Was Selby in Monster a real person?

Selby is, for all intents and purposes, a fictional character. Moore was a notoriously reclusive person and didn’t give out many details of her personal life and asked not to have her name and likeness used in the film, which director Patty Jenkins agreed to.

How old was Shelby in Monster?

The movie opens as Lee goes into a gay bar after a very bad day turning tricks on Interstate 95 around Daytona Beach, Fla., and getting soaked in the rain. She meets Shelby Wall (Christina Ricci), 18, who has been sent to Florida by her parents to get the gayness out of her.

Who is Selby in Monster based on?

9. Tyria Was Not Depicted As Selby Wall in Monster. In the 2003 movie about Aileen Wuornos, Tyria moore was replaced by a fictitious character named Selby Wall, played by Christina Ricci.

Did Charlize ever meet Aileen?

“Everybody always wanted to know if I met her. And I didn’t. And I think that in a way, if I had met her, she would not have opened up to me the way she did through these letters that she wrote to this friend.