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- Author, Ian Jongs
- Role, Cultural reporter
Tributes have been paid to actress Shelley Duvall, known for her role in the horror classic The Shining and her collaboration with director Robert Altman, following her death at the age of 75.
Duvall played Wendy, the wife of Jack Nicholson’s terrifying hotel concierge, in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining, based on the Stephen King book.
King wrote in his tribute: “So very sorry to hear of Shelly Duvall’s passing. Wonderful, talented, underused actor.”
She also appeared in films such as Annie Hall, Popeye, Nashville and 3 Women and is fondly remembered for producing and hosting the beloved 1980s children’s program Faerie Tale Theatre.
He added: “And of course her wonderful performance in Kubrick’s The Shining. It was a pleasure to work with her on Faerie Tale Theatre.”
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Farrow wrote: “Very sad to hear of the passing of the unique and truly wonderful actress Shelley Duvall. She leaves us with many unforgettable performances.”
Director Edgar Wright wrote: “RIP to the truly iconic Shelley Duvall, who graced the screen in many funny, intense and idiosyncratic roles.
“I especially loved her in McCabe & Mrs Miller, Thieves Like Us, Nashville, the fantastic Three Women, Annie Hall, Time Bandits, Roxanne, her Olive Oyl in Popeye (the best comic book casting ever?) and of course her fierce, unforgettable performance as Wendy Torrance in The Shining.
“Whatever horrors are conjured up in that film, its power stands or falls with Duvall’s terrified reactions. What an incredible screen presence she was.”