FrameThrower · Actors · Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
11 films · 697 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1970–1997
Born 7 July 1949 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA · died 11 July 2024
Shelley Alexis Duvall was an American actress known for her portrayal of distinctive, often eccentric characters. She was the recipient of several accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Peabody Award and nominations for a British Academy Film Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Born in Texas, Duvall began acting after being discovered by director Robert Altman, who was impressed with her upbeat presence and cast her in the black comedy film Brewster McCloud (1970). Despite her hesitance towards becoming an actress, she continued to work with Altman, appearing in McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) and Thieves Like Us (1974).…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 11 films · 697 frames · top-billed in 5 · 1970–1997
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
How their films are shot
Measured across 697 frames from the 11 films we hold. This is the look of the work Shelley takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 11 films we hold, 45% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Shelley takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
1997 · Amelia Glahn
The Shining
1980 · Wendy Torrance
Popeye
1980 · Olive Oyl
3 Women
1977 · Mildred "Millie" Lammoreaux
Thieves Like Us
1974 · Keechie
The Portait of a Lady
1996 · Countess Gemini
The Underneath
1995 · Nurse
Annie Hall
1977 · Pam
Nashville
1975 · L.A. Joan
McCabe & Mrs.Miller
1971 · Ida Coyle
Brewster McCloud
1970 · Suzanne
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 697 frames from Shelley Duvall's 11 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.