Line #7 Creator/ShelleyDuvall


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2	[[caption-width-right:310:''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVoJgQ7u8w "Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall."]]'']]
3	->''"There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show that makes everyone feel good."''
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5	Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American actress, producer, writer, and singer.
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7	Discovered by Creator/RobertAltman while he was in Houston shooting ''Film/BrewsterMcCloud'', she appeared in seven of Altman's films, gaining acclaim for her ability to create quirky, memorable characters. Attracting the notice of other top-notch filmmakers, she had a notable supporting role in Creator/WoodyAllen's ''Film/AnnieHall'', then was tapped by Creator/StanleyKubrick for her most famous role, as Wendy Torrance in his [[Film/TheShining adaptation]] of Creator/StephenKing's horror novel ''Literature/TheShining''. She was busy in TheEighties, not only appearing in movies, but also creating TV shows such as ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' and ''Tall Tales & Legends''. Duvall and her partner, musician Dan Gilroy, left Hollywood in 1994 and resettled in a small town in the Texas Hill Country west of Austin. She gradually backed away from acting after that, making her last film appearance in 2002.
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9	Very much a ReclusiveArtist, Duvall disappeared from the spotlight until a 2016 appearance on ''Series/DrPhil'' in which she appeared disheveled and somewhat incoherent, which raised concerns about her mental health, along with discussions about whether Phil was exploiting her instead of helping, and whether the legendary TroubledProduction of ''The Shining'' and especially Kubrick's EnforcedMethodActing techniques might have been a major cause of her issues. A 2021 ''[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Hollywood Reporter]]'' interview seemed to find her in much better spirits. During this interview, she was finally asked directly whether she believed Kubrick to have been abusive when he directed her in ''The Shining'' (as has often been the subject of Hollywood myth), and although she acknowledged the shoot was grueling and that he was a difficult, demanding man in general, she replied in the negative.
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11	In 2022 -- a full two decades following her last film role -- Duvall would make her return to acting with the independent horror-thriller film ''The Forest Hills''.
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13	She is not related to Creator/RobertDuvall.
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15	!!Selected filmography:
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17	* ''Film/BrewsterMcCloud'' (1970) as Suzanne Davis
18	* ''Film/McCabeAndMrsMiller'' (1971) as Ida Coyle
19	* ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' (1973) episode: "The Seventh Grave" as Liz Christie
20	* ''Film/ThievesLikeUs'' (1974) as Keechie
21	* ''Film/{{Nashville}}'' (1975) as L. A. Joan
22	* ''Film/ThreeWomen'' (1977) as Millie Lammoreaux
23	* ''Film/AnnieHall'' (1977) as Pam
24	* ''Film/TheShining'' (1980) as Wendy Torrance
25	* ''Film/{{Popeye}}'' (1980) as [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} Olive Oyl]]
26	* ''Film/TimeBandits'' (1981) as Pansy
27	* ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' (1982–87) as herself/host
28	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}'' (1984 short) as Susan Frankenstein
29	* ''Film/{{Roxanne}}'' (1987) as Dixie
30	* ''Film/MotherGooseRockNRhyme'' (1990) as Little Bo Peep
31	* ''Film/SuburbanCommando'' (1991) as Jenny Wilcox
32	* ''Literature/ThePortraitOfALady'' (1996) as Countess Gemini
33	* ''[[Film/DisneysRocketMan RocketMan]]'' (1997) as Mrs. Randall
34	* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'' (1997) episode: "[[Recap/WishboneS2E04GroomedForGreatness Groomed for Greatness]]" as Renee Lassiter
35	* ''Film/TaleOfTheMummy'' (1998) as Edith Butros
36	* ''Film/CasperMeetsWendy'' (1998) as Gabby

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