During the '80s, Shelley Duvall's career was hotter than ever. The previous decade, Duvall appeared in a series of movies from director Robert Altman such as "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "Nashville," and "Thieves Like Us." At the very beginning of the decade, Duvall scored two of her biggest movie roles, starring in director Stanley Kubrick's iconic horror film "The Shining" and Altman's iconic cult classic "Popeye." The '80s also saw Duvall becoming a cable TV innovator, overseeing all aspects of her anthology show, "Faerie Tale Theatre." She was celebrated not only for her talents but also for her idiosyncratic good looks. Regardless, Duvall recalled to People, "I didn't feel beautiful. I had big eyes, big ears."

Duvall walked away from Hollywood in the 1990s. Acting roles were drying up and she moved back to her home state of Texas to care for her ailing brother. In the subsequent years away from the spotlight, Duvall became an unexpected style icon, celebrated both for her beauty and her fashion sense. She lived her life in relative obscurity until she resurfaced nearly unrecognizable on an episode of "Dr. Phil" in 2016, which was focused on Duvall's mental ill-health. It was the first time that many of Duvall's former Hollywood friends had seen her since the '90s, and the interview drew the ire of Hollywood for being exploitative. In 2023, Duvall made an acting comeback in the low-budget horror flick "The Forest Hills." 

If you or someone you know needs help with mental health, please contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741, call the National Alliance on Mental Illness helpline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), or visit the National Institute of Mental Health website.

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