In the 1980 horror film The Shining, Jack Torrance’s wife is named Wendy.
Wendy Torrance travels with her husband Jack and their son Danny to the isolated Overlook Hotel, where Jack has taken a winter caretaker’s job. As the hotel’s supernatural influence and Jack’s instability grow, Wendy becomes the family member fighting to protect Danny and escape.
Shelley Duvall played Wendy in Stanley Kubrick’s film, while Jack Nicholson played Jack Torrance. The movie adapts Stephen King’s 1977 novel, although Kubrick’s interpretation changes several characters and story details. Wendy is more active and resourceful in the film’s climax, particularly during her confrontation with Jack.
The character is sometimes reduced to the frightened woman seen in the famous bathroom and hallway scenes, but Wendy also discovers the typed pages, investigates the hotel, and acts decisively under pressure. Her full name is Wendy Torrance, matching the surname shared by Jack and Danny.