Hello, I’m…

Sarah, the curator and site owner of Shelley Duvall Archive, a collection of social media pages, dedicated in honoring the late actress and producer, Shelley Duvall. In 2016, I fell in love with Shelley after watching The Shining for the first time, and I later created my virtual archive in 2021 to learn more about Shelley’s fascinating career. Beginning on Instagram and then Twitter, TikTok, and now this website, the archive quickly gained a large community of fellow Shelley fans through posting a variety of photos and videos.

In September 2022, the success of my pages led to a life-changing introduction and meeting with Shelley over peach cobbler and Dr. Pepper at a diner in Texas, where we exchanged numbers. From there, my friendship with Shelley blossomed, and we had frequent lunch meetings and phone conversations up until her death in July 2024. If you’re interested in more details, the story of my unlikely friendship with my Hollywood idol was chronicled in Texas Monthly.

I was lucky enough to know Shelley in her final years, so this website offers a unique perspective, illuminating the real Shelley. This site is a way for fans to remain connected with her and for me to pass along to others what I have learned directly from Shelley and other key players in her life.

Through the online Shelley Duvall Archive, I hope to celebrate Shelley's lasting legacy as a once-in-a-lifetime talent and to always remember her sweet smile, welcoming voice, kind eyes, and cheerful spirit. As I told Shelley during my final meeting with her only a few days before her passing, “WE love you!”

Sarah, xo

Reach out shelleyduvallxo@gmail.com

My first meeting with Shelley at the Hill Country Cupboard in Johnson City, Texas (September 2022).

My Mission

 The purpose of the Shelley Duvall Archive is to document Shelley’s career as an actress and producer while also highlighting her post-Hollywood life out of the spotlight. An important goal of this fansite is to chronicle Shelley’s story in a non-sensationalized and factual manner. The three main goals of this site are to achieve the following:

  • To supply fans with thoroughly researched content and curated photos and videos

  • To entice interest in Shelley’s entire career and potentially overlooked areas

  • To offer fans a comprehensive and factual insight into Shelley’s life

Want to support my mission? Donate to keep this fansite up and running forever and ever and ever…

Donations will be used towards curating unseen Shelley content and paying for monthly website/domain fees.