Shelley Duvall, 'The Shining' actress, dies at 75
Actress Shelley Duvall in a scene from the movie '3 Women', 1977. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - Shelley Duvall, the actress known for her role in "The Shining," has died at the age of 75.
Duvall died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas, Dan Gilroy, her life partner since 1989, Variety reported, citing The Hollywood Reporter.
The actress starred in seven movies directed by her mentor Robert Altman.
According to the AP, Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman's staff members, preparing to film "Brewster McCloud," encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970. She would go on to become Altman's protege.
Duvall is also remembered for her roles in "McCabe & Mrs. Miller," "Nashville," "Popeye" and "3 Women."
Duvall was attending junior college in Texas when Altman's staff members, preparing to film "Brewster McCloud," encountered her as at a party in Houston in 1970. She would go on to become Altman's protege.
The Texas native earned a supporting actress in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits in 1981; she played "Susan Frankenstein in Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" (1984), and co-starred in the hit comedy film "Roxanne" in 1987 starring Steve Martin.
According to IMDb, Duvall went on to appear in multiple roles, including the family comedy "Home Fries" in 1998, playing Mrs. Jackson, Drew Barrymore's character's mother.
Duvall met Gilroy in 1989 while filming the Disney Channel movie "Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme" (1990), and the couple has been together ever since.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.