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Marley Shelton Profile |
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Birth Date: April 12, 1974
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Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, USA
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Birth Name: Marley Eve Shelton
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Marley Shelton
has prepared for a career in the entertainment industry
since a very young age. Though her mother was a teacher and
a singer and her father was a director and a producer,
Marley initially didn’t give much thought to following in
her parents’ footsteps -- though she began to see the allure
of the business while still in high school.
She began the arduous auditioning process and landed her
first gig in 1991 with a small role in the critically
acclaimed drama Grand Canyon, which featured such powerhouse
performers as Kevin Kline, Steve Martin and Mary-Louise
Parker.
After Grand Canyon, Marley was hooked and she spent the next
several years appearing in one high-profile project after
another: The Sandlot (1993), Nixon (1995) and Pleasantville
(1998), which also featured fellow up-and-comers Reese
Witherspoon and Tobey Maguire. It was also around that time
that Marley began establishing herself as a bona fide sex
symbol -- she landed a spot on Stuff Magazine’s 102 Sexiest
Women in the World list in 2002. But there’s little doubt
that Marley’s main interest is to be taken seriously as an
actress, and she has been building an impressive resume to
back her up. As she has moved up the chain of command she
has performed with higher-profile stars, such as Bruce
Willis, Hugh Grant and Zach Braff.
In 2006, Marley was cast in The Fifth Patient and in the
highly anticipated Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino
production Grind House, which also stars Rosario Dawson,
Kurt Russell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. |
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Other
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Her high school prom date was with her boyfriend at the time
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) actor, Nicholas Brendon.
He bought her 100 roses, wore a tux and drove a black
convertible Mustang. Marley said that he "totally did it
right".
Daughter of director Christopher Shelton
Engaged to producer Beau Flynn. [July 2001]
Ranked #98 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The
World" (2002)
She was announced for the part of Annabeth Schott in the
West Wing's 6th season but was replaced by Actress Kristin
Chenoweth when the character was aged a bit and submitted to
a few changes.
Sister of Samantha Shelton |
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