Shelley Duvall, The Shining’s Legendary Scream Queen, Has Died

Shelley Duvall, the reclusive, legendary actress who famously brought The Shining‘s Wendy Torrance to life, has died.

The Hollywood Reporter says that Duvall passed at her home in Blanco, Texas, due to complications of diabetes.

A regular of director Robert Altman, Duvall’s many film credits include 3 Women, Nashville, Popeye, Brewster McCloud and McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Duvall’s genre credits additionally include Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits, Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, Guy Maddin’s Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy and Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme.

Also a producer, Duvall created and hosted the children’s television series Faerie Tale Theatre and Tall Tales & Legends, as well as the short-lived horror anthology series, Nightmare Classics.

Most recently, Duvall appeared in last year’s werewolf movie, The Forest Hills, following a twenty-year break from acting. ^{She had just turned 75-years old last Sunday.}

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