Adrienne Shelly
- Acting
- June 24, 1966 · Queens, New York, USA
- November 1, 2006
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Waitress: The Musical · Original Film Writer
- Adrienne · Adrienne Shelly (a.f.)
- Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences · Self
- Serious Moonlight · Writer
- Waitress · Dawn Williams, Director
- The Vibrator
- Factotum · Jerry
- Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust · Self
- Tiger: His Fall & Rise · Terry
- Revolution #9 · Kim Kelly, Associate Producer
- Searching for Debra Winger · Self
- Dead Dog · Mrs. Marquet
- The Atlantis Conspiracy · Samantha
- The Shadows of Bob and Zelda · Zelda, Writer
- I'll Take You There · Lucy, Director
- Wrestling with Alligators · Mary
- Oz · Sarah
- Grind · Janey
- Lois Lives a Little · Writer, Director
- Sudden Manhattan · Donna, Director
- Four Tales of Two Cities · Director
- Early Edition · Emma Shaw
- Sleep with Me · Pamela
- Sleeping with Strangers · Jenny
- The Road Killers · Red
- Teresa's Tattoo · Teresa / Gloria
- Opera No. 1 · Fairy #2
- Urban Legend · Writer, Director
- Homicide: Life on the Street · Tanya Quinn
- Hexed · Gloria O'Connor
- Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me · Dannie
- Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even · Stephanie
- Lonely in America · Woman in Laundromat
- Law & Order · Wendy Alston
- Trust · Maria Coughlin
- The Unbelievable Truth · Audry