In January of 1979, Robert Altman would offer Duvall yet another role in one of his films. Only the role was a certain role Altman believed she was born to play. That certain role was "Olive Oyl" in the real life version of Popeye. Shelley was skeptical at first on accepting the role...
While Shelley was in London filming horror, Altman asked her to play the role of Olive Oyl, Popeye’s beloved (Robin Williams) in a musical film adaptation of the famous cartoon. She was a producer of Tall Tales & Legends and Shelley Duvall Bedtime Stories, and was honored with two Emmy ...
By the 1980s, Duvall was being cast in leading roles—as Olive Oyl inPopeye; as Jack Nicholson’s tormented wife, Wendy Torrance, in the adaptation of Stephen King’sThe Shining—and in other roles, including in the fantasy filmTime Banditsand the Steve Martin–led comedyRoxanne. ...
In addition to her work with Altman, Duvall made memorable appearances inWoody Allen's "Annie Hall" and portrayed Olive Oyl in Altman's "Popeye" alongsideRobin Williams. However, it was her role as Wendy Torrance inStanley Kubrick's "The Shining" that truly tested her limits. Kubrick's dem...
Duvall then worked with Altman again in 1980, playing Olive Oyl in his big-budget, live-action, musical version ofPopeyeopposite Robin Williams. Her role included the unforgettable musical number “He’s Large.” READ MORE:The Best Movies Ever Made, According to Letterboxd ...
Before Shelley Duvall vanished from the screen in early 2000s, she spent years as one of Hollywood's hottest actors. Duvall, whodied July 11 at age 75, starred in Robert Altman's Oscar-winning 1975 drama “Nashville," played Olive Oyl opposite Robin Williams in the 1980 live-action "Popey...
At her peak, Duvall was a regular star in some of the defining movies of the 1970s. In “The Shining” (1980), she played Wendy Torrance, who watches in horror as her husband, Jack(Jack Nicholson),goes crazy while their family is isolated in theOverlook Hotel.It was Duvall’s screa...
“I will never give that much again,” said Duvall. “If you want to get into pain and call it art, go ahead, but not with me.” Duvall disappeared from movies almost as quickly as she arrived in them. By the 1990s, she began retiring from acting and retreated from public li...
The Think partnership had taken two years of full-time effort to put together, but Duvall let it go as easily as releasing a kite. Think is now self-sustaining. “Life is all about movement, and when you stop moving, you’re dead!” she says. “That’s my big philosophy--it’s al...
Duvall disappeared from movies almost as quickly as she arrived in them. By the 1990s, she began retiring from acting and retreated from public life. “How would you feel if people were really nice, and then, suddenly, on a dime, they turn on you?” Duvall told the Times earlier...