ACTOR

Shelley Duvall

1949 - Today

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Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an American actress and producer widely known for her portrayal of distinctive, often eccentric characters. She is 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shelley Duvall has received more than 10,390,063 page views. Her biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Shelley Duvall is the 611th most popular actor (up from 694th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,294th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Actor.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Shelley Duvalls by language

Over the past year Shelley Duvall has had the most page views in the with 1,454,274 views, followed by Spanish (99,895), and Italian (72,162). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (1,170.73%), Volapük (143.80%), and Ukrainian (107.38%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shelley Duvall ranks 611 out of 13,578. Before her are Idina Menzel, Akshay Kumar, Mark Wahlberg, Margaret Rutherford, Coluche, and Meg Ryan. After her are James Gandolfini, Benicio del Toro, Jim Belushi, Stanley Tucci, Richard S. Castellano, and Hardy Krüger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Shelley Duvall ranks 63. Before her are Tom Waits, Jim Broadbent, Peter Shilton, Zoia Ceaușescu, Miuccia Prada, and Gene Simmons. After her are Hugh David Politzer, Tom Berenger, Teófilo Cubillas, Sissy Spacek, Issei Sagawa, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shelley Duvall ranks 1,116 out of 20,380. Before her are Edmund Phelps (1933), Meir Kahane (1932), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Robert W. Holley (1922), and Meg Ryan (1961). After her are Lewis A. Swift (1820), Suzi Quatro (1950), James Gandolfini (1961), Lawrence Klein (1920), Charlie Munger (1924), and Richard F. Heck (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shelley Duvall ranks 299. Before her are Betty White (1922), Dean Reed (1938), Robert Vaughn (1932), Idina Menzel (1971), Mark Wahlberg (1971), and Meg Ryan (1961). After her are James Gandolfini (1961), Jim Belushi (1954), Stanley Tucci (1960), Richard S. Castellano (1933), James Cagney (1899), and Shelley Winters (1920).

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Television and Movie Roles

Annie Hall
Pam
New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Apr 19o 19777.757 / 10
The Shining
Wendy Torrance
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
May 23o 19808.2 / 10
Frankenweenie
Susan Frankenstein
When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been.
Dec 14o 19846.936 / 10