1st Leading Lady Role

a pic of Shelley from the 1978 film feature

If Ever I See You Again

In 1978, Shelley got her first leading lady role opposite screenwriter, director, producer, and composer Joe Brooks in the film If Ever I See You Again. Shelley was cast in the role of Jennifer Corly, the main protagonist's love interest. Brooks told one reporter, during the audition process, "I saw scores of girls on the East Coast, the West Coast and points in between - and SHE walked in. I know that sounds overly dramatic. But when (Shelley) walked into the room, I turned to my assistant and said, 'She's got it! She's got the part.'" Shelley's side of the story, "I was amazed at how quickly Joe made up his mind. I didn't read for the part or take a screen test. I walked in and he told the other people in the room that I was the girl he was looking for."

Shelley in a Japanese movie flyer

(Japanese chirashi) for the feature film

If Ever I See You Again

The film wasn't a box office success ("A bomb!" Shelley would later admit), but its theme song, as interpreted by Roberta Flack, went to the top of the charts and has since been considered one of the great classic love songs from the era. The film was screened around the world including the UK, West Germany, Spain, Norway and Japan. In Japan, when a movie was being screened, movie flyers could be obtained at the theater it was being screened in. They were called chirashi and they contained pics and details about the movie. Pictures of Shelley appeared on the flyers for this film.

pics of Shelley from the 1978 film feature

If Ever I See You Again

100 Gifts To Make 2

a closeup of Shelley

from Woman's Day magazine, Nov 1970

Shelley appeared on many issues of what was known as the Seven Sisters group of magazines. The Seven Sisters magazines were Woman's Day, Redbook, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens. They all catered to married women with children rather than single working women. The magazines featured homemaking and crafts, food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion advice and articles. Shelley appeared on the November 1970 issue of Woman's Day magazine.

Shelley in a spread

for Woman's Day magazine, Nov 1970

Shelley was featured in a spread called "100 Gifts To Make." It featured various gifts readers could knit, or sew, or crochet, or construct, or paste together for anyone and everyone on their list for the upcoming holiday season. It featured gifts that could be made for under $5, small remembrances that said more than any greeting card could, and special ones for the special people in anybody's life. Shelley wore the Head Hugger, a skull cap that was crocheted in wide-mesh stitches and could be quickly made by anyone. She wore it with a red long-sleeved rib-knit turtleneck top. As always, Shelley looked sensational.

No Regrets

a casual pic of Shelley from 1982

Immediately after leaving Charlie's Angels, Shelley was cast in the Jack Heifner three-character play Vanities and her performance surprised many critics as well as detractors. She received glowing reviews. She then ventured further into theater and was cast in Elizabeth Diggs' play Close Ties. She likewise received glowing reviews. She later landed a coveted role in the Martin Scorsese film The King of Comedy which had Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis as lead stars. "I couldn't work because I read for The King of Comedy and got the part," she said, "The picture was delayed and I couldn't take a chance of doing anything else."

a writeup about Shelley from 1982

Did she regret doing Charlie's Angels? "Understand," she said in 1982, "I have no regrets about being a Charlie's Angel. It made me well-known, which is an obvious plus. The difficulty, as far as I was concerned, is that I was well-known for having done nothing. A bit confusing." She added, "And, of course, if you're a former model and a former Charlie's Angel, you're looked upon as being a certain sort of person, which I'm not." She further added, "I've turned down quite a few things which would have perpetuated that image. A lot of times, I've sat out here and thought, 'I'm a fool; I could be working at this minute.'" Shelley concluded, "I take the view that you just have to keep your head down and go on trotting along the road you've chosen and eventually you'll get there... with a bit of luck."

The King of Comedy 1

screen captures from the feature film

The King of Comedy, 1983

2023 is the 40th anniversary of the Martin Scorsese film The King of Comedy. Released in 1983, the film was a satire that touched on themes regarding American media culture and the then growing cult of celebrity worship - a subject that has become more and more significant and prevalent nowadays. The film was about aspiring stand-up comic Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) who would do anything to gain instant fame - even stalk his idol successful comedian and talk show host, Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) - in order to impress his love interest Rita Keane (Diahnne Abbott). When he couldn't get past Langford's smooth production exec Cathy Long (Shelley Hack) for a guest spot on Langford's talk show, he teams up with a fellow stalker, the mentally unstable Masha (Sandra Bernhard), and kidnaps the talk show host. In exchange for Langford's freedom, he demands a guest spot from the show's production team and gets it. After his guest spot, he is arrested and incarcerated for what he had done. But upon his release, Rupert ironically gets a book deal and a show of his own.

screen captures from the feature film

The King of Comedy, 1983

Although the film was well-received by critics, with the entire cast delivering great performances (Shelley turned out one of her finest performances in this film), it wasn't quite the box office draw at the time of its initial release. But in subsequent years, it had slowly gained a following - especially now that people have realized that the plot of the film isn't quite as far-fetched. Some have even ranked it among Scorsese's finest pictures. It ranks at #10 on the American Film's list of the "Best Films of the 1980s" and at #87 on Empire magazine's "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time." It is also included in the film reference book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die by Steven Jay Schneider and has made it into "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made." It is currently available on DVD and Blu-ray.

screen captures from the feature film

The King of Comedy, 1983

Shelley Hack said that she read for both Scorsese and De Niro, then went home and waited. After four months, her agent called and said she got the part. "I had a feeling I would get it," Shelley said, "Even so, it was a nervous time. It was obviously such an important break for me - getting it would make people look at me differently." She thought working with Scorsese and De Niro was an exhilarating experience. "Bobby (De Niro) plays a stand-up comic in the picture and he's extraordinary." Shelley recounts, "The first day on the set, I was standing talking to Marty (Scorsese) and everyone was laughing. I didn't know why until Marty said to me, 'Aren't you going to say hello to Bobby?' And there he was beside me. I just hadn't recognized him. He looks entirely different in the picture." The Rupert Pupkin character was quite a departure from the characters De Niro had played prior.

The Charlie Face Case

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1982

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared on many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1982, she appeared in an ad with the tagline "The Charlie Face Case!" It was a promo for The Charlie Face Case, a cosmetic case that contained everything anyone needed to achieve that fabulous Charlie look. It was a light blue cosmetic case that contained 6 eyeshadows, 2 blushes, 2 lip glosses and 2 brushes. It was only $11.50 for any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection, which also included Charlie Body Silk, Charlie Concentrated Cologne Spray and Charlie Dusting Powder.

Shelley in an ad for Charlie, 1982

The ad also promoted Charlie's latest spring color and fragrance collection. For the eyes, lips, cheeks and nails, Charlie gathered bold adventurous new colors from the four corners of the Earth. Pearlfrost Aegeon, South Sea Coral, Irish Rose and Chile Frost were the latest worldly shades. And the essence of Charlie (the world-famous Charlie fragrance) was now in other fabulous fragrance forms. The ad included the brand's promo tie-up with American Express as well. All anyone had to do was take a trip and register at any Charlie counter to get a chance to win a "15-Day American Express Tour For Two." The grand prize winner would win a 15-Day Tour For Two to China, Hawaii, South America, Europe, Asia, or The U.S.A. Other lucky winners would win any of the 22 additional prizes listed on the entry blank. Of course, Shelley was featured in the ad, gorgeous and fabulous as always.

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1982

Latest IT Girl

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

"I couldn't believe it. What was I doing in the evening news," Shelley said in 1979. Charlie's Angels was entering its 4th season and Shelley was cast as the newest Charlie's Angel. She was known all over the world as THE Charlie Girl, but now that she had joined the cast of the phenomenal hit TV series, she had become Hollywood's new IT girl. The Supermodel was now Hollywood's latest Superstar; and many magazine and tabloid reporters, as well as paparazzi/photographers, rushed to cover her and talk to her. "Yesterday, I was a schnook, and today I can't get across the street" is how Shelley described her sudden rise to Hollywood fame. When she arrived in St. Thomas at the Caribbean, where her first Charlie's Angels episode was going to be shot, she was greeted by the paparazzi. "When I got off the plane, there were maybe eight million paparazzi. I looked around for Sophia Loren. It was for me. I couldn't believe it," she said astonished by the amount of attention her Angel casting was getting. "I had press people crawling in my windows," she told TV Tales: Charlie's Angels in 2002.

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

All About Sewing Knits 5

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in it.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "All About Sewing Knits," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 9285, a knitted knee-length dress with a high round neckline, a button trim and contrasting tab and collar. It had short set-in sleeves and a back zipper. Shelley wore hers with a round chain-link belt. A knitted skull cap and buckled loafers finished her look. And Shelley looked every inch like a stylish modern miss of the 1970s.

a pic of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

A Modern Woman

Shelley with Jack and Mike co-star Tom Mason

on a TV Times mag cover, 1986

Shelley's third foray into series television was Jack and Mike in 1986. The show explored the life of journalist Jackie Shea (played by Shelley) and restauranteur Mike Brennan (played Tom Mason), a married couple with busy careers trying to make their marriage work. The yuppie phenomenon exploded in the 1980s when more and more women began entering the workforce, climbing up the corporate ladder and holding positions previously held exclusively by men in past generations. The other cast members were: Nora Adler (Jacqueline Brookes), Jackie’s editor; Anthony Kubecek (Kevin Dunn), Jackie's assistant; Carol (Holly Fulger), the head waitress at Mike's restaurant, Brennan's Grill; and Rick Scotti (Vincent Baggetta), an attorney who appeared occasionally. The series was filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.

Shelley in TV Times mag, 1986

The series aired right after the hit TV series Moonlighting and debuted to decent ratings. It also received decent reviews, with a few scathing writeups here and there, as any series did. Ratings-wise, it held on to its middle-of-the-pack spot as it continued airing and was ahead of its immediate competition. It looked like it was in for a long run when it was suddenly canceled to the disappointment of fans. Sleeper hits were still unheard of at the time. (A sleeper hit is a TV series that is initially unsuccessful during its early run but slowly becomes a huge success later on.) Nevertheless, Shelley admitted she loved working on Jack and Mike. "I saw in the script a modern woman who really loves her job and really loves her husband and is trying to balance the two," Shelley told ET in 1986. "I read this and I liked it so much," she added, "that I signed on the dotted line for five years, which is a big chunk of your life. And you don't sign on the dotted line for five years unless you really, really want to do it."

a writeup about Shelley a TV Times mag, 1986

100 Gifts To Make 1

a closeup of Shelley

from Woman's Day magazine, Nov 1970

Shelley appeared on many issues of what was known as the Seven Sisters group of magazines. The Seven Sisters magazines were Woman's Day, Redbook, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens. They all catered to married women with children rather than single working women. The magazines featured homemaking and crafts, food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion advice and articles. Shelley appeared on the November 1970 issue of Woman's Day magazine.

Shelley in a spread

for Woman's Day magazine, Nov 1970

Shelley was featured in a spread called "100 Gifts To Make." It featured various gifts readers could knit, or sew, or crochet, or construct, or paste together for anyone and everyone on their list for the upcoming holiday season. It featured gifts that could be made for under $5, small remembrances that said more than any greeting card could, and special ones for the special people in anybody's life. Shelley wore the Multicolor Shawl which was crocheted from odd bits of knitting worsted, a medium weight yarn. She wore it over a red long-sleeved rib-knit turtleneck top and tights combo. As always, Shelley looked sensational.

a pic of Shelley

from Woman's Day magazine, Nov 1970

Seinfeld Trivia

What if Shelley got to play

Cheryl the lawyer on Seinfeld?

an artwork of Shelley (playing Cheryl)

with Jerry Seinfeld on the Seinfeld episode "The Visa"

Cheryl Fong (played by Maggie Han) is a character from the hit '90s TV sitcom Seinfeld that appeared in two episodes - "The Visa" (season 4 episode 15, aired January 27, 1993) and "The Pilot, Part 2" (season 4, episode 24, aired May 20, 1993). Cheryl was introduced as a lawyer who finds George Costanza (Jason Alexander) funny and starts going out with him. But when Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) run into George and Cheryl at a restaurant and joins them at their table, Cheryl begins laughing at Jerry's jokes. George is then afraid Cheryl would find Jerry funnier than him and would lose interest in him. So while Cheryl was away from their table, he asks Jerry to stop being funny in front of Cheryl. To indulge George, Jerry becomes sullen for the rest of the evening. Later, Jerry, still playing it sullen, meets with Cheryl over lunch to consult with a legal matter. But when Cheryl meets George after that, she confesses that she is attracted to Jerry's dark and disturbed personality. According to the book Seinfeld Secrets: 1500 Fun Facts about the Show by Dennis Bjorklund, Shelley Hack auditioned for the role of Cheryl. What if Shelley got the part of Cheryl? Of course, the character would be modified a bit to suit Shelley. But wouldn't it have been fun to see Shelley in the biggest sitcom of the 1990s?

Shelley in a promo pic from 1993

A Casualty of War 9

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

That Charlie Girl Shine

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1979

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared on many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1979, she appeared in an ad with the tagline "To Shine or Not To Shine." It was a promo for the many lipstick and lipglosses that could be achieved with Charlie's new  shades and colors - for the many different styles, occasions and moods every woman finds herself in. For the "Smooth On Matte Softness" look, there was Charlie's Lip Rouge in the earthy shades of Sienna, Earth and Plum. For the "Slip On A Shine" look, there were Charlie's Extra-Extra Shine Creme Lipstick and Creme Lipgloss in Berry Pink, Fresh Coral and Sunbeige - as well as Lipgloss in Shell Pink. And for the "Summer In A Glow" look, there was Charlie's Extra-Extra Shine Frost Lipstick in Goldfrost Berry Pink, Fresh Coral and Sunbeige - as well as Lipgloss in Goldfrost Shell Pink.

Shelley in an ad for Charlie, 1979

Also included the ad was the "Let Charlie Give You The Brush" promo. It was a promo for the Charlie Brush Portfolio, a set of specialty makeup brushes made up of The Blusher Brush, The Lip Brush, The Brow and Lash Brush - the kind of artistic makeup tools needed to perfectly apply those fabulous Charlie cosmetics. And the Charlie Brush Portfolio could be purchased for just $5.50 for any $5.00 purchase from the Charlie Collection. Shelley, as always, appeared in the ad with that familiar Charlie Girl shine and glow.

pics of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1979

Angels 1979

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

"THE CHARLIE GIRL IS THE NEW CHARLIE'S ANGEL" was the headline that dominated entertainment news in late-May of 1979. Shelley had been cast as Charlie's 5th Angel in the show's 4th season and the entire world was excited to see THE Charlie Girl fight crime as one of Charles Townsend's cherubs. "Believe it or not, the headline 'Charlie Girl becomes the new Charlie's Angel' carried a lot of weight," said Ed Lakso, a writer/producer in the series. Executive producer Aaron Spelling told TV Guide, "We hired her 40 percent from the screen test and 60 percent from the personality test." He added, "We decided she was a nice person with sparkle and intelligence." According to People magazine, Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles was going to bring a classy "Tiffany touch" to the series. "She was sort of like the debutante," co-Angel Jaclyn Smith said about Revlon's Supermodel. "Shelley seemed like a doll and we were going to have a lot of fun working together," said her other co-Angel Cheryl Ladd. "Jackie, Cheryl and I hit it off immediately," Shelley said. "Put your ear to the wall, all you'll hear is laughter," she added. On September 12, 1979, Charlie's Angels 4th season debut episode, "Love Boat Angels," topped the Nielsen ratings.

Shelley with Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

All About Sewing Knits 4

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in it.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "All About Sewing Knits," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 9333, a knitted midi-dress with a high round neckline, set-in sleeves and a back zipper. It had long sleeves and it could be worn with a self fabric tie belt or a purchased belt. Shelley wore hers with a fancy purchased belt that was wide with a blocked design. A pair of Mary Janes finished her look. With her hair neatly pulled back,  Shelley looked every inch like a stylish modern miss of the 1970s.

a pic of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Supermodel to Superstar

Shelley in a promo pic from 1979

Shelley was a certified Supermodel by the mid-1970s and was known all over the world as THE Charlie Girl, Revlon's Superstar Model. So it was not surprising that Hollywood eventually came knocking on her door. Shelley's acting debut was a memorable bit role as a vacuous WASP in the 1977 Academy Award winning Woody Allen film Annie Hall. In 1978, she got her first leading lady role in the film If Ever I See You Again (which spawned the hit Roberta Flack single of the same title). Shelley was also under consideration for the role of Holly Goodhead in the James Bond film Moonraker, but the part eventually went to Lois Chiles. 1979 bought Shelley a guest-starring role in the TV series, Married: the First Year and a voice over part in the feature film, Time After Time, which was directed by her then boyfriend Nicholas Meyer. She also snagged the lead in the TV movie Death Car On The Freeway. But it was her casting as Tiffany Welles in the hit TV series Charlie's Angels that made Shelley a Hollywood Superstar.

Shelley in a promo pic from 1979

Hairdo Guide 1967 B

a pic of Shelley

from the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet, 1967

Shelley was one of the models who regularly appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine since the beginning of her modeling career. In fact, one of her first covers was for the November 1964 issue of the mag. She also regularly appeared on other Seventeen magazine outings such as their booklets/guide books. In 1967, she appeared on the pages of the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet.

a pic of Shelley

from the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet, 1967

The booklet featured the steps any young lady needed to take in order to choose and create the hairdo that would suit not just her taste and lifestyle but would also be appropriate for various occasions. There were chapters called "Change, Change, Change?," "The Cut Is Fundamental," "Choosing A Hairdo," "Pin-On Hair," and "The Mechanics Of Hair-Setting."  There were also chapters that featured the current hairdos in vogue - at every length. There were galleries that showcased the latest Short Hairdos, Long Hairdos, Mid-Length Hairdos and Big Party Hairdos. Shelley appeared in various parts of the booklet with the latest hairdos of that season. And, as always, Shelley was fresh, chic and oh so pretty.

Angels in the Sunshine State 8

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course, Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 8

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

The Charlie Preppie Look

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1979

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared on many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1979, she appeared in an ad that promoted the "Charlie Preppie Look," which was created by the Revlon brand for the May Company stores. It was a look achieved with Charlie's clear and delicious new plum shades - Fresh Fresh Eye Color in Silverfrost Rose or Silverfrost Plum, Blushiest Blush in Cocoa Plum, Extra Extra Nail color in Wine, Extra Extra Shine Lipstick in Sheer Raisin, and the Lashiest Mascara in classic Black. To get the look, interested customers could just call the Cosmetic Dept. in any of the May Company stores for an appointment with the makeup artists stationed at their cosmetic counter. And with any Charlie purchase, customers also had a chance to use the Charlie photo booths located near the cosmetic counter for a strip of four photos that fit right into the Charlie Preppie Look folder. Also, for every $5 Charlie purchase, they got a packet of 3 cleansing and moisturizing treatments for their particular skin type. Shelley, of course, appeared in the ad, looking downright preppie and Charlie Girl gorgeous as always.

Shelley in an ad for Charlie, 1979

Like Christmas

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

Charlie’s Angels was entering its fourth season in 1979 and was looking for a replacement for exiting cast member Kate Jackson. The search was on for the girl who could play the role of the cool, chic, classy and smart Tiffany Welles, Charlie’s newest recruit. "I remember there was a big Angel hunt going on," Shelley said, "The hunt seemed to go on for a long time. A lot of my girlfriends went in to be tested, but I wasn’t involved until sometime later when my agent called and said,' It's a terrific show - you really should think about testing.' So, I thought about it again and went in."

a writeup about the Shelley, 1979

And Shelley received topmost consideration due to her impeccable background. She was bright young woman with a high I.Q. from upscale Greenwich, Connecticut. She had a history degree from Smith (a classy East Coast college). And, because of her Charlie endorsements, she was already one of the most recognizable faces in the world. By the end of May in 1979, it was official - Shelley Hack was Charlie's newest Angel. And Shelley was so grateful and very excited about her newfound opportunity. "It's been like Christmas every morning," she said, "I hope it lasts a long time."