Shelley Duvall was born on the 7th July 1949, in Houston, Texas USA, and is a film and television actress, the winner of an LAFCA Award, Cannes Film Festival Award as well as Peabody Award. Moreover, Duvall also worked as a producer, singer, writer and comedian, and as a producer, she was nominated for an Emmy Award. Shelley was active in the entertainment industry from 1970 to 2002.
How much is the net worth of Shelley Duvall? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the outright size of her wealth is as much as $5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of Duvall net worth, although directing, producing and writing has also added significant sums.
Shelley Duvall Net Worth $5 Million
To begin with, Duvall is the daughter of attorney Robert R. Duvall, and Bobbie Crawford. She has a brother Stewart. Shelley studied at the South Texas Junior College.
Shelley was discovered by Robert Altman while working in a cosmetics shop, and began her career in the 1970s in films directed by the previously mentioned director. To give examples, she debuted in the film “Brewster McCloud” (1970), then starred in films including “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” (1971), “Thieves Like Us” (1974) and “Nashville” (1975). Later, the actress starred in movies directed by Woody Allen, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton. In 1977, Duvall won a Cannes Film Festival Award in the category of the Best Actress as well as won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award in the same category for her portrait of Millie Lammoreaux in Altman’s film “3 Women” (1977). The same year Duvall appeared in the lead role in the romantic comedy film “Annie Hall” (1977) co-written and directed by Woody Allen.
Another significant role was that of Wendy opposite Jack Nicholson in the psychological thriller “The Shining” (1980), adapted from the Stephen King novel, and written, produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick; yet the actress failed to succeed as after the film release she was nominated for a Razzie Award as the Worst Actress, despite the film ultimately being listed as one of the best of its genre.
In the early 1980s, Duvall starred in “Popeye” (1980) and “Time Bandits” (1981). Afterwards, she devoted herself to the work of executive producing, for the television films including “Popples” (1986), “Frog” (1987), “Stories from Growing up” (1991) and “Backfield in Motion” (1991). In addition to this, she worked as a creator, writer and producer of the series “Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories” (1992 – 1993) and “Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle” (1994). However, she got back to the big screen in the main cast of the films “The Underneath” (1995), “The Portrait of a Lady” (1996), “Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997), “Home Fries” (1998), “Tale of the Mummy” (1998), “Dreams in the Attic” (2000) and “Manna from Heaven” (2002). In 2002, the actress retired from full-time work, but she still appears occasionally on television and in movies.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she married Bernard Sampson in 1973, but they divorced in 1977. Duvall has been in relationships with Paul Simon (1976 – 1978) and Stanley Wilson (1979 – 1981). She is known as an animal lover, and since retirement keeps herself very much to herself, living in Blanco, Texas.
