SO LONG, SHELLEY DUVALL

You exuded the type of unique beauty and empathetic personality who could command even the most jaded audience. 

And the size of the role didn't matter at all; you made each your own--and each eternal! 

For example, you became an obvious, consistent muse for Robert Altman in McCabe and Mrs. Miller; Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson; Thieves Like Us; Brewster McCloud; Nashville; 3 Women; and as the adamant Olive Oyle  in Popeye. 

In addition to these fine productions, you spread your charm to Time Bandits; Tale of the Mummy; Boltneck; Suburban Commando; The Forest Hills; The Underneath; Annie Hall; The 4th Floor; The Portrait of a Lady; Bernice Bobs Her Hair; Roxanne; Booker; Alone; Manna from Heaven; Home Fries; Twilight of the Ice Nymphs; Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme; Casper Meets Wendy; Frankenweenie (the short); and of course, what ranks as your most renowned role, Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining.  

You were also the primo host, star, creator and producer for such sweet specialties as Faerie Tale Theatre; Tales & Legends; Nightmare Classics; Mrs. Piggle Wiggle; and Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories. And let's not forget your performance as the sorrowful Margaret in the acclaimed episode of the 1980s Twilight Zone: David Gerrold/John Hancock's adaptation of Theodore Sturgeon's "A Saucer of Loneliness." 

There's no disputing it. You were the proverbial, renaissance woman, a lady of multifaceted talent and vast kind-heartedness. You gave us so much to enjoy, so much to remember, and for that, Ms. Duvall, you hold our deepest, warmest gratitude.