Shelley in a 1980s promo pic
Shelley was a busy working actress in the 1980s. After her career-boosting appearance in Charlie's Angels, she was determined to prove that she was more than just a pretty face. She tackled stage a via the Jack Heifner play Vanities and gained critical praise for her work. Her other stage efforts resulted in the same outcome; she was praised for her work in Elizabeth Diggs's play Close Ties and Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday. This lead into more serious feature film work such as Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy and Joseph Ruben's The Stepfather. She also got to work on TV movies with seasoned actors such as George Segal, Dick Van Dyke, Sid Caesar and Paul Michael Glaser.
Shelley in a 1980s promo pic