Marley Shelton

Marley Shelton first captured the attention of filmgoers as Margaret, Tobey Maguire’s love interest, in New Line’s critically acclaimed film PLEASANTVILLE.

Shelton has wrapped production on the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino collaboration GRINDHOUSE. Shelton was seen in THE LAST KISS written by Paul Haggis and directed by Tony Goldwin. The film covers the anxieties that threaten the future of a domesticated couple. Shelton co-stars opposite Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson and Jacinda Barrett.

Shelton was seen in the blockbuster hit SIN CITY for director Robert Rodriguez. Produced by Dimension Films, SIN CITY is an adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic noir crime novel series set in Las Vegas. The film connects multiple storylines that involve the unsavory inhabitants of the city. SIN CITY was released in April 2005 and screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Shelton also appeared in Sony Classics’ DON’T COME KNOCKING with Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange. The film was directed by Wim Wenders and also screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2004, Shelton was seen in the indie comedy GRAND THEFT PARSONS alongside Johnny Knoxville for director David Caffrey. Inspired by a true story, the film follows Phil Kaufman (Knoxville), the road manager for Gram Parsons, as he steals the musician’s body from the mortuary and races it to California in an attempt to fulfill a lifelong pact. Shelton played Kaufman’s love interest. The film also stars Christina Applegate, Robert Forster and Michael Shannon.

In 2003, Shelton was seen in the MGM/Greenestreet Films feature UPTOWN GIRLS, starring alongside Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. Directed by Boaz Yakin, this comedy focuses on a New York City socialite (Murphy) who takes a job as a nanny after losing a bundle of money.

In 2003, Shelton costarred with Marisa Tomei, Kyra Sedgwick and Ron Eldard in the romantic comedy JUST A KISS for actor-turned-director Fisher Stevens. Shelton also starred in Touchstone’s comedy, BUBBLE BOY. Shelton stared as the woman who causes her next door neighbor and secret admirer, a young man without an immune system (Jake Gyllenhaal), to travel to Niagara Falls in a plastic bubble to stop her from getting married. Directed by Blair Hayes, the film was written by Cinco Paul and Michael Kalesniko.

Shelton starred in New Line’s comedy SUGAR AND SPICE for director Francine McDougal and producer Wendy Finerman. Shelton stared opposite Mena Suvari, Marla Sokoloff and James Marsden as a popular cheerleader who becomes pregnant with the star quarterback’s child, only to find herself turning to a life of crime to support the lifestyle to which she has grown accustomed. In the same year, Shelton starred in Warner Brothers’ suspense thriller, VELENTINE, produced by Dylan Sellers and based on a novel by Tom Savage Shelton starred opposite David Boreanaz, Denise Richards and Jessica Capshaw as Kate Dixon, a newspaper journalist and one of four elementary school friends that have all been marked for death by a killer taking revenge for a Valentine’s Day prank.

In 1999, Shelton was also seen opposite Chris O’Donnell and Renee Zellweger in New Line’s romantic comedy THE BACHELOR, directed by Gary Sinyor. Shelton played Zellweger’s supportive sister in this update of the 1925 Buster Keaton silent comedy SEVEN CHANCES.

She was also seen opposite Drew Barrymore and David Arquette in the Fox 2000 feature, NEVER BEEN KISSED.

In 1998, Shelton co-produced and starred in a short film titled PERFECT-O-MAN directed by her father Christopher Shelton. The film is a black comedy about an agoraphobic whose disorder is augmented by a stalker on the prowl in her neighborhood. She seeks extra protection and solace in a plastic safety blow-up doll and ends up falling in love.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Shelton attended UCLA where she majored in Film and Theatre. She supported herself through small parts in feature films, television movies and episodic appearances. Her “hobby” grew into a passion while she studied acting with Larry Moss, and as a result, she decided to pursue a career as an actress.

Shelton made her feature debut in GRAND CANYON. Her additional film credits include THE SANDLOT, the role of Trisha Nixon in NIXON, with Anthony Hopkins; as well as a starring role in WARRIORS OF VIRTUE.

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