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Adrienne Shelly | |
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 Shelly in 1992 | |
| Born | Adrienne Levine June 24, 1966 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 2006 (aged 40) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide by strangulation and hanging[1] |
| Other names | Adrienne Shelley |
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| Years active | 1989–2006 |
| Spouse |
Andy Ostroy (m. 2002) |
| Children | 1[3] |
Adrienne Shelly (née Levine; June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006), was an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She became known from acting in independent films such as Hal Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth (1989) and Trust (1990). She wrote, directed, and co-starred in the 2007 Waitress, a posthumous film that later became a Broadway show.
Shelly was found dead in 2006, and police initially believed she killed herself. Her husband Andy Ostroy insisted on a re-evaluation, which soon focused on an illegal immigrant construction worker. The suspect was convicted and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
Shelly's husband established the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, which awards scholarships, production grants, finishing funds, and living stipends to artists. The Women Film Critics Circle gives an annual Adrienne Shelly Award in her honor to the film that it finds "most passionately opposes violence against women."
- ^ Alter, Ethan (December 1, 2021). "Adrienne Shelly's husband on revisiting her life and facing her killer in new documentary: 'I will never have closure'". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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