Duvall as seen with her friend on her birthday just days ago (Image via Instagram @shelleyduvallxo)

RIP Shelley Duvall, who had just turned 75 this past weekend. She died of diabetes complications overnight.

Duvall made her film debut in Brewster McCloud (1970) after being discovered by the late filmmaker Robert Altman.

She went on to appear in his films McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), 3 Women (1977) and Popeye (1980).

Duvall in The Shining (Image via Warner Bros.)

Her most famous film was The Shining (1980) for Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999). In it, she is the unsuspecting wife of a writer who is slowly losing his mind (Jack Nicholson, b. 1937), perhaps thanks to the haunted, isolated setting. Hers is the character on the receiving end of the ax-backed line, “Heeere's Johnny!”— a scene captured only after 127 takes.

Other films included Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977), Time Bandits (1981), Roxanne (1987), The Underneath (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), Casper Meets Wendy (1998) and The 4th Floor (1999).

On TV, she created and hosted Faerie Tale Theatre (1982-1987), featuring acclaimed filmmakers and actors in re-imaginings of classic faerie tales. She earned a Peabody for her work on the series, and went on to create Tall Tales & Legends (1985-1987) and Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992-1993).

She cut an album of children's music in 1981 called Sweet Dreams.

Duvall had shocked fans in a 2016 Dr. Phil segment that suggested mental illness. In 2021, she disavowed the appearance, calling out Dr. Phil for his behavior.

She returned to acting in 2023's The Forest Hills.

Shelley is survived by her partner of 35 years, Dan Gilroy. Gilroy, who'd been in the '80s pop band the Breakfast Club, met her while they were making the Disney Channel movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990).