Adrienne Shelly

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Adrienne Shelly with Max Parish on the set of Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me  (1992)

Adrienne Shelly (* 24. June 1966 as Adrienne Levine in Queens , New York ; † 1. November 2006 ibid) was an American actress , screenwriter and film director .

Life

Shelly was born Adrienne Levine in Queens in 1966 . She grew up on Long Island and later studied at Boston University . Her career began with roles in the indie films Suspected Love and Trust - Blind Trust by Hal Hartley .

In the 1990s she starred in several films and wrote several scripts at the same time. She also starred in four television series (one episode each): Homicide , Alone Against the Future , Oz - Hell Behind Bars, and Law & Order .

On November 1, 2006, her husband found her dead in her New York office. Her murderer, a construction worker and illegal immigrant from Ecuador , faked suicide by hanging, but left traces in the apartment. He confessed to the murder a few days later, shortly after his arrest. According to his first testimony, he had killed her out of anger after an argument broke out because she complained about the noise of his work. He later confessed that she hadn't complained about construction noise, but that it was a robbery.

Filmography

Acting (selection)

  • 1989: Suspicion of Love (The Unbelievable Truth)
  • 1990: Trust - Blind Trust (Trust)
  • 1992: Always trouble with the clan (Big Girls Don't Cry… They Get Even)
  • 1993: Hexina (Hexed)
  • 1993: Hold Me, Kiss Me, Love Me (Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me)
  • 1994: Roadflower (The Road Killers)
  • 1994: Mystery Model (Teresa's Tattoo)
  • 1994: Road
  • 1994: Sleep With Me
  • 1996: Sudden Manhattan
  • 1996: Left by the wayside (Grind)
  • 1999: Wrestling With Alligators
  • 1999: I'll Take You There
  • 2000: Dead Dog
  • 2001: Revolution # 9
  • 2002: The Sea
  • 2004: In the Company of Women
  • 2005: Factotum
  • 2006: Jenna's Cake - There is no recipe for love (Waitress)

Direction and script

  • 1994: Urban Legend
  • 1997: Lois Lives a Little
  • 1997: Sudden Manhattan
  • 1999: I'll Take You There
  • 2000: The Shadows of Bob and Zelda
  • 2006: Jenna's Cake - There is no recipe for love (Waitress)
  • 2009: Serious Moonlight (script only)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Larry Celona, ​​Dan Mangan, Murray Weiss: Star's suicide was killer cover-up. In: New York Post . November 7, 2006, archived from the original on November 14, 2006 ; accessed on April 4, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Anemona Hartocollis: In Guilty Plea, Actress's Killer Changes Story to Robbery , The New York Times. February 15, 2008. 
personal data
SURNAME Shelly, Adrienne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shelley, Adrienne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 2006
Place of death New York City , New York, United States