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name: "Adrienne Shelly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adrienne-shelly"
fi1m_id: "adrienne-shelly"
imdb_id: "nm0791248"
tmdb_id: 66496
wikidata_id: "Q234630"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 June 1966"
died: "1 November 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-26T01:54:52.466715+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adrienne Shelly

## Identity

Adrienne Shelly

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adrienne-shelly
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adrienne-shelly
- **IMDb ID:** nm0791248
- **TMDB ID:** 66496
- **Wikidata ID:** Q234630
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Shelly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234630, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791248/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66496

Actor. Born 24 June 1966 in Queens, New York, USA. Died 1 November 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 June 1966, Queens, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 November 2006
- **Active:** 1990–1997
- **Also known as:** Adrienne Levine
- **Frequently works with:** [Hal Hartley](https://film.one/person/hal-hartley.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Romance 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrienne_Shelly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234630, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791248/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66496

## Biography

Adrienne Shelly, also credited as Adrienne Levine, was an American actress, director and screenwriter. She made her film debut as Audry in Hal Hartley's *The Unbelievable Truth* (1989) and appeared as Maria Coughlin in his *Trust* (1990). She trained in film production at Boston University before dropping out and moving to Manhattan, where she performed in numerous off-Broadway plays.

Shelly later wrote and directed features including *I'll Take You There* (1999). She wrote, directed and co-starred in *Waitress* (2007), which was released after her death. She appeared in television series such as *Law & Order*, *Oz* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*. Shelly was born on 24 June 1966 in Queens, New York, and died on 1 November 2006.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Oz* (1997), Fi1m 80, as Sarah — [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, as Tanya Quinn — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Audry — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)
- *Trust* (1990), Fi1m 79, as Maria Coughlin — [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Waitress: The Musical* (2023), Original Film Writer
- *Adrienne* (2021), as Adrienne Shelly (a.f.)
- *Serious Moonlight* (2009), Writer
- *Waitress* (2007), as Dawn Williams · Director, Writer
- *The Vibrator* (2007), Actor
- *Factotum* (2005), as Jerry
- *Tiger: His Fall & Rise* (2004), as Terry
- *Revolution #9* (2002), as Kim Kelly · Associate Producer
- *Dead Dog* (2001), as Mrs. Marquet
- *The Atlantis Conspiracy* (2001), as Samantha
- *The Shadows of Bob and Zelda* (2000), as Zelda · Director, Writer
- *I'll Take You There* (1999), as Lucy · Director, Writer
- *Wrestling with Alligators* (1998), as Mary
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Sarah — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Grind* (1997), as Janey
- *Lois Lives a Little* (1997), Writer, Director
- *Sudden Manhattan* (1996), as Donna · Director, Writer
- *Four Tales of Two Cities* (1996), Director
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Emma Shaw
- *Sleep with Me* (1994), as Pamela
- *Sleeping with Strangers* (1994), as Jenny
- *The Road Killers* (1994), as Red
- *Teresa's Tattoo* (1994), as Teresa / Gloria
- *Opera No. 1* (1994), as Fairy #2
- *Urban Legend* (1994), Director, Writer
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Tanya Quinn — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Hexed* (1993), as Gloria O'Connor
- *Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me* (1992), as Dannie
- *Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even* (1992), as Stephanie
- *Lonely in America* (1990), as Woman in Laundromat
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Wendy Alston — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Trust* (1990), as Maria Coughlin — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/trust.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), as Audry — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)

## Gallery

- ![Adrienne Shelly](https://film.one/media/person/287625/gallery-4fa7f9705b2f.jpg) Adrienne Shelly — Tex Brook, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Adrienne_Shelly_as_Dannie.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Adrienne Shelly](https://film.one/media/person/287625/gallery-28805fca5b86.jpg) Adrienne Shelly — Image via TMDB
- ![Adrienne Shelly](https://film.one/media/person/287625/gallery-a16062e8bad2.jpg) Adrienne Shelly — Image via TMDB

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