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Adrienne Shelly

Adrienne Shelly (1966-2006) 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: Acting

Born: Queens, New York, USA, 1966-06-24

Died: 2006-11-01

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	The Unbelievable Truth	Audry	69
2	1990	Trust	Maria Coughlin	68
3	1990	Lonely in America	Woman in Laundromat	40
4	1992	Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even	Stephanie	60
5	1992	Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me	Dannie	49
6	1993	Hexed	Gloria O'Connor	48
7	1994	Opera No. 1	Fairy #2	62
8	1994	Teresa's Tattoo	Teresa / Gloria	49
9	1994	The Road Killers	Red	53
10	1994	Sleeping with Strangers	Jenny	60
11	1994	Sleep with Me	Pamela	58
12	1996	Sudden Manhattan	Donna	59
13	1997	Grind	Janey	55
14	1998	Wrestling with Alligators	Mary	100
15	1999	I'll Take You There	Lucy	60
16	2000	The Shadows of Bob and Zelda	Zelda	0
17	2001	The Atlantis Conspiracy	Samantha	20
18	2001	Dead Dog	Mrs. Marquet	32
19	2002	Searching for Debra Winger	Self	63
20	2002	Revolution #9	Kim Kelly	42
21	2004	Tiger: His Fall & Rise	Terry	0
22	2005	Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust	Self	0
23	2005	Factotum	Jerry	62
24	2007	The Vibrator		0
25	2007	Waitress	Dawn Williams	67
26	2010	Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences	Herself	0
27	2021	Adrienne	Self (archive footage)	65

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1990	Law & Order	Wendy Alston	74
2	1993	Homicide: Life on the Street	Tanya Quinn	80
3	1996	Early Edition		73
4	1996	Early Edition	Emma Shaw	73
5	1997	Oz	Sarah	80