Angela Shelton Biography: Age, Net Worth, Parents, Height, Movies, Career, Kids

Angela Joann Shelton, also known as Angela Shelton, is an American screenwriter, actress, producer and documentary filmmaker best known for co-writing and producing the semi-autobiographical film Tumbleweeds (1999) and for directing the documentary Searching for Angela Shelton (2004).

She has also worked as an actress in film and television, authored a memoir, and become a public advocate for survivors of abuse through speaking engagements and related projects.

Angela Shelton
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Angela Joann Shelton
Stage Name:	Angela Shelton
Born:	5 December 1972 (age 53 years old)
Place of Birth:	Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.80 m
Parents:	Johanna Shelton, Mr. Shelton
Spouse:	Karl Aurel Kail (m. 2012); Gavin O'Connor (m. 1995–1996)
Relationship:	Married
Children:	1
Occupation:	Screenwriter, actress, producer, documentary filmmaker
Net Worth:	$1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Angela Shelton was born on 5 December 1972 in Asheville, North Carolina, to Johanna Shelton and Mr. Shelton. After her parents divorced, she lived for a period with her father and stepmother before being placed in foster care; she was later returned to her mother, Johanna Shelton.

Information about any siblings is unknown. She began performing at a young age, including community theatre roles, and later pursued modeling. She is of American origin and her religion is Christianity.

Career

Angela Shelton began acting in the mid-1990s, appearing in the film Comfortably Numb (1995). She co-wrote and served as executive producer on the 1999 feature Tumbleweeds, a semi-autobiographical story inspired by her experiences with her mother. The film won the Filmmaker’s Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival and earned its lead actress an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe win.

She continued writing with the television adaptation Charms for the Easy Life (2002). In 2004 she made her directorial debut with the documentary Searching for Angela Shelton, in which she traveled across the United States interviewing other women who shared her name. The project led to her 2008 memoir Finding Angela Shelton.

She has also appeared in films such as The Shrink Is In (2001) and television episodes of Pacific Blue, Chicago Hope and Becker, and won a regional Emmy for her role as Safe Side Superchick in the educational series The Safe Side.

In later years she wrote, produced and directed the feature Heart, Baby! (also known as The Hammer). Alongside her film work she has spoken internationally as an advocate, supporting rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @angelashelton007
• Facebook Handle: AngelaShelton007
• Twitter/X Handle: @angelashelton
• YouTube Channel: Holy Hot Mom – Angela Shelton

Personal Life

Angela Shelton was first married to director Gavin O’Connor from 1995 to 1996. She was later married to Abe Ingersoll; that marriage also ended in divorce. In 2012 she married Karl Aurel Kail. She has one child.

Filmography

• Comfortably Numb (1995)
• Tumbleweeds (1999)
• The Shrink Is In (2001)
• Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
• Searching for Angela Shelton (2004)
• Heart, Baby! / The Hammer (2018)

Net Worth

Angela Shelton has an estimated net worth of approximately $1.5 million. Her earnings have come primarily from screenwriting and producing credits, acting roles, documentary filmmaking, book sales, speaking engagements, and related advocacy and creative projects.

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