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Shelley Duvall

1949 - 2024

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Shelley Alexis Duvall (July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024) was an American actress and producer. She is known for her distinctive screen presence, her portrayals of eccentric characters, and her later productions in children's programming. Her accolades include a Cannes Award and a Peabody Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Four of Duvall's films have been preserved in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shelley Duvall is the 522nd most popular actor (up from 611th in 2019), the 1,090th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,116th in 2019) and the 274th most popular American Actor.

Shelley Duvall is most famous for being in the movie "The Shining."

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Among actors, Shelley Duvall ranks 522 out of 13,578. Before her are Arthur Kennedy, Ray Stevenson, Richard Kiel, Richard Griffiths, Carmen Maura, and Richard Crenna. After her are Gene Wilder, Youn Yuh-jung, Bruno Cremer, Marla Maples, John Cassavetes, and Marie Laforêt.

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Among people born in 1949, Shelley Duvall ranks 60. Before her are Don Johnson, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Robin Gibb, Sebastián Piñera, and Jarosław Kaczyński. After her are Margareta of Romania, Issei Sagawa, Bill Nighy, Gene Simmons, Luis Sepúlveda, and Lionel Richie. Among people deceased in 2024, Shelley Duvall ranks 53. Before her are Sebastián Piñera, César Luis Menotti, Rik Van Looy, Robin Warren, Ismail Haniyeh, and Niklaus Wirth. After her are Kris Kristofferson, Gena Rowlands, Johan Galtung, Luigi Riva, Yahya Sinwar, and Caterina Valente.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shelley Duvall ranks 1,090 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Kiel (1939), John Searle (1932), Keith Haring (1958), Ritchie Valens (1941), Carroll Shelby (1923), and Richard Crenna (1926). After her are John L. Hall (1934), James Comey (1960), Jimmy Connors (1952), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Gene Wilder (1933), and Lee Radziwill (1933).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shelley Duvall ranks 274. Before her are Alan Arkin (1934), Kevin Kline (1947), Tobin Bell (1942), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Richard Kiel (1939), and Richard Crenna (1926). After her are Gene Wilder (1933), Marla Maples (1963), John Cassavetes (1929), Geena Davis (1956), Gloria Swanson (1899), and Gena Rowlands (1930).

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