NYT - Shelley Duvall Vanished From Hollywood. She’s Been Here the Whole Time

Thank you for sharing this! I love me some Shelley Duvall

Wow, so cutting edge, New York Times. It's not as if every paper hasn't already written this article 4-5 years ago.

I thought she had died.

It’s a little reductive and repetitive of the Hollywood Reporter article from a few years ago but still fun to see her. She is lucky to have her partner, he seems really patient and kind

Exactly, r2.

I believe her. Hollyweird is a weird place. I believe that many people there are actually shapeshifters. No one says that randomly. Even if they are mentall ill. Shelley must have seen some things in the 80s or even recently. Dark rituals surround that place in the hills...

I’m the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Can you imagine how bad her pussy smells?

1:20 "He looks real good in some forms and in other forms he doesn't"

Shape shifting

Squirting doll.

REDRUM!

The person who’s stalking me…..is the Sheriff of Nottingham

Nothing that Ozempic, a facelift and a new hairstyle can't fix! She could be back in the game!!!

Can’t believe Madonna’s ex is still with her.

Is she QANON, too,?

I agree, r16.

While it’s sad that she’s mentally not well and aged rapidly, it’s impressive that Dan Giltoy from The Breakfast Club has been her loyal partner for over thirty years now. She’s lucky. Not many people have achieve that kind of love and devotion in life.

Yeah, he dated Madonna when she was a struggling artist before she hit it big.

Shelley IS Eleanor Roosevelt!!

I just finally watched "3 Women" for the first time last Fall. In it, she's the same as she ever is. But the movie is one I'll definitely watch again. It IS Altman, after all.

R20 she’s brilliant in that movie

Shelley IS Norma Desmond IN Sunset Boulevard

If she would just take medication she'd be back to normal. Remember when Datalounge was following the rumors about her being in the middle of the desert walking around talking about aliens? Then the National Enquirer picked up it years later confirming it?

Apparently, Shelley’s partner Dan Gilroy also once dated Jay Leno.

She had so many great actors and character for Faerie Tale Theater, it is kind of nuts. Liza, Lee Remick, Gregory Hines, Karen Black, Klaus Kinski, Linda Manz, just to name a few

3 Women has mesmerized me since I was a teen.

I saw it and liked it but found it inscrutable. Can someone discuss what they see in it? (Should I start one of those threads, Let's Discuss "Three Women," and don't forget to check out my blog post on it!)?

One of the comments notes that Shelley has (or had) a serious drug problem, something not mentioned in the article but which the commenter links to Shelley's deteriorating mental health over the years.

“These walls are thinner than Shelley Duvall!” That's pretty funny.

Shelley was incredibly thin even by 1970s standards. She looked like an exclamation point.

Her looks were "delicate," and not just by physical standards, like an Olive Oyl ectomorph waif. She always looked like there was some mental vulnerability in play.

This isn't much of an in interview (from a year ago) by two of the producers of her recent horror film, "The Forest Hills," but she seems pretty happy, just tired and a bit forgetful.

R27 3 women was based on a literal dream Altman had, even Shelley and Sissy were in the dream. It was definitely inspired by Bergman’s Persona. I enjoy the concept of people switching minds. I love the derelict California atmosphere. Love pathetic Millie and how oblivious she is to everyone making fun of her. What a character. Sissy is like a blank slate searching for someone to latch on to. The three women supposedly represent different stages of a woman’s life. Sissy is childhood, Shelley is a teenager, and the third one is motherhood. After the birth incident they seem to shift forward with Shelley becoming older and wiser.

I lov that she smokes Parliaments.

A chic way to kill yourself

I think she was great in this interview, very gracious and kind. She has that certain presence and ought to talk more publicly, if it makes her happy.

I have a weekend home in the Hill Country town that she lives in, and I've run into her a few times. She's been relaxed and friendly every time, although the grocery store cashiers seem to be terrified of her!

Shelley Duvall and Sean Young are ALWAYS good for a profile piece because they always deliver the goods!

I thought I’d read something about the people on Dr Phil asking her to say loopy things because it’d be good television.

People always point to “The Shining” that led her to this point but she did lots of things after it: “Popeye”, “Time Bandits”, and years of “Faerie Tale Theater”and her “Tall Tales” program not to mention perfect casting as the Countess Gemini in Jane Campion’s “The Portrait of a Lady.”

I think it’s sad what happened to her, whatever caused this break.

I think it’s legit mental illness left untreated for years. She doesn’t have a bad life, Her partner sounds wonderful and has been by her side for over thirty years.

Shelley

Shelley.

I feel Shelley may not be long for this world:

Christopher may just be giving a pitch for her.

It would be rather coy to do this and not say that she is having a (new) challenge.

Schelley!, Lizscha!

I think she's an underrated actress, and was also underrated looks-wise. Her Olive Oyl was the most glamorous and ethereal possible representation of that character while still being 100% that character.

Faerie Tale Theater was the product of an eccentric but generous mind. She's a bit like Jim Henson or Ursula K. Le Guin in that respect.

R33, thank you for that breakdown. I’ve not read anything about the movie, but have watched it several times and was left feeling fascinated and perplexed.