| Marley Shelton was born on April 12, 1974 to parents Chris and Carol. Her mother worked as a teacher and is a former singer, while her father was an entertainment director and producer. She has three sisters -- Koren, Erin, and Samantha. Although show business ran in her family, Marley wasn't interested in it during her teenage years. She attended Eagle Rock High School in Eagle Rock, California, where she was a varsity cheerleader, was voted Prom Queen, and held part-time jobs at stores such as Contempo Casuals and Wet Seal. Her first starring role was in the high-school set black comedy "Sugar and Spice" (2000). Billed early on as Marlee Shelton, the young actress made her film debut in 1991's "Grand Canyon" and was later featured as a junior femme fatale, playing the lifeguard crush object of the young boys in "The Sandlot" (1993) In 1995, her feature career took off when Oliver Stone's cast her as the teenage daughter Tricia in the biopic "Nixon". She followed up with a part in the less prestigious children's actioner "Warriors of Virtue" (1997) and scored a featured part in "Pleasantville" the following year portraying Margaret the TVland girl who captures the heart of Tobey Maguire's thoughtful David. The role landed Shelton on the film's theatrical poster, with her character playing a crucial part in one of the feature's most memorable and visually arresting sequences. In 1999, she joined in film's teen boom, playing one of the popular high school girls in the romantic comedy "Never Been Kissed" and as the sardonic sister of the one true love of "The Bachelor".
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