Shelley Duvall, “The Shining” star who’s back within the highlight after 20 years away from acting, has not given up on the dream of winning an Academy Award.
In an interview with People published Wednesday, the 73-year-old actress, who stars within the upcoming indie horror “The Forest Hills,” explained that she hopes to participate in lots of more projects — with one goal in mind.
“[Jessica Tandy] won an Oscar when she was 80. I can still win,” she said of the late “Driving Miss Daisy” actress.
Not even her iconic portrayal of Wendy Torrance within the 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel scored Duvall an Oscar nomination.
Nonetheless, she’s been nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys, a British Academy Film Award and a Women Film Critics Circle Award.
Duvall has earned three major honors throughout her profession: Best actress awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in 1977, in addition to a Peabody Award in 1984.
Her portfolio also includes “Popeye,” “3 Women” and “Brewster McCloud.” Duvall announced her retirement from acting in 2002 after starring in “Manna From Heaven.”
Duvall explained to Folks that considered one of her brothers was diagnosed with spinal cancer in 2002, and acting roles began to dry out when she decided to maneuver back to Texas, where she was raised.
“It’s the longest sabbatical I ever took nevertheless it was for really vital reasons — to get in contact with my family again,” she told the outlet.
“The Shining” continued to take a toll on Duvall’s well-being outside of Hollywood. She revealed her mental health struggles on a 2016 episode of “Dr. Phil,” declaring, “I’m very sick… I would like help.”
In 2021, Duvall told The Hollywood Reporter that having to cry on set nearly on daily basis throughout the 56-week shoot affected her.
“After some time, your body rebels,” she explained. “It says, ‘Stop doing this to me. I don’t need to cry on daily basis.’ And sometimes just that thought alone would make me cry. To get up on a Monday morning, so early, and realize that you simply needed to cry all day since it was scheduled — I’d just start crying.”
In that very same THR conversation, she also criticized McGraw for profiting from her mental state on the time.
“I discovered the type of person he’s the hard way,” Duvall told the outlet.
People reported Duvall to be “sharp, earthy, a bit eccentric and sometimes emotional as she looks back on her unique profession” for the publication.
