Shelley Duvall's Real Name: Shelley Alexis Duvall

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Shelley Duvall. Biography.com and the Handbook of Texas independently identify her as Shelley Alexis Duvall and date her birth to July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas. Sources disagree on the calendar date of her death in July 2024, so this page omits a day from the meta description and records both listings below (Biography.com; Handbook of Texas).

Real name and early life

She is known professionally as Shelley Duvall. Biography.com gives the full name Shelley Alexis Duvall and dates her birth to July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Handbook of Texas independently heads its entry Shelley Alexis Duvall (1949–2024) and says she was born in Fort Worth on July 7, 1949, and was raised mostly in Houston. Encyclopedia.com independently lists Duvall, Shelley (Alexis), born July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, TX. An Associated Press obituary of July 11, 2024, independently dates the same Fort Worth birth.

Career highlights

Biography.com, the Handbook of Texas, and the Associated Press all describe her as a regular in Robert Altman's films and later as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). Biography.com and the Handbook independently name Nashville (1975) and 3 Women (1977), and both say her work in 3 Women won the best actress award at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival; the BBC independently records the Cannes prize and a BAFTA nomination. Biography.com and the Handbook also cite Popeye (Biography.com dates the film to 1979; the Handbook dates it to 1980) and later producing work, including Faerie Tale Theatre.

Death

The Associated Press, in a report updated July 11, 2024, says she died Thursday at age 75, in her sleep at home in Blanco, Texas, of complications from diabetes. The Handbook of Texas independently says she died of complications from diabetes on July 11, 2024. The BBC, published 11 July 2024, independently says she died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Texas, without naming Blanco or a calendar date in the text. Biography.com, updated July 11, 2024, says she died July 10 at her home in Blanco. This page records the July 10 and July 11 listings rather than choosing one for the meta description.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Shelley Duvall or Shelley Alexis Duvall are looking for the same Fort Worth-born actress, later known for The Shining, Nashville, and 3 Women.