RIP to one of MNPP's favorites, the legendary and singular Shelley Duvall, who just turned 75 a couple of days ago. I'm quite genuinely crying over this news -- there was nobody like her and there never will be anybody like her again.
And I hope the love we tried collectively sending her way over the past few years made its way to her ear -- in 2021 there was that big interview with her in THR that got a lot of notice (I recommend going back and reading it again) and it seemed to right some of the tabloid wrongs that'd been directed her way over the decades before. Proving wrong all the stories about her having become a deranged hermit in the desert, or whatever. Losing her and Donald Sutherland in such a short span of time, this is too much! Probably my two favorite actors from the 1970s. Go watch one of her many masterpieces this weekend -- I recommend 3 Women the most, it's always been my favorite. I also have the box-set of her Faerie Tale Theatre series, so maybe I'll just soak myself in those for a day...
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She's heartbreaking in both Thieves Like Us and McCabe and Mrs. Miller.
Mia is certainly remiscient of Shelley, I've been saying that since she first popped up. We'll see where Mia's career takes her but she seems as idiosyncratic as Shelley was, for sure.
Her performance in Brewster McCloud was so funny. Completely original. Megan Stalter sort of mines that area of awkward comedy, maybe Lisa Kudrow as well. Shelley's tour guide is something I will always cherish.
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She's heartbreaking in both Thieves Like Us and McCabe and Mrs. Miller.
Truly one of the greats. Her performance is The Shining is legitimately an all-time best.
sad news. question...is Mia Goth the new Shelley Duvall?
Mia is certainly remiscient of Shelley, I've been saying that since she first popped up. We'll see where Mia's career takes her but she seems as idiosyncratic as Shelley was, for sure.
Hail the traveler!
Her performance in Brewster McCloud was so funny. Completely original. Megan Stalter sort of mines that area of awkward comedy, maybe Lisa Kudrow as well. Shelley's tour guide is something I will always cherish.
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