 It was beautiful, too. He had hair out to here. Shelley Duvall did not intend to become an actor, but her life changed when she met filmmaker Robert Altman at a party and he cast her in Brewster McCloud. Altman loved Duvall so much he cast her in his films Popeye, Nashville, and Three Women. Duvall also was known for playing Wendy Torrance in The Shining opposite Jack Nicholson and for recurring roles in Time Bandits.