Shelley in a poster
for the French fan magazine L'Illustré, 1979
Shelley became Charlie's newest Angel in 1979, and she jumped from being THE Charlie Girl to becoming Charlie's latest Superstar Angel. Shelley's casting made news around the world. It was a huge deal. "I still have not really recovered from the surprise of landing the part," Shelley said at the time. "Yesterday, I was a schnook, and today I can't get across the street" is how Shelley described her sudden rise to Hollywood stardom. "It has been quite a whirl," she said. "I was surprised by the amount of attention, but I had done a lot of press before. There was so much to do then, so you just deal with it," she added. Her casting made her an international superstar before she even filmed anything for the hit series.
a writeup about Shelley
from the Brazilian fan mag
Contigo! (With You!), Oct 1979
In October of 1979, Shelley's Charlie's Angels casting was written about in the Brazilian magazine Contigo! (With You!). The Portuguese-language magazine featured Shelley on its pages with a writeup entitled "She Faced 300 Contenders To Become The New Angel!" The writeup translates as follows:
She Faced 300 Contenders To Become The New Angel!
Kate Jackson's coveted spot has finally been filled
by the talented Shelley Hack.
After going through a rigorous selection process where beauty and talent were a must, Shelley Hack, a tall, sexy, 31-year-old, near-sighted blonde managed to beat out the three hundred candidates who auditioned for the coveted vacancy left by Kate Jackson on Charlie's Angels.
Among the many women who auditioned were two famous names: Barbara Bach, who appeared in a James Bond film, and Margareth Trudeau (ex-wife of the Prime Minister of Canada). But, after a dozen tests, the girl famous for appearing in commercials on American TV made the grade: the beautiful Shelley Hack.
She will be the perfect fill-in for the unforgettable Sabrina. She has that air of intelligence and she refuses to wear contact lenses, preferring to wear eye glasses when needed.
But Shelley doesn't intend to be a new Sabrina. Her character's name is Tiffany Welles and she will be as sexy as ex-Angel Farrah Fawcett-Majors.
Before winning the big race to become Charlie's (the mysterious boss of the Angels) newest detective, Shelley divided her time between a modeling career and an acting career.
On screen, she had a small role in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall. Not contented with her performance (she thinks she could have done better), she decided to take acting lessons. Now she feels she has a chance to show the world what she has learned.
Beating out the competition, she passed the auditions with flying colors. It just goes to show that this new Angel is determined to make it.
