Shelley's fame as a Supermodel, as THE Charlie Girl, opened Hollywood doors for her (While she was modeling, she was also studying acting in New York, at the Herbert Berghof Studios under Jack Wolzer.) Her acting debut was as 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 opposite Joe Brooks in the film If Ever I See You Again (which spawned the hit single with the same title - as interpreted by Roberta Flack). She was also under consideration for the role of Holly Goodhead in the James Bond film Moonraker. In 1979, she had a guest role in the TV series, Married: the First Year. In the same year, she declined to be cast as leading lady in the feature film, Time After Time, which was directed by her then boyfriend Nicholas Meyer. She settled for a voice over role in it instead. And then she auditioned for the role of Tiffany Welles in the TV series Charlie's Angels. She got the part and was thrust into international Hollywood superstardom.
