Julian Richings Instagram – Shelley Duvall
July 7th 1944- July 11th 2024
RIP
Instantly familiar in popular culture as the terrified wife of grinning, axe-wielding Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
But she must be remembered for so much more. As a counterpoint to crazed “Here’s Johnny” her performance was every bit as brilliant as Nicholson’s (and a host of lead actors in other films) just not as attention grabbing.
A magnificent, subversive actor who brought complexity and grace to every character she portrayed.
No wonder Robert Altman loved her and cast her in 7 of his movies- “he found in her those easy, unforced performances and line readings that lent texture, sexuality and her own kind of innocent mystery to his films.” (Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian)
Photos:
1/ As Ida Coyle in McCabe And Mrs Miller, directed by Robert Altman 1971.
2/ As Wendy Torrance in The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, 1980. | Posted on 12/Jul/2024 08:51:33
