The woman on screen had long, stringy grey hair, drooping skin and cracked teeth - but her eyes were just as bright and alert as they ever had been.
Shelley Duvall's appearance on Dr Phil's show in 2016 was the first time fans had seen her in over a decade. She'd retired from acting in 2002 after years of failing to find work, bar a stint as executive producer on a couple of TV movies and her Bedtime Stories series.
But in the long period since she was last seen in public, Shelley's mental health had deteriorated to the point where viewers were uncomfortable with the way she was being questioned.
Asked by Dr Phil about her health, Duvall replied: "Well, you know, damned if I do, damned if I don't. I mean, if I say I'm healthy, first thing
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