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Adrienne Shelly was an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and film actor. Born in Queens, New York, in 1966, she worked primarily in the English language. Her professional career began in 1989. Shelly was also a mother of one child.
She is associated with the work *Trust*, which appears in library records under her name. Shelly died in Manhattan in 2006. Her death was ruled a homicide. She was a native English speaker and wrote in English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Trust
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Film & TV
Queens, New York, USA
Adrienne Shelly (June 24, 1966 - November 1, 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…
Known for
- Adrienne — Adrienne Shelly (a.f.)2021
- Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences — Herself2010
- Waitress — Dawn Williams2007
- The Vibrator2007
- Factotum — Jerry2005
- Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust — Self2005
- Tiger: His Fall & Rise — Terry2004
- Revolution #9 — Kim Kelly2002
- Searching for Debra Winger — Self2002
- Dead Dog — Mrs. Marquet2001
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Key facts
- Born
- Adrienne Levine , ( 1966-06-24 ) June 24, 1966, Queens, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- November 1, 2006 (2006-11-01) (aged 40), Manhattan, New York City , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Homicide by strangulation , and hanging
- Other name
- Adrienne Shelley
- Occupations
- Actress director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1989–2006
- Spouse
- Andy Ostroy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adrienne
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Adrienne Shelly as Dannie.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1966-06-24
- date of death
- 2006-11-01
- Commons category
- Adrienne Shelly
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Adrienne Shelly (née Levine; June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her roles in independent films, particularly Hal Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990). She later wrote, directed, and co-starred in Waitress (2007), which was released posthumously and later adapted into a Broadway musical.
On November 1, 2006, Shelly was found dead in her Manhattan office. Although her death was initially ruled a suicide, her husband, Andy Ostroy, pushed for further investigation. This led to the arrest of Diego Pillco, a 19-year-old construction worker, who confessed to the murder. Pillco was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole.
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