Shirley Jones
Shirley Jones
Shirley Mae Jones is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry. She played the lead role of Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical situation-comedy television series The...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth31 March 1934
CityCharleroi, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I think Marty was really surprised. He had been complaining all day that nobody had called about his birthday.
We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship.
After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.
We can't negate television. Unfortunately, I do feel in many ways that it did kill my movie career. It did do that. But would I not do it again? Do I have any regrets about doing it? No.
I wanted to be a veterinarian. I adored animals, raised everything in the world and decided that was going to be what I was going to do. But I could sing.
I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.
It's great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don't always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits.
I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music.
I wanted some family structure and stability, and thats what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids.
What can I do? I call and call, and no one will take me.
We went through eight classes. I haven't bought bacon or sausage (since).
I wanted some family structure and stability, and that's what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids.