Shelley Duvall | 71

Shelly Duval, born in 1949, is an American actress, producer, writer, and singer, and is known for playing various horror and weird roles. Shelly Duval is known for her chilling portrayal of Wendy Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining. She started her acting career in the 1970s and appeared in different Robert Altman films. including Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975).

Aside from being an actress, she is also a producer, writer, and singer. As a producer, she produced the Faerie Tale Theater, for which she gained an Emmy Award. In 2002, she left the limelight, and her last appearance was in the movie Manna from Heaven. She is likely enjoying the fruit of all the investments she made while she was in the industry. This made her life more prosperous in her later years.

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