My dear, sweet, wonderful life partner and friend left us.
Too much suffering lately, now shes free.
Fly away, beautiful Shelley, Gilroy said in a statement.
Shelley DuvallStanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images
Jack Nicholsons character had to be crazy and angry all the time.
The reviews were all about Kubrick, like I wasnt there.
Very sorry Shelly Duvall has passed.
Wonderful, talented, underused actor.
Popeye marked Duvalls final collaboration with Altman.
First there was the Peabody Award-winningFairie Tale Theatre, thenTall Tales & Legends, and finally Shelley DuvallsBedtime Stories.
After a decade out of the spotlight, Duvall sat down for a troubling, exploitativeDr.
Philinterview in 2016 where she said she was battling mental illness.
However, Duvall assuaged those concerns ina 2021 interview with theHollywood Reporterthat reflected on her legacy.