Adrienne Shelly Biography (1966-)
Born in 1966, in Queens, NY. Education: Attended Boston University. Career: Actress, director, and writer. Previously associated with Workhouse Theatre, Ltd., Manhattan, New York. Awards, Honors: Best Independent Feature Film Award, Trola Film Festival, Portugal, 1997, for Sudden Manhattan; Film Showcase Jury Award, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, best director, 2000, for I'll Take You There..
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, director, writer
- Birth Details
- 1966
- Queens, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Audry Hugo, The Unbelievable Truth, Miramax, 1990
- Maria Coughlin, Trust, Republic Pictures, 1990
- Woman in laundromat, Lonely in America,1990
- Stephanie Miller, Big Girls Don't Cry ... They Get Even(also known as Stepkids), 1991
- Dannie, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Live Video, 1992
- Gloria O'Connor, Hexed, Columbia TriStar Films de Espana, S.A., 1993
- Red, The Road Killers, Miramax, 1994
- Teresa and Gloria, Teresa's Tattoo, Trimark Pictures, 1994
- Jenny, Sleeping with Strangers,1994
- Pamela, Sleep with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
- Second fairy, Opera No. 1,1994
- Kalamazoo,1994
- Donna, Sudden Manhattan, Phaedra Cinema, 1997
- Janey, Grind, Fox Lorber, 1997
- The Regulars,1997
- Mary, Wrestling with Alligators,1998
- Lucy, I'll Take You There,1999
- Dead Dog,2000
- Film Director
- Urban Legend,1994
- Sudden Manhattan, Phaedra Cinema, 1997
- I'll Take You There,1999
- Television Appearances
- Episodic
- Tanya Quinn, "A Many Splendored Thing," Homicide: Life on the Street, NBC, 1994
- Emma Shaw, "Phantom at the Opera," Early Edition, CBS, 1997
- Sarah, "Ancient Tribes," Oz, HBO, 1998
- Wendy Alston, "High & Low," Law & Order, NBC, 2000
- Television Director
- Specials
- Lois Lives a Little, CBS, 1997
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Urban Legend,1994
- Sudden Manhattan, Phaedra Cinema, 1997
- I'll Take You There,1999
- Television Specials
- Lois Lives a Little, CBS, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- New York Times, April 9, 1995 , p. H15.