Biography

Shelby Leverington was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, she moved to New York City in 1968 to study acting. Shortly thereafter, she found Milton Katselas' scene study class and credits his insight and teaching skills as the major factor in her decision to become a professional actor. After meeting several New York University film students, she started acting in their films and this eventually culminated in her collaboration with Alec Hirschfeld and Mitch Block in creating the Emmy Award winning film, "No Lies". In 2008, "No Lies" was selected for the National Film Registry, an honor that has been bestowed on just 500 American films. When "No Lies" opened at the Royal Theatre in West Los Angeles as the short subject to Ingmar Bergman's "Cries and whispers", Shelby's reviews were good enough to help her acquire an agent. Since then, she has made Los Angeles her home. For over 36 years, she has performed in film, televisi

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