Shirley Jones
Biography
Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of television, she starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960). She is probably best known as Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children in the situation-comedy television series The Partridge Family (1970–1974), co-starring her real-life stepson David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Jones , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Tank
as LaDonna
1984
Elmer Gantry
as Lulu Bains
1960
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Nurse Gina Rowe
1979
Christmas Is Here Again
as Victoria Claus (voice)
2007
Two Rode Together
as Marty Purcell
1961
Grandma's Boy
as Grace
2006
Carousel
as Julie Jordan
1956
The Music Man
as Marian Paroo
1962
The Cheyenne Social Club
as Jenny
1970
Bedtime Story
as Janet Walker
1964
Oklahoma!
as Laurey Williams
1955
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Elizabeth Marten
1963
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Sarah Laver
1978
Hidden Places
as Aunt Batty
2006
Pepe
as Suzie Murphy
1960
The Happy Ending
as Flo Harrigan
1969
Manna from Heaven
as Bunny
2002
April Love
as Liz Templeton
1957
Dark Purpose
as Karen Williams
1964
A Ticklish Affair
as Amy Martin
1963
TV Appearances
That '70s Show
as Shirley Jones
1998
Murder, She Wrote
as Kathleen Lane
1984
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Felicity Bradshaw
1999
Hotel
1982
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Melrose Place
1992
The Cleaner
2008
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
1969
Lux Video Theatre
as Self
1950
The Jim Nabors Hour
1969