Marley Shelton

Marley Shelton, American actress

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Born: April 12, 1974
Age in 2026: 52
Zodiac sign: Aries
Birth year: 1974

About Marley Shelton

Marley Eve Shelton is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Wendy Peffercorn in The Sandlot (1993), the Customer in Sin City (2005), Dr. Dakota Block in Grindhouse (2007), and Judy Hicks in two installments of the Scream franchise (2011–2022). She starred in Francine McDougall's teen crime dark comedy Sugar & Spice, alongside Marla Sokoloff, Melissa George and Mena Suvari, which was Shelton's first film as a leading actress. She emerges as the only thing to recommend in the muddled and compromised Sugar & Spice." Budgeted at US$11 million, the film made US$16.9 million worldwide and became somewhat of a cult favorite afterwards.

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The world when Marley Shelton was born

Marley Shelton was born in 1974. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1974

#1 song"The Way We Were" – Barbra Streisand
Top movieThe Godfather Part II
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJaws – Peter Benchley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentHank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's all-time home run record (715)
Top headlinePresident Nixon resigns from office
Technology milestoneUniversal Product Code (UPC barcode) scanned for the first time
Defining fadStreaking
Notable inventionPost-it Note bookmark prototype
World population4.01 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon / Gerald Ford
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population213.9M

1974 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marley Shelton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1974	2026
Gas	$0.53	$3.45/gal
Average home	$25,200	$435,000
Average income	$14,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.87	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.10	$0.73
Population	213.9M	341 million

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