She was an incredible actress that as Stephen King recently commented on social media, summed up what most fans also felt:
Very sorry Shelly Duvall has passed. Wonderful, talented, underused actor.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 11, 2024
Sadly, Duvall passed away in her sleep this week after being in hospice care for issues with diabetes. She was 75.
Best known from her very believable performance in ‘The Shining’, I honestly thought she was going to have a heart attack with her tense scenes with Jack Nicholson. You could feel her fear. Director Stanley Kubrick shared his thoughts and condolences on social media:
Shelley Duvall, legendary character actor, and The Shining’s extraordinary Wendy Torrance has died at the age of 75. Shelley’s career was varied and long.
Despite being dogged with exaggerations of her treatment on set, Shelley was always vocal about her experience filming The… pic.twitter.com/q8ZYu08Uco
— Stanley Kubrick (@StanleyKubrick) July 11, 2024
Shelley was perfectly cast in the 1980’s film, ‘Popeye’ playing the role of Olive Oyl. And now a look back at Duvall’s career from Entertainment Tonight:
