Angel No. 5

Shelley in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

filming "Love Boat Angels" in 1979

Shelley became the 5th heavenly body to join the cast of Charlies Angels in 1979. She filled in the spot vacated by Kate Jackson earlier that year. She teamed up with Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd, who filled in for Farrah Fawcett two years earlier. A year after, Tanya Roberts filled in Shelley's vacated spot. The series was a phenomenon that was felt worldwide; and each and every Angel has her own set of fans. They were all so different but all so Angelic.

Great American Classics 3

a closeup of Shelley from Seventeen magazine, 1973

Shelley has appeared on many spreads for Seventeen magazine throughout her modeling career. In 1973, she appeared in the mag's July issue. In the spread called "Great American Classics," she modeled classic fashion pieces that could be worn anytime, any place and would always look right. Shelley wore a corduroy jumpsuit that could be dressed up or down depending on one's mood. The jumpsuit, Butterick pattern no. 3204, had a fitted bodice, straight legs, a pointed collar, patch pockets and short sleeves with mock cuffs. It had belt loops to accommodate a purchase belt. Shelley wore the jumpsuit over a matching checkered shirt and leather loafers by Bass. A bold-patterned belt and a cloche by Oliver finished her look.And Shelley, as usual, looked sensational. And why not? Her boyfriend at the time, photographer Steen Svensson, took the pics himself.

Shelley in a spread for Seventeen magazine, 1973

Love-Notes in Lace

Shelley in a pic for Seventeen magazine, 1965

Shelley began modeling in late 1964. Her first covers for Glamour and Seventeen magazines came out simultaneously in November of 1964. In October of 1965, just almost a year after her first covers, she appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine. In the spread called "Sew Up New Love-Notes Lace," she modeled a dress in the color of every girl's best note paper and made from the prettiest, most romantic lace designs. The dress was a tailored shirtwaist in ecru lace with a spider-web pattern. It had a neatly turned collar and long ruffled sleeves. It was McCall's pattern no. 8047. Shelley looked young and stylish.

Third Series

Shelley with co-star Tom Mason in a promo pic for Jack and Mike, 1986

Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur about to open his third restaurant. The series was one of the most promising shows in that fall's TV lineup.

Shelley with Tom Mason in a promo

for the Jack and Mike episode "Separate Lives"

Check out at YouTube:

Jack & Mike 1987 ABC Promo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-2X2BffzVw

In January 6, 1987, the series was in its 11th episode; and Jackie and Mike are experiencing marital problems. Mike is unhappy that Jackie is interviewing for a job in New York, and Jackie is upset that Mike's expanding business is taking up all his time. It was the first part of two episodes.

MOD Lashes 33

Shelley modeling MOD Lashes no. 33, 1973

Shelley appeared in an ad for MOD Lashes in 1973. She modeled "Real Hair Lashes...Realistically Priced - to bring out the Real You". She modeled different kinds of lashes for different kinds of women, for different kinds of lifestyles and different moods. All any woman had to do was "eye-dentify' the lifestyle or mood she was in; and MOD Lashes would recommend the corresponding lash style. Career, Home-Loving, Outdoors, Child-At-Heart and Intellectual - style numbers 11, 16, 26, 31 and 33 - were all modeled by Shelley. And Shelley captured every lifestyle and mood to a T.

This October

Charlie's Angels The Complete Series

will be released on Blu-ray this October

Charlie's Angels was one of the most phenomenally successful shows to ever come to the small screen. It's popularity and success can only be likened to other TV greats such as E.R., American Idol and more recently, Game of Thrones. This groundbreaking, Marvel-Studios-Avengers-big TV series was the very first female buddy-buddy show to hit the small screen. It also presented women as not just the fairer sex, but as strong and independent as well. The series ran for five seasons and went though six Angels all in all. The only male leads in the series were John Bosley, played by David Doyle, and Charles "Charlie" Townsend, whose face was never shown and was voiced by John Forsythe. David Ogden Stiers appeared in the pilot movie as liaison officer Scott Woodville - a sort of back up for the girls if they needed saving. When the show was picked up as a weekly series, the Woodville character was dropped as it was deemed that the girls were capable enough to save themselves. How's that for Girl Power?

Every iteration of Charlie's Angels

has been released on DVD or Blur-ray

This October 2019, Mill Creek will finally release Charlie's Angels The Complete Series on Blu-ray format. Fans will finally get to watch all the Angels (Kate Jackson as the smart no-nonsense Sabrina Duncan, Farrah Fawcett as the sporty California girl Jill Munroe, Jaclyn Smith as the sultry and mysterious Kelly Garrett, Cheryl Ladd as the cute and sexy girl-next-door Kris Munroe, Shelley Hack as the classy intellectual Tiffany Welles and Tanya Roberts as the street-smart tigress Julie Rogers) in the highest quality video and audio format to date. The set will also include the 2011 TV reboot starring Rachel Taylor, Anne Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly, Ramon Rodríguez and Nadine Velazquez - as Abigail "Abby" Sampson, Kate Prince, Eve French, Juan Bosley and Gloria Martinez respectively. Can't wait.

Stow-It-All

a pic of Shelley from a newspaper ad

for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1976

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1976, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie called "Charlie's Stow-It-All" It was a promo that offered a $26.00 value package from the Charlie Collection by Revlon at only $6.00 for every $5.00 purchase of Charlie. The package included Fresh Fresh Eyecolor, More Moisture Moisturizer, Fresh New Makeup and Concentrated Perfume Spray - all by Charlie, all contained in a stylish corduroy tote. And Shelley showed prospective buyers how to look fab carrying that stylish Charlie-filled tote. 

Shelley in an ad

for Charlie perfume, 1976