Shelley went brunette to play Assistant Polk County Attorney Nan Horvat in the 1992 TV movie Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story which was directed by her husband Harry Winer. The movie was based on the true story of Nancy Ziegenmeyer, a 29-year-old rape victom from Grinnell, Iowa, who decided to come out publicly about her ordeal, thus giving the rape victims a face and consequently taking back her life. Her story inspired many. Nan Horvat was Nancy's lawyer.
