Saturday, July 19, 2025

Terrific New Angel

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979

"I remember there was a big Angel hunt going on, and they asked me to audition," Shelley Hack said in 1979, "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." Shelley Hack passed the audition and got the part of Tiffany Welles in the phenomenal hit TV series Charlie's Angels. And Shelley fit the bill perfectly. Tiffany Welles, was written as a Smith College graduate, a girl from the East who was not a voluptuous sexpot (a refined version of her predecessor Sabrina Duncan). And she came with the approval of her new co-Angels. Jaclyn Smith said, "I feel good about her. I think the three of us are going to get along great." Cheryl Ladd said, "Shelley seems like a terrific girl. I think she's good and I'll do everything I can to make her feel at home."

Shelley Hack with Jaclyn Smith
and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic
for Charlie's Angels, 1979