Shelley Duvall, star of The Shining, has died

The actress, born in Fort North, Texas, also starred alongside the late Robin Williams in the version live action of Popeye | Foto principal: Warner Bros/Getty Images

Actress and producer Shelley Duvall died Thursday, July 11, in her sleep at home due to complications related to diabetes. Dan Gilroy, Duvall’s partner since 1989, made the news in statements to the magazine The Hollywood Reporter.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful partner and friend has left us. She has suffered too much lately, she is free now. Fly high, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy told reporters. The 75-year-old artist remained at her residence in Blanco, Texas.

The artist, born in Fort North (Texas) on July 7, 1949, is remembered for starring in the horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick The glow (1980), in which she played the role of Wendy Torrance and shared the lead role with actor Jack Nicholson.

Audiences remember her for the chase scenes in that film, in which Nicholson cornered her with an axe. Shelley Duvall’s character locked herself in a room and screamed when the door was hit with the axe carried by Jack Torrance (a role played by Nicholson). From that scene comes the iconic line: “There’s Johnny.”

Although currently The glow It is classified as a cult film, but its initial reception by critics was not the best. The famous director Martin Scorsese said that, in his opinion, this film occupies the 7th place among the best horror films of all time.

Shelley Duvall, star of The Shining, has died — Robin Williams y Shelley Duvall. Foto: Paramount Pictures

His mentor was Robert Altman

Duvall’s career began in the 1970s, when she was discovered by director Robert Altman, with whom she worked on seven films, including Flying is for birds (1970), The freeloaders (1971), The criminals (1974), Nashville (1975) y Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976).

While attending South Texas Junior College in Houston, the actress initially became interested in scientific research before coming into contact with Altman.

One of the highlights of Duvall’s career was 3 Women (1977), another collaboration with Altman that earned her the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival and a BAFTA nomination. In this psychological drama, Duvall played Millie Lamoureaux, a charismatic spa worker in a complex interaction with two other ladies of dissimilar personalities.

In that same year, the artist played the role of a journalist named Annie Hall in Rolling Stonea Woody Allen feature film, where she met musician Paul Simon, with whom she had a two-year relationship.

In 1980, she played the character of Olivia Olivo, in the version live action of PopeyeIn that production she starred alongside the late comedy actor Robin Williams (1951-2014).

Popeye It was released on December 6, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, and grossed $6 million in its opening weekend in the United States. The film grossed around $60 million worldwide.

His retirement from the world of acting

In the 1990s, Duvall participated sporadically in other feature films, such as Portrait of a Lady (1996) by Jane Campion and The underneath (1996) de Steven Soderbergh.

However, in 2002 she decided to retire from acting and lead a life outside of showbiz, settling in her home state of Texas.

In 2016, her appearance on Dr. Phil sparked controversy over the way her apparent mental health issues were portrayed. However, in a subsequent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter in 2021, Shelley Duvall appeared to be in better shape.

His last acting role was in the production The forest hillswhich was given a limited release in 2023. “She was so sweet and kind. She was in such a good mood and she was a true professional,” director Scott Goldberg said of Shelley’s work.