Shelley Duvall, the actress widely known for her portrayal in “The Shining,” died Thursday.
She was 75 year old.
Her partner, Dan Gilroy, confirmed the news through phone call.
Gilroy said she passed away a little after midnight at the house they share in Blanco, Texas.
She’s gone after much suffering, which I guess is a good stuff, which after 34 years … I can’t tell you how much I miss her.”
Gilroy also said Duvall had been in hospice care and bedridden over the last few months while she suffered from complications from diabetes.
Born July 7, 1949, Duvall’s career was given a boost by Robert Altman, whose staff found her in Houston in 1970. He directed her in her 1970 movie debut before they teamed back up the following year for “McCabe & Mrs. Miller.”
The pair would once collaborate again in 1974’s “Thieves Like Us” and 1976’s Oscar-winning “Nashville.” She again worked with Altman in his 1980 big-screen adaptation of “Popeye,” playing Olive Oyl, opposite Robin Williams’ title role in the comedian’s 1st feature movie.
“He offers me damn good character,” she told The New York Times in 1977. “None of them have been alike. He has a great confidence in me, and a trust and respect for me, and he doesn’t put any restrictions on me or intimidate me, and I love him.”