Adrienne Shelly

Adrienne Shelly June 24 1966 November 1 2006 was an American actress director and screenwriter Making her name in independent films such as 1989s The Unbelievable Truth and 1990s Trust Shelly transitioned to a writing and directing career in subsequent years She wrote costarred in and directed the 2007 film Waitress which was released posthumously and later adapted into a musical with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles Shelly was murdered in her home in 2006