She often worked under the direction of Robert Altman. But a scene in the psychological thriller “The Shining” made Shelley Duvall world famous. Now she has died at the age of 75.
Shelley Duvall made Hollywood history with her eyes wide open in an unforgettable scene in the horror film “The Shining”. Now the film world is mourning the actress. Duvall died at the age of 75, as reported by the US magazines “Variety” and “The Hollywood Reporter”, citing her long-time partner Dan Gilroy. According to his statement, Duvall died in her sleep in her house in Blanco, Texas.
“My dear, sweet, wonderful partner and friend has left us. She has suffered too much lately, now she is free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy told the Hollywood Reporter. According to a family spokesman, she died from the effects of diabetes, reported the New York Times.
Duvall became known worldwide in 1980 with her role in the horror film “The Shining” by director Stanley Kubrick. There she escaped Jack Nicholson’s axe in a scene that probably stuck in the memory of most viewers. In the cult classic, which is set in a lonely, snow-bound mountain hotel, she is threatened by her husband (Nicholson), who is slowly going mad. Filming was extremely difficult, Duvall told the US magazine “People” in 1981. She cried for weeks under Kubrick’s direction.
The skinny woman with the big dark eyes had been discovered long before by US director Robert Altman. He cast her in numerous films in the 1970s, including “The Only Way to Fly”, “McCabe & Mrs. Millerie”, “Thieves Like Us”, “Nashville” and “Three Women”. For her role in the psychodrama “Three Women”, Duvall was awarded Best Actress at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
Woody Allen cast her in “Annie Hall” and she made the comedy “Popeye” with Robin Williams. She also played in “Roxanne” and “Portrait of a Lady” (1996).
Source: Stern
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