Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in the films of Robert Altman and who co-starred in has died. She was 75.

Duvall died Thursday in her sleep at home in Blanco, Texas, her longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, announced. The cause was complications from diabetes, said her friend, the publicist Gary Springer.

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Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman害羞草研究所檚 crew members, preparing to film 害羞草研究所淏rewster McCloud,害羞草研究所� encountered her at a Houston party in 1970. They introduced the 20-year-old to the director, who cast her in 害羞草研究所淏rewster McCloud害羞草研究所� and made her his protege.

Duvall would go on to appear in Altman films including 害羞草研究所淭hieves Like Us,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淣ashville,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淧opeye,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淭hree Women害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淢cCabe & Mrs. Miller.害羞草研究所�

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Duvall, gaunt and gawky, was no conventional Hollywood starlet. But she had a beguilingly frank manner and exuded a singular naturalism. The film critic called her the 害羞草研究所渇emale Buster Keaton.害羞草研究所�

At her peak, Duvall was a regular star in some of the defining movies of the 1970s. In 害羞草研究所淭he Shining害羞草研究所� (1980), she played Wendy Torrance, who watches in horror as her husband, Jack goes crazy while their family is isolated in the It was Duvall害羞草研究所檚 screaming face that made up half of the film害羞草研究所檚 most iconic image, along with Jack害羞草研究所檚 axe coming through the door.

was notoriously hard on Duvall in making 害羞草研究所淭he Shining.害羞草研究所� His methods of pushing her through countless takes in the most anguished scenes took a toll on the actor. One scene was reportedly performed in 127 takes. The entire shoot took 13 months. Duvall, in a 1981 interview with People magazine, said she was crying 害羞草研究所�12 hours a day for weeks on end害羞草研究所� during the film害羞草研究所檚 production.

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Duvall disappeared from movies almost as quickly as she arrived in them. By the 1990s, she began retiring from acting and retreated from public life.

害羞草研究所淗ow would you feel if people were really nice, and then, suddenly, on a dime, they turn on you?害羞草研究所� Duvall told the Times earlier this year. 害羞草研究所淵ou would never believe it unless it happens to you. That害羞草研究所檚 why you get hurt, because you can害羞草研究所檛 really believe it害羞草研究所檚 true.害羞草研究所�

Duvall, the oldest of four, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 7, 1949. Her father, Robert, was a cattle auctioneer before working in law and her mother, Bobbie, was a real estate agent.

Duvall married the artist Bernard Sampson in 1970. They divorced four years later. Duvall was in a long-term relationship with the in the late 害羞草研究所�70s after meeting during the making of 害羞草研究所淎nnie Hall.害羞草研究所� (Duvall played the rock critic who keeps declaring things 害羞草研究所渢ransplendent.害羞草研究所�) She also dated During the making of the 1990 Disney Channel movie 害羞草研究所淢other Goose Rock 害羞草研究所榥害羞草研究所� Roll,害羞草研究所� Duvall met the musician Dan Gilroy, of the group Breakfast Club, with whom she remained until her death.

Duvall害羞草研究所檚 run in the 1970s was remarkably versatile. In the rugged Western 害羞草研究所� (1971), she played the mail-order bride Ida. She was a groupie in 害羞草研究所淣ashville害羞草研究所� (1975) and Olive Oyl, opposite in 害羞草研究所淧opeye害羞草研究所� (1980). In 害羞草研究所�3 Women,害羞草研究所� co-starring and Janice Rule, Duvall played Millie Lammoreaux, a Palm Springs health spa worker, and won best actress at the

In the 1980s, Duvall produced and hosted a number of children害羞草研究所檚 TV series, among them 害羞草研究所淔aerie Tale Theatre,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淭all Tales & Legends害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淪helley Duvall害羞草研究所檚 Bedtime Stories.害羞草研究所�

Duvall moved back to Texas in the mid-1990s. Around 2002, after making the comedy 害羞草研究所淢anna from Heaven,害羞草研究所� she retreated from Hollywood completely. Her whereabouts became a favorite topic of internet sleuths. A favorite but incorrect theory was that it was residual trauma from the grueling shoot for 害羞草研究所淭he Shining.害羞草研究所� Another was that the damage to her home after was the last straw.

To those living in where Duvall lived for some 30 years, she was neither in 害羞草研究所渉iding害羞草研究所� nor a recluse. But her circumstances were a mystery to both the media and many of her old Hollywood friends. That changed in 2016, when producers for tracked her down and aired a controversial hourlong interview with her in which she spoke about her mental health issues. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 very sick. I need help,害羞草研究所� Duvall said on the program, for being exploitative.

害羞草研究所淚 found out the kind of person he is the hard way,害羞草研究所� Duvall told The Hollywood Reporter in 2021.

THR journalist Seth Abramovitch wrote at the time that he went on a pilgrimage to find her because 害羞草研究所渋t didn害羞草研究所檛 feel right for McGraw害羞草研究所檚 insensitive sideshow to be the final word on her legacy.害羞草研究所�

Duvall attempted to restart her career, dipping her toe in with the indie horror 害羞草研究所淭he Forest Hills害羞草研究所� that filmed in 2022 and premiered quietly in early 2023.

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