Inside Shelley Duvall's tragic final days before shock death aged 75 - after Hollywood trauma torpedoed successful career and sparked move to Texas Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:57 EDT, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 16:12 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail 16 shares 3 View comments Shelley Duvall has tragically died aged 75 - following decades spent in the wilderness after leaving Hollywood behind in 2002.
The actress - who cemented her place in cinematic history with her tortured portrayal of Wendy Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror, The Shining, passed from diabetes complications in her sleep - with her death announced Thursday. Bar a brief return to film in 2023 in The Forest Hills, the once-Tinseltown darling had lived a simple life off the grid in Texas for more than 20 years - often sleeping in her car and looking back at photos of her old film she kept in the glove box. As she battled increased health problems, she spent her days listening to music and enjoying the hot Texas weather - with a fan club member revealing Duvall rang in her 74th birthday in 2023 with 'iced coffees, sugar cookies, and kolaches'.
Duvall revealed in her final interview in April that she left the film industry because people in Hollywood 'hurt' her. The Shining star Shelley Duvall has tragically died aged 75 - following decades spent in the wilderness after leaving Hollywood behind in 2002 Bar a brief return to film in 2023 in The Forest.