Every Shelley Duvall Movie And TV Show, Ranked

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Vote up all your favorite Shelley Duvall movies and shows.

A prolific and talented actress, Shelley Duvall has starred or guest-starred in several movies and shows, and we're ranking them from best to worst with the help of your votes. Wendy Torrance in The Shining and Olive Oyl in Robert Altman's Popeye are among her most recognized roles but she also took on comedic performances in Annie Hall and Suburban Commando. We also included one-off episodes from Frasier, L.A. Law, and The Twilight Zone as she did not have many recurring roles when it comes to television. With so many shows and movies featuring the legendary Duvall, it's going to be hard to determine which ones should be in the top ten, let alone the number one spot.

Vote up all your favorite Shelley Duvall films and shows, voting down the ones you've seen and thing others should skip, despite being her fans. Don't forget to look for the Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime buttons below each item to stream them whenever you want.

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  • Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight
    1

    Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight

    Film
    6 votes
    • Released: 1997
    • Directed by: Noam Gonick
    • Actors: Tom Waits, Guy Maddin
    Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight is a documentary film written by Noam Gonick, Geoff Pevere and Caelum Vatnsdal and directed by Noam Gonick.
  • Tale of the Mummy
    2
    6 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
    • Actors: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony, Michael Lerner

    Role: Edith Butrose

    Fifty years ago, Sir Richard Turkel (Christopher Lee) met disaster while exploring the supposedly cursed tomb of the ancient Egyptian tyrant Talos. Now his granddaughter, archaeologist Samantha ...more

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  • Popeye
    3
    Film (1980)
    12 votes
    • Released: 1980
    • Directed by: Robert Altman
    • Actors: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley

    Role: Olive Oyl

    Looking for the father (Ray Walston) who deserted him as a baby, a sailor named Popeye (Robin Williams) journeys to the port town of Sweethaven. Popeye befriends an assortment of eccentrics and falls ...more

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  • The Shining
    4
    Film (1980)
    12 votes
    • Released: 1980
    • Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
    • Actors: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson

    Role: Wendy Torrance

    Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and ...more

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  • Changing Habits
    5

    Changing Habits

    Film
    7 votes
    • Released: 1997
    • Directed by: Lynn Roth
    • Actors: Teri Garr, Shelley Duvall

    Role: Sister Agatha

    An aspiring painter (Moira Kelly) scams her way into a free room at a convent and confronts past emotional pain.
  • Time Bandits
    6
    Film (1981)
    12 votes
    • Released: 1981
    • Directed by: Terry Gilliam
    • Actors: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm

    Role: Dame Pansy

    Young history buff Kevin (Craig Warnock) can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being (Ralph Richardson), they've purloined a map ...more

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