Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello
Annette Joanne Funicellowas an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio," "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth22 October 1942
CityUtica, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Annette Funicello quotes about
When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change.
In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family.
Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.
I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.
MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.
I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.
To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.
Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film
I was not prepared to live as a single parent.
Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.