The Face Case by Charlie

Shelley in promo pics for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1982

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared on many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1982, she appeared in an ad promoting The Charlie Face Case, a mirrored cosmetic case that contained 2 blushes, 2 lip glosses, 6 eye colors, a sponge eye shadow applicator and a blush brush. Valued at $56.50, it was available for just $11.50 for any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection. It was also a promo for the Charlie's Cosmetic Collection by Revlon which included Charlie Blushiest Blush, Charlie Body Silk, Charlie Real Live Blush, Charlie Concentrated Cologne Spray, Charlie Fresh Fresh Eye Color, Charlie Extra Extra Shine Nail Color, Charlie Extra Extra Shine Lipstick and Charlie Extra Extra Shine Lip Gloss. An artwork of Shelley appeared on the ad, of course, and Shelley looked fab even in artwork.

an artwork of THE Charlie Girl Shelley

in a newspaper ad for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1982

1980s Actress

a closeup of Shelley

from a paparazzi pic, 1986

Shelley was a busy working actress in the 1980s. After her career-boosting appearance on Charlie's Angels, she was determined to prove that she was more than just a pretty face. She immediately tackled stage a via the Jack Heifner play Vanities and gained critical praise for her work. Other stage roles soon followed. She was praised for her work in Elizabeth Diggs's play Close Ties and Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday. At the same time, she was getting more serious feature film work. She appeared in Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy and much later in Joseph Ruben's horror classic The Stepfather. She also got to work in TV movies with seasoned actors such as George Segal, Dick Van Dyke, Sid Caesar and Paul Michael Glaser. She also starred in two TV series, Cutter to Houston and Jack and Mike.

a paparazzi pic of Shelley, 1986

Great Promise

Shelley with Alec Baldwin

and Jim Metzler in a promo pic

for Cutter to Houston, 1983

Cutter to Houston was a short-lived TV series that began airing in the fall of 1983. Although it received mixed reviews, it had great promise; plus, the cast had an easy rapport and had enough talent to carry an hour-long drama. Prior to the series, former Charlie's Angel Shelley Hack had already proven that she had acting chops, having received great reviews for her work on stage (Vanities, Close Ties, and Born Yesterday) as well as on the big screen (Annie Hall, The King of Comedy). Jim Metzler had a Golden Globe Award nomination under his belt for his supporting role in the 1982 feature film Tex. Alec Baldwin had come from his 1980-1982 stint in the NBC daytime soap opera The Doctors. Cutter to Houston, which was aired Saturday nights, had a difficult time finding an audience. Aside from a bad time slot, it seemed to have lost network confidence early on... "sleeper hits" were still unheard of at the time. It was first aired on October 1, 1983; and after 4 original episodes, it was announced cancelled by October 29, 1983. Replays and three more original episodes were aired until December 31, 1983. There were two more completed episodes; but they weren't aired during the show's initial 1983 run.

a newspaper promo ad

for Cutter to Houston, 1983

Angels Wardrobe 1

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Love Boat Angels"

1979 was a new era for the hit TV series Charlie's Angels. Supermodel Shelley Hack joined Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd to form Charlie's glamorous new Angel team. Nolan Miller, the wardrobe designer of the series, said, "I begged Aaron to hire Shelley. There was something about her I really liked; I was impressed with her Charlie perfume commercials and how she could create a look just by turning her collar up and putting her hands in her pockets." The wardrobe budget was increased to $20,000 per episode; and, according to People magazine, each Angel was to go through eight costume changes per episode (but it was more like three to five, with Farrah making the most - at eight changes - in "Fallen Angel").  But for the two-hour season premiere, the episode "Love Boat Angels," the Angels went through 10 outfit changes each. Shelley's outfits were tailor-made to highlight her physical assets as well as her classy character. She wore a woman's skirt suit and a woman's pants suit and a summer dress-and-blazar combo. In one scene, she wore an an ice blue silk satin evening gown by Nolan Miller (inspired by the Edith Head ice blue French silk satin gown worn by Grace Kelly to the 1955 Oscars), which she also wore for promo pics for that season. She wore a couple of one-piece bathing suits as well as a number of short Bermuda shorts, all of which highlighted her long Barbie doll legs. She also wore a tube top which highlighted her creamy, sexy shoulders. "Love Boat Angels" topped the Nielsen ratings when it was first aired in September 12, 1979 - and everyone concluded that Charlie's Angels was in for another great season.

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Love Boat Angels"

A Relationship That Becomes An Adventure

a closeup of Shelley from a promo pic

for Jack and Mike, 1986

Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike in 1986. Executive producer David Gerber believed so much in Shelley that he wanted to give her her own TV series. It was initially called Jackie O'Shea, with Shelley in the title role. But when it aired, it was retitled Jack and Mike - alluding to the names of the main characters Jackie Shea and her husband Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason) - with both Shelley and Tom getting equal billing. Shelley was happy and excited about her new TV series. "I saw in the script a modern woman who really loves her job and really loves her husband and is trying to balance the two," she told ET in 1986. "I read this and I liked it so much," she added, "that I signed on the dotted line for five years, which is a big chunk of your life. And you don't sign on the dotted line for five years unless you really, really want to do it." Shelley also said that, "This is a couple with a growing relationship that becomes an adventure. And that's not easy." 

Shelley in a promo pic

for Jack and Mike, 1986

Hotpants 1

a closeup of Shelley in a pic

for The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

Shelley appeared on many magazines and catalogs during her tenure as Supermodel in the 1970s. She appeared on many covers, fashion spreads, and sewing patterns for McCall's... for their magazines, catalogs, and pattern covers. In 1971, Shelley appeared on the package cover for The Hot Ones by McCall's which contained pattern number 2800, a pattern for three versions of hotpants or short shorts. Shorts A had a zippered front opening, buttoned waistband, belt loops and was self-cuffed. Shorts B had a zippered front opening, a button trim and buttoned waistband. Shorts C had a waist elastic and was self-cuffed. Shelley wore all three versions. She wore a navy and white version of Shorts A with a red, short-sleeved, scoop-necked, fitted T-shirt that had a fun appliqué on one shoulder.

Shelley in a pic wearing

The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

The Angels and the Racer 6

Shelley Hack, Jaclyn Smith

and Cheryl Ladd in 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.

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.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1980