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Adrienne Shelly featured on the DVD cover of The Unbelievable Truth

Adrienne Shelly (June 16, 1966 – November 1, 2006), sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley and by her birth name, Adrienne Levine, was an American actress, director and screenwriter.

Personal life and career

Of Russian Jewish extraction, Adrienne Shelly was born in Queens, New York and raised on Long Island. She attended Boston University majoring in film production. Shelly's career breakthrough was starring roles in independent film pioneer Hal Hartley's critically acclaimed films The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990).[1][2]

She appeared in a number of films during the 1990s as well as writing and directing others, including 1999's I'll Take You There in which she appeared along with Ally Sheedy, and for which she won a U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Film Discovery Jury Award in 2000 for direction, and the Prize of the City of Setúbal - Special Mention for the same film at the Festróia - Tróia International Film Festival held in Setúbal, Portugal.

She also appeared in a number of television series including Law & Order, Oz and Homicide: Life on the Street. In 2005 she co-starred in the film Factotum with Matt Dillon. Most recently, Shelly wrote and directed the unreleased film Waitress, starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion, which had recently been accepted to the Sundance Film Festival.[3][4][5]

On Wednesday, November 1 2006 Adrienne Shelly was found dead in her Greenwich Village office by her husband, Andy Ostroy, according to police and her agent. An autopsy was performed the following day. Murder and suicide have not been ruled out and the New York City Police Department are awaiting the medical examiner's results before investigating foul play. She was found hanging from a blanket tied to the shower rod in the bathroom. The New York Post reports that she left no note, and police were investigating shoe prints in the bathtub that did not match Shelly's shoes.

A Tribeca resident, Shelly was 40 years old and is survived by her husband Andy Ostroy and their 3-year-old daughter, Sophie.[1][6] The Post reports she had spoken of her hopes to have another child with her husband.

Partial filmography (acting)

Filmography (writing and directing)

References

  1. ^ a b The International Herald Tribune (2006). Actress Adrienne Shelly found dead in New York City office. Retrieved November 3, 2006. Cite error: The named reference "HeraldTribune" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Internet Movie Database Inc. (1990-2006). Biography for Adrienne Shelly. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Internet Movie Database Inc. (1990-2006). Adrienne Shelly. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  4. ^ Internet Movie Database Inc. (1990-2006). Awards for I'll Take You There. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  5. ^ CBC (2006). Actress Adrienne Shelly found dead. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
  6. ^ The Associated Press (2006). Actress Adrienne Shelly Found Dead At 40. Retrieved November 3, 2006.
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