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Shining Actor Shelley Duvall Is Dead
Shining Actor
Shelley Duvall Is Dead
Jul 11, 2024 10:48 AM CDT

Shining Actor Shelley Duvall Is Dead

She was 75

(Newser) - Shelley Duvall, best known for her role opposite Jack Nicholson in The Shining , has died at age 75, reports The Hollywood Reporter . "My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us," Dan Gilroy, her partner since 1989, told the outlet. "Too much suffering lately, now she'...

Shelley Duvall: Here's Why I Quit Acting for 20 Years

She's returning to the screen in an independent horror film

(Newser) - Shelley Duvall, most famous for her role as Wendy Torrance in The Shining, has returned to acting after a 20-year hiatus—and at 73, she hasn't ruled out an Oscar. Elaine Aradillas at People , who visited Duvall in a small town in Texas Hill Country, said Duvall winked and...

He Found Shelley Duvall, and She Was 'Engrossing'
He Found Shelley Duvall,
and She Was 'Engrossing'
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Feb 14, 2021 4:16 PM CST

He Found Shelley Duvall, and She Was 'Engrossing'

Seth Abramovitch tracks down the actress in Texas Hill Country

(Newser) - Seth Abramovitch has managed to find Shelley Duvall, the actress forever famous for her turn as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. She essentially vanished when she left Hollywood for Texas in the '90s, only resurfacing in 2016 with an appearance on a mental illness episode of...

Kubrick's Daughter Starts Fundraiser for Shelley Duvall

Vivian Kubrick has raised more than $16K to help the actress get healthy

(Newser) - Vivian Kubrick, daughter of legendary director Stanley Kubrick, says Shelley Duvall's appearance Friday on Dr. Phil had "nothing to do with compassionate healing," E! Online reports. While some have called for a boycott of the show for exploiting the 67-year-old actress, Kubrick—who hasn't seen Duvall...

'Unrecognizable' Shelley Duvall Gives Troubling Interview

Reveals struggle with mental illness to Dr. Phil; Kubrick daughter attacks 'exploitative entertainment'

(Newser) - A near-unrecognizable Shelley Duvall tells Dr. Phil McGraw on an upcoming episode of his talk show, "I'm very sick. I need help." A preview for the show, which airs Friday, also shows 67-year-old Duvall telling McGraw she doesn't believe her one-time co-star Robin Williams is really...

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