Shelley Duvall: Star of The Shining and Popeye Dies at 75

Shelley Duvall was an American actress and producer, best known for playing Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Olive Oyl in Popeye. Born on July 7, 1949, in Fort Worth, Texas, she was discovered by director Robert Altman at a party in Houston.

Duvall debuted in Altman's Brewster McCloud (1970) and appeared in McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Thieves Like Us and Nashville. She won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for 3 Women (1977). She also appeared in Annie Hall (1977), Time Bandits (1981) and The Portrait of a Lady (1996).

As a producer and host, Duvall created the children's series Faerie Tale Theatre (1982-1987), which won a Peabody Award. She was married briefly to Bernard Sampson and was later a longtime partner of Dan Gilroy. She stepped away from acting for roughly 20 years and returned in The Forest Hills (2023). She died at her home in Blanco, Texas, on July 11, 2024, at age 75, of complications from diabetes.

Achievements: Cannes Best Actress for 3 Women (1977), The Shining (1980), Popeye (1980), Peabody Award for Faerie Tale Theatre.

Birth: July 7, 1949 - Fort Worth, Texas.

Profession: Actress and producer.

Interesting Facts: Four of her films are in the U.S. National Film Registry. She originally planned to become a scientist.