Friday, March 22, 2024

Bona Fide Hollywood Superstar

Shelley in a promo pic from 1978

Shelley was an up-and-coming Hollywood star in the mid-to-late 1970s. She had gained worldwide Supermodel fame as THE Charlie perfume Girl and was poised to become the next big thing in Hollywood. Her film debut was a cameo role in the 1977 Academy-Award-winning Woody Allen film Annie Hall (check out: Film Debut 1977). Later, producer Cubby Broccoli talked to her about testing for the leading lady role in the Bond film Moonraker (check out: Angels as Bond Girls). Then in 1978, she landed her 1st leading lady role via the movie If Ever I See You Again (check out: 1st Leading Lady Role). In 1979, she had a guest-starring role in the TV series Married: The First Year (check out: Shelley Plays Linda and Shelley Plays Linda 2). Also, in 1979, she starred in the TV movie Death Car on the Freeway (check out: Death Car TV Movie ). In 1979 as well, she auditioned for the role of Tiffany Welles in the hit TV series Charlie's Angels... and she got the part. Her Angels casting made Shelley a Bona Fide Hollywood Superstar.

Shelley in a promo pic from 1978