Duvall died at the age of 75, as reported by the US magazines “Variety” and “The Hollywood Reporter”, citing her long-time husband Dan Gilroy. According to Gilroy, Duvall succumbed to the effects of diabetes in her sleep in her house in the US state of Texas. “My dear, sweet, wonderful partner and friend has left us. She has suffered too much recently, now she is free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley,” Gilroy told the “Hollywood Reporter”.
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. According to “Variety”, the skinny woman with the big dark eyes was awarded Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in “3 Women”.
