Hollywood - Shelley Duvall of 'The Shining' passed away
American actress and "The Shining" star Shelley Duvall passed away. Duvall died at the age of 75, according to US magazines "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter," citing her long-term husband Dan Gilroy as the source. Gilroy stated that Duvall passed away in her Texas home due to complications from a Diabetes condition.
"My beloved, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend has left us. She suffered too much lately, now she is free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley," Gilroy shared with The Hollywood Reporter. According to a family spokesperson, she died due to Diabetes-related complications, as reported by the New York Times.
Shelley Duvall became famous with "The Shining"
Worldwide fame came to Duvall in 1980 with her role in the horror film "The Shining" by director Stanley Kubrick. In this film, she avoided the axe of Jack Nicholson in a scene that remains etched in the memory of many viewers. In this cult classic set in a lonely, snowed-in mountain hotel, she is threatened by her gradually insane husband (Jack Nicholson). The shootings were reportedly extremely difficult, as Duvall revealed to People magazine in 1981. Under Kubrick's direction, she cried for weeks on end.
The spinster woman with big, dark eyes was discovered by American director Robert Altman long before that. He cast her in numerous films in the 1970s, including "Only Angels Have Wings," "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," "Thieves Like Us," "Nashville," and "Three Women." For her role in the psychological drama "Three Women," Duvall received the Best Actress award at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
Woody Allen cast her for a role in "Another Woman," Robin Williams for the comedy "Popeye," and she also appeared in "Roxanne" and "Portrait of a Lady" (1996).
Shelley Duvall's harrowing experience with Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" is now legendary, as she evaded his axe in a scene that continues to captivate viewers.In the 1980 horror film, Duvall portrayed a character who was frequently threatened by her increasingly unstable husband, played by Nicholson.
