the 2002 independent film
Manna from Heaven.
After her Los Angeles home was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Duvall left California and since then has lived primarily in
Blanco, TexasBlanco is a city in Blanco County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,505 at the 2000 census. The region Devil's Backbone is located nearby in Texas Hill Country.-Geography:Blanco is located on the Blanco River at...
. She recently made a standing-room-only appearance at a library in Texas. Her friend in Blanco, Jeannie Ralston (
The Unlikely Lavender Queen), calls her "reclusive."
Filmography
| Actor |
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Other notes |
| 2002 The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost...
|
Manna from Heaven |
Detective Dubrinski |
|
| 2000 The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.-Top-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2000...
|
Dreams in the Attic |
Nellie |
(unreleased) |
| Boltneck |
Mrs. Stein |
(a.k.a. Big Monster on Campus) |
| 1999 The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s. Several new feature films, including Star Wars Episode I, The Sixth Sense, The Green Mile, new sequel Toy Story 2, first of The Matrix, Disney's animated Tarzan,...
|
The 4th Floor The 4th Floor is a 1999 film, written and directed by Josh Klausner. The film stars Juliette Lewis, William Hurt, Shelley Duvall and Austin Pendleton. The film was released in 1999. It was filmed on location in New York, NY, USA and Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada...
|
Martha Stewart |
|
| 1998 The year 1998 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
|
Home Fries Home Fries is a 1998 film directed by Dean Parisot, starring Drew Barrymore. It also starred Luke Wilson and Shelley Duvall. The script was originally penned by writer Vince Gilligan for a film class at New York University...
|
Mrs. Jackson |
|
| Casper Meets Wendy Casper Meets Wendy is a direct-to-video and second spin-off to the 1995 film Casper. It was released by 20th Century Fox in 1998. It does not appear to be set in the same continuity as the previous film.-Plot:...
|
Gabby |
|
| Tale of the Mummy Tale of the Mummy is a 1998 horror film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Jason Scott Lee, Jack Davenport, Louise Lombard and Christopher Lee.-Plot:...
|
Edith Butros |
|
| 1997 The year 1997 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Star Wars original trilogy's 20th Anniversary Special Editions are released.*Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace....
|
Alone |
Estelle |
Television film |
| RocketMan RocketMan is a 1997 science fiction comedy film that was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Caravan Pictures and released on October 10, 1997...
|
Mrs. Randall |
(uncredited) |
| Twilight of the Ice Nymphs Twilight of the Ice Nymphs is a 1997 Canadian fantasy film directed by Guy Maddin. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
|
Amelia Glahn |
|
| Changing Habits |
Sister Agatha |
|
| My Teacher Ate My Homework My Teacher Ate My Homework is a 1997 movie about a student who finds a doll resembling his teacher Mrs. Fink. Things start to take a turn for the worse when the doll comes to life....
|
Mrs. Fink |
|
| 1996 The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Independence Day, Twister, Scream, Jerry Maguire and Madonna's Evita.-Events:...
|
The Portrait of a Lady The Portrait of a Lady is a 1996 film adaptation of Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady directed by Jane Campion.The film stars Nicole Kidman, Barbara Hershey, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Donovan, Shelley Duvall, Richard E...
|
Countess Gemini |
|
| 1995 The year 1995 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg....
|
Underneath The Underneath is a 1995 film directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on the novel Criss Cross by Don Tracy. The plot revolves around many themes common to Film Noir, including romantic intrigue, a botched robbery, and a surprise ending.-Plot:...
|
Nurse |
|
| 1991 The year 1991 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*April 28 - Bonnie Raitt marries actor Michael O'Keefe in New York*Terminator 2: Judgment Day, became one of the landmarks for sci-fi action films.-Top grossing films :...
|
Suburban Commando Suburban Commando is a 1991 science fiction film starring Hulk Hogan and directed by Burt Kennedy. The film was originally titled "Urban Commando", and was intended for Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger...
|
Jenny Wilcox |
|
| Frogs |
Annie |
Television film |
| 1990 The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....
|
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme is a 1990 Disney Channel TV movie starring Shelley Duvall as Little Bo Peep and Dan Gilroy as Gordon Goose, the son of Mother Goose . The film deals with Little Bo Peep, who while still trying to find her sheep, goes to Mother Goose's house, but she was not there...
|
Little Bo Peep |
Television film |
| 1987 -Events:*January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.*May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers....
|
Roxanne Roxanne is a comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. It is a modern retelling of the verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written in 1897 by French author Edmond Rostand. The screenplay was written by Martin....
|
Dixie |
|
| Frog |
Mrs. Anderson |
Television film |
| 1984 -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.*Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
|
Frankenweenie Frankenweenie is a 1984 short film directed by Tim Burton, and co-written by Burton with Leonard Ripps. It is a parody of and an homage to the 1931 film Frankenstein based on Mary Shelley's book of the same name...
|
Susan Frankenstein |
|
| Booker |
Laura |
Television film |
| 1981 -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
|
Time Bandits Time Bandits is a 1981 fantasy film, produced and directed by Terry Gilliam.Gilliam wrote the screenplay with fellow Monty Python alumnus Michael Palin, who appears with Shelley Duvall in the small, recurring roles of Vincent and Pansy...
|
Dame Pansy / Pansy |
|
| 1980 The year 1980 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 21 - The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year just as its precessdor, Star Wars did three years before....
|
Popeye Popeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman and adapted from E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre aka Popeye comic strip. The screenplay by Jules Feiffer was based directly on Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye the Sailor, a hardcover reprint collection of 1936-37 Segar strips published in...
|
Olive Oyl |
|
The ShiningThe Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Stephen King's novel of the same name. Though it had mixed reviews from the critics upon its release it was wildly popular with moviegoers and financially successful...
|
Wendy Torrance |
|
| 1977 The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
|
Annie HallAnnie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script co-written with Marshall Brickman. One of Allen's most popular films, it won numerous awards at the time of its release, including four Academy Awards, and in 2002 Roger Ebert referred to it as "just about...
|
Pam |
|
3 Women3 Women is a 1977 film directed by Robert Altman, starring Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Janice Rule. The story came directly from a dream Altman had, which he did not fully understand, but nonetheless adapted into a treatment, intending to film without a script...
|
Millie Lammoreaux |
|
| 1976 The year 1976 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas' Star Wars science fiction film...
|
Bernice Bobs Her Hair |
Bernice |
Television film |
| Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson is a 1976 revisionist Western directed by Robert Altman and based on the play Indians by Arthur Kopit. It stars Paul Newman as Bill, with Geraldine Chaplin, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, and Harvey Keitel.The film was poorly received at the...
|
The First Lady (Mrs. Grover Cleveland) |
|
| 1975 The year 1975 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
|
Nashville |
L. A. Joan |
|
| 1974 The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in USA*May 1 - George Lucas creates the first draft of what would eventually become Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope....
|
Thieves Like Us Thieves Like Us is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman, starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. The film was based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson...
|
Keechie |
|
| 1971 The year 1971 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 8 - Bob Dylan's hour long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New York's Academy of Music...
|
McCabe & Mrs. MillerMcCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 Western motion picture by director Robert Altman.One of Altman's typically naturalist films, the director called McCabe an "anti-western film" because the film ignores or subverts a number of Western conventions....
|
Ida Coyle |
|
| 1970 The year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City...
|
Brewster McCloud Brewster McCloud is a 1970 movie directed by Robert Altman; it centers on a young recluse who lives in a fallout shelter of the Houston Astrodome building a pair of wings so he will be able to fly....
|
Suzanne Davis |
|