News about Shelley Duvall

The Shining's Shelley Duvall, 74, gives rare interview where she talks being 'hurt' by Hollywood as her partner says she calls the FBI and sleeps in her car... 22 years after she left showbusiness

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 25, 2024
The Shining star Shelley Duvall - who played Wendy Torrance in the legendary 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror film - gave a rare interview this week.  The 74-year-old star has a film coming out later this year called The Forest Hills, her first in 22 years. She told The New York Times this week that she left showbusiness in 2002 because people in Hollywood 'hurt' her.

Shelley Duvall opens an insight into what drove her from Hollywood

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2023
Shelley Duvall, the Shining actress, has opened up about her decision to move away from acting as she prepares to return to cinema screens in The Forest Hills, a new horror film.

Shelley Duvall, 73, a 73-year-old Shining woman, reveals a childhood ache that led her to her abandoning acting

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2023
Shelley Duvall, the Shining actress, has spoken out about her decision to leave acting for a new horror, The Forest Hills. Wendy Torrance, 73, the iconic actress of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror story, said family bonds had prompted her to leave Hollywood in order to reunite with her family members.

Shelley Duvall's ghost story explains why she was thrown out of the spotlight

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 13, 2022
Duvall, now 73, is returning to the big screen in the film The Forest Hills, and FEMAIL has revealed what she's been up to lately after 20 years living under surveillance.

Shelley Duvall, a screen legend, has been on the red carpet for the past 20 years as she returns to movies for the first time

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2022
After appearing opposite Jack Nicholson in the emotional thriller 42 years ago, Duvall, now 73, was thrust into the spotlight. Duvall's emotionally raw appearance in the 1980 cult classic thrilled everyone, but the actress' participation in the film was so strenuous,' she said.' She later spoke out about the terrifying process, claiming that she was alienated from her family members, and that 'abusive' director Stanley Kubrick 'pushed and prodded' her 'further than she's ever been asked before.' The role brought Texas-native Duvall's fame practically overnight, and it culminated in her casting in films such as Popeye, Suburban Commando, and Tale of the Mummy. However, when the actress was at the height of her fame, she made the decision to leave her glamorous life behind and return to her home state, where she effectively fell off the grid for two decades. Duvall is back to the big screen in the film The Forest Hills, after 20 years on the radar, and FEMAIL has revealed what she's been up to lately - and the truth about why she left Hollywood.

Shelley Duvall appears in the first trailer for The Forest Hills after 20 years in acting

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2022
Shelley Duvall, the reclusive actress who appeared for the first time in 20 years, has debuted the first trailer for her latest film, The Forest Hills, just days after it was revealed. Manna From Heaven, the 72-year-old actress best known for her role in The Shining and Olive Oyl in Popeye, hasn't appeared in a film since 2002. In the film, which also stars Dee Wallace (E.T.), she portrays Chicko Mendez's character Rico. Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and Edward Furlong (Japan):

Shelley Duvall, 73, will reprise acting in The Forest Hills after a 20-year absence from film

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 29, 2022
Shelley Duvall is expected to return to the screen in the forthcoming indie horror film The Forest Hills. The 73-year-old producer's name was revealed by Deadline on Friday, who posted a behind-the-scenes photo of the performer. After a twenty-year absence from acting, the reclusive actress, who appeared in the critically acclaimed horror film The Shining, will return to acting.

Shelley Duvall, 73, poses in rare snap 20 years after quitting acting

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2022
Shelley Duvall of the Shining appeared in a rare snap with a fan on Wednesday, 20 years after she had departed from acting. Since appearing in the film as Wendy Torrance, the actress, 73, was left feeling poorly about her mental health, leading her to leave show business and become a'recluse' from Hollywood.

Shelley Duvall, 73, a reclusive actor, poses in a rare snap with a fan

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 12, 2022
Shelley Duvall of the Shining captured a rare snap with a fan on Wednesday, 20 years after returning from acting. Since appearing in the film, the actress, 73, was left with mental illness after deciding not to act and becoming a'recluse' from Hollywood. Shelley was allegedly pushed harder by director Stanley Kubrick than he did her co-star Jack Nicholson.