Adrienne Shelly
Birthday: 1966-06-24
Place of Birth: Queens, New York, USA
Biography: Adrienne Shelly (June 24, 1966 - November 1, 2006) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Making her name in independent films such as 1989's The Unbelievable Truth and 1990's Trust, Shelly transitioned to a writing and directing career in subsequent years. She wrote, co-starred in, and directed the 2007 film 'Waitress', which was released posthumously and later adapted into a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles. Shelly was murdered in her home in 2006.
Movies
Waitress
A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her...
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Factotum
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, ...
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Lonely in America
An East Indian native immigrates to New York City and stumbles his way onto the corporate fast-track...
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Trust
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educat...
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The Shadows of Bob and Zelda
Part of Seattle International Film Festival's "Fly Film" program...
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The Vibrator
A woman, new to New York City, is overwhelmed by her new surroundings and sets out to insure her sur...
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Tiger: His Fall & Rise
A small rubber frog named Tiger becomes a major singing star overnight and has to cope with the trap...
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Sleeping with Strangers
Daniel is in danger of losing his inn after another more modern establishment opens next door and st...
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The Unbelievable Truth
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No on...
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Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spen...
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Sleep with Me
Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulen...
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Hexed
Lowly hotel clerk Matthew Welch stumbles unto a chance to go on a date with supermodel Hexina by pre...
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Sudden Manhattan
Twenty-something Donna is jobless, single and broke. On a fateful day, reality turns itself upside d...
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Opera No. 1
A comical mini opera following the exploits of two goddesses interfering with the lives of mortals. ...
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Grind
When a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his brother in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh ...
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Teresa's Tattoo
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want...
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Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, an heiress who coerces him into a sexual relat...
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Wrestling with Alligators
All that Maddy Hawkins has ever wanted was a family she could call her own. Even in 1959, the simple...
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Revolution #9
A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson seems to have everything go...
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Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
A series of impromptu interviews with Hal Hartley, Adrienne Shelly, and some of Hartley's other most...
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Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust
An 18-minute documentary made in 2005 by perennial Hartley actor D.J. Mendel, reunites the director ...
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The Road Killers
After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by th...
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I'll Take You There
Still nursing wounds from a breakup, a woman is forced by her sister into a blind date that turns in...
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Dead Dog
Tom and Perri are the happy ideal New York couple until Tom's beloved Golden Retriever is killed by ...
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Searching for Debra Winger
Rosanna Arquette talks to various actresses about the pressures they face as women working in the en...
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The Atlantis Conspiracy
Lauren Marcus (Amanda Donohoe) reluctantly moves back to New York City and is forced to decide wheth...
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