Shelley Duvall speaks out on controversial 'Dr. Phil' interview, 'Shining' trauma

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Duvall left Hollywood and disappeared off the map for many years, until an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw in 2016 thrust her back into the spotlight.

told her she was"born to play" Olive Oyl in 1980s"Popeye." And she was spot-on as Jack Nicholson's terrified wife Wendy in"The Shining" from that same year.

Lee Unkrich, who directed movies like"Toy Story 3" and"Coco," was watching that day and had been looking for Duvall for many years, and ultimately sought her out to make sure she was all right."Unfortunately, on 'Dr. Phil,' the world saw what it's like to have untreated mental illness," he told THR.PA Images via Getty Images

"The Shining" was probably her most challenging role, however. Director Kubrick thought she was"great at crying," as Duvall recalled, but the film's shoot took 56 weeks. Kubrick shot six days a week, sometimes for 16 hours a day, and Duvall had to live in a state of constant anxiety and terror just to stay in character." doesn't print anything until at least the 35th take," she said."After a while, your body rebels. It says: 'Stop doing this to me.

 

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She is an amazing actress. Kubrick gave her a hard time and that is not fair...her role would have been just as amazing had he not treated her in such a way.

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