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Date of Birth : Jun 24th 1966

Shelly’s career breakthrough came in her starring roles in independent filmmaker Hal Hartley’s The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990), the latter of which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, where Hartley’s script tied for the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.

She appeared in a number of films during the 1990s, and as she segued toward a behind-the-camera career she wrote and directed others, including 1999’s I’ll Take You There, in which she appeared along with Ally Sheedy. She won a U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Film Discovery Jury Award in 2000 for direction of the film, and Prize of the City of Setúbal: Special Mention, at the Festróia (Tróia International Film Festival) held in Setúbal, Portugal for best director.

She also guest-starred in a number of television series including Law & Order, Oz, and Homicide: Life on the Street. She played major roles in over two dozen off-Broadway plays, often at Manhattan’s Workhouse Theater. In 2005 she co-starred in the film Factotum with Matt Dillon. Her last known work was writing, directing and playing a supporting role in the film Waitress, starring Keri Russell and Nathan Fillion, which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.


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Factotum ( 2005 )

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The Road Killers ( 1995 )

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Sleep With Me ( 1994 )

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