The Twins From The Shining Are All Grown Up — Here's What They Look Like Today

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Horror fans have a running list of movies that they ceremoniously cue up every Halloween, and "The Shining" is almost guaranteed to be chief among them. If you've watched the beloved Stanley Kubrick film, then certain scenes are seared into your memory, like the Grady twins standing — and not standing — at the end of that creepy hallway. Well, the actors who played the ghostly girls, Louise and Lisa Burns, are in their late 50s today and seem to be living quietly in the UK, rocking chestnut brown hair streaked with gray. They both seem to be fans of lively prints and luxurious scarves.

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Adapted from Stephen King's famous 1977 novel — one of those spooky reads to get into the Halloween spirit — "The Shining" movie was released in 1980. The British girls caught the eye of Kubrick during an open casting call. "We're naturally spooky!" they told Cosmopolitan years later. "But we did practice our timing — saying things in unison — and we worked on saying our lines in a hollow, other-worldly kind of way a number of times."

The twins told Daily Mail in 2015 that Kubrick and his wife helped them celebrate their 11th birthdays on set. "What was so wonderful to us was that Stanley had found the time to celebrate the 11th birthday of two children he was never going to meet again. It really did feel like we were all family by then," Louise said.

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The Burns twins have remained involved with The Shining

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Louise and Lisa Burns didn't keep acting after "The Shining." Instead, the twins are among the '80s child stars who are unrecognizable now. When the Daily Mail caught up with them in 2015, Lisa was working as a lawyer, and Louise was a published scientist. However, over the years, the pair have stayed involved in the constant buzz around the iconic movie.

In 2019, the Burns sisters posted photos to their shared Instagram account that showed them visiting "Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition" at the Design Museum in London; they even posed in front of their iconic blue dresses. In 2022, the twins shared on Instagram that they attended the launch party for director Lee Unkrich's picture book, "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining," featuring behind-the-scenes photos and interviews with the cast and crew. And in 2023, they sat on a Q&A panel at Comic Con Northern Ireland to discuss the making and impact of the film.

Whether looking for spooky season outfit inspo from the most iconic horror movies (Shelley Duvall's turtleneck and button-up combo comes to mind) or just in a redrum kinda mood, "The Shining" is firmly secured as a Halloween must-watch. And Louise and Lisa's portrayal of those eerie twins is bound to make audiences squirm forever and ever.

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Source: Entertainment