Shelley Duvall, The Shining star, dies aged 75

The death has been announced of the American actress Shelley Duvall, best known for her work in Stanley Kubrick’s Stephen King adaptation The Shining and the films of Robert Altman. She was 75.

Duvall’s longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, told the US entertainment trade publication The Hollywood Reporter that Duvall died in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas due to complications from diabetes.

“My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us,” Gilroy said. “Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away, beautiful Shelley.”

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Texas-born Duvall was discovered by director Altman and starred in a number of his films including Brewster McCloud, McCabe & Mrs Miller, Nashville, 3 Women, and Popeye.

Duvall won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her work in 1977’s psychological drama 3 Women but was best known for her performance as the terrified Wendy Torrance opposite Jack Nicholson’s unhinged Jack Torrance in Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining.

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Among Duvall’s other credits were the films Annie Hall, Roxanne, and The Portrait of a Lady and the series Frasier, LA Law, and The Twilight Zone.

After two decades away from acting, Duvall returned to the screen in 2023’s The Forest Hills, her final film.