Shelley Duvall, the actor best known for her roles in “The Shining,” “Nashville,” and “Popeye,” died in her Blanco, Texas, home on July 11, 2024, at age 75. Her cause of death was complications from diabetes. Duvall hadn’t been seen in public for some years prior.
Her last role was in “The Forest Hills,” a 2023 horror film. Before that, however, she hadn’t appeared in a film since “Manna From Heaven,” which was released in 2002. Speculation about Duvall's mental health has long surrounded her since a controversial 2016 interview with "Dr.
Phil," where she publicly revealed she was ill. Duvall had also been diagnosed with diabetes and had limited mobility because of a foot injury, according to a profile from April 2024. While Duvall kept most of the details about the state of her health private, here’s what the actor and those closest to her have shared.
Duvall’s longtime partner, Dan Gilroy, said her cause of death was complications from diabetes. Duvall died in her sleep a little after midnight on July 11. “She’s gone after much suffering, which I guess is a good thing," Gilroy told .
"After 34 years ...
I can’t tell you how much I miss her." Gilroy added that Duvall had been bedridden and in hospice care for several months prior to her death due to her diabetes. Duvall made an appearance on the Dr.
Phil show in a 2016 episode called: “A Hollywood Star’s Descent Into Mental Illness: Saving The Shining’s Shelley Duvall.” In it, Duvall.
