Modern Miss 1

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in its pages.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "If You're A Modern Miss," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 9325, a crop top and pants ensemble for the young miss. The top-stitched sleeveless crop top had a low round neckline, an elastic casing at the lower edge and a butterfly applique. The hip-hugger pants had slightly flared legs. Flat sandals and a matching bangle finished her look. Simplicity Pattern 9387, a hippie-style shoulder bag with appliques and fringes, was the perfect match for her outfit. She also wore Simplicity Pattern 9275, a mini-dress. It had a high round neckline, contrasting short set-in sleeves, a back zipper and a patch pocket. She wore it with Simplicity Pattern 9386, a stylish belt. A scarf around her ponytail, a gold choker and a fancy bangle finished her look. And Shelley looked young, modern and fabulous in both outfits.

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Night Court Casting 3

Shelley with Harry Anderson and John Larroquette

in a promo pic for Night Court season 2, 1984

In 1984, Shelley joined the cast of the nighttime sitcom Night Court for its second season (replacing Paula Kelly). She was cast to play public defender Christine Sullivan and the character was going to be romantically involved with Judge Harry Stone (played by Harry Anderson). "I'll be doing my research at the New York court," Shelley said, "I always look forward to researching a role. It will be interesting." Publicity photos were taken, and the announcement was made. Shelley's first episode "Daddy for the Defense" was going to be the season opener.

a writeup about Shelley joining the cast of Night Court, 1984

But when the series started shooting, at the last minute, producer Reinhold Weege decided she wasn't right for the part. And Shelley felt the same way. "I liked the show. They offered me the role. I went and met with them and liked them," Shelley said. "But what happened was the role was changed somewhere between that meeting and my first day on the set," she explained. So the actress and the producer mutually and amicably agreed to call the whole thing off. Ellen Foley was brought in for that season to replace Shelley - as a new character, public defender Billie Young. Markie Post took over the role of Miss Sullivan for the "Daddy for the Defense" episode, which was switched from the opener to the 2nd episode. A year later, Markie Post became a permanent part of the cast.

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Night Court season 2, 1984

Refreshed and Ready

a closeup of Shelley in an ad

for Sealy Posturepedic mattresses, 1973

Shelley appeared on many ads during her tenure as Supermodel in the 1970s. In 1973, she appeared in an ad for Sealy Posturepedic mattresses. The ad said, "You'll be glad you didn't buy an ordinary firm mattress," and, "You can't conquer the world with a morning backache." And that was because Sealy Posturepedic wasn't just an ordinary firm mattress. It had a unique back support system in place. And by the look on her face, Shelley seemed to agree. Shelley looked so refreshed and ready to conquer the world in the ad that anybody would be convinced to go out and get themselves a Sealy for a great night's sleep and a great day after.

Shelley in a two-page ad

for Sealy Posturepedic mattresses, 1973

Angels in the Sunshine State 2

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 2

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War, 1989

New Collection is a Perfume

a closeup of Shelley from a French ad

for Vu par Ted Lapidus, 1975

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and her phenomenal endorsement of the brand began in 1976. But prior to Charlie, Shelley had also endorsed other fragrances. She was a model in high demand and appeared in many other fragrance advertisements such as Hot Pants (Hot Pants, 1971), Chanel No. 5 (Chanel Girl, Chanel Girl Too), Braggi for men (Men's Cologne), Norell and Etherea (Pretty-As-A-Picture, Etherea and Norell, 1974) as well as several Avon scents (Perfume Rollette).

Shelley in the single-page French ad

for Vu par Ted Lapidus, 1975

In 1975, Shelley appeared in the French ad for Vu par Ted Lapidus (which translates to "Seen by Ted Lapidus," meaning the scent was approved by Mr. Lapidus himself). With the tagline "La nouvelle collection de Ted Lapidus est un parfum" (The new collection of Ted Lapidus is a perfume), the French designer announced the launch of his new fragrance. Ted Lapidus was a French fashion designer who started his own label in 1951 and initially became popular in France then later internationally - he dressed Twiggy and John Lennon, to name a few. He is regarded as the creator and pioneer of the unisex fashion look and is credited with introducing a military and safari look into haute couture. Shelley appeared in the ad for the designer's new fragrance in 1975 and was downright gorgeous in it.

Theater After Angels 2

Shelley in a promo pic for Vanities, 1981

Immediately after leaving Charlie's Angels, Shelley was cast in the Jack Heifner three-character play Vanities. The play followed three girl friends from Texas - their friendship and demise thereof. The three-part play followed the girls as high school cheerleaders in 1963, then as college roommates in 1968, then finally as young adults in 1974. Meredith Baxter Birney and Annette O'Toole played the two other characters. The play was a record-breaking hit. It was taped and aired as part of the HBO series Standing Room Only in 1981.

Shelley in Home Box Office mag, March 1981

note: It also featured her fellow Charlie's Angel

Farrah Fawcett in the 1980 movie Saturn 3

"I guess I did get spunky," Shelley said in a 1983 interview, "I decided I was going to run my own life. I started doing theater for the first time in my life although I'd never been on stage before." Shelley received glowing reviews for her performance which surprised and impressed many of her critics and detractors as well as Charlie's Angels producer Ed Lakso (who thought she couldn't act and that casting her in Angels was a mistake). "One year after the show, I saw Shelley in the stage play Vanities, and she did a wonderful job," Lakso admitted.

Shelley with Meredith Baxter Birney

and Annette O'Toole in a promo for Vanities, 1981