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"). For the episode "One of Our Angels Is Missing," Shelley went through five outfit changes. For her first scene, Shelley wore a black and white ensemble consisting of a white long-sleeved V-neck top with shoulder pads (in a textured fabric) and matte black slacks. She finished her look with a sliver braided rope belt and accessorized it with pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. She next paired a deep scarlet ladies skirt suit (with frog-button-like jacket closures). She wore it with a white long-sleeved scarf collared blouse. She finished her look with a pair of red high-heeled footwear (with ankle straps and peekaboo toes) and a red textured clutch bag. Gold earrings and a gold ring finished her look. She next wore a cream-colored ladies suit with a white high-necked blouse (with details around the collar and pleating from around the collar). A lapel bar pin, a pair of small gold hoop earrings and a gold pinky ring finished her look. She next wore a cream-colored textured sweater top (with wooden buttons) over a pair of taupe-colored jeans. A pair of brown leather boots finished her look. For the epilogue, she wore an electric blue long-sleeved shirt dress (with a jacket collar and a slit up one leg). She finished her look with a red belt and accessorized it with a pair of gold earrings.
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Ms. Baccara
Shelley appeared in the long-running play Tamara from late-1989 to 1990. Tamara is a play by John Krizanc, about the painter Tamara de Lempicka and her historical meeting with Gabriele D'Annunzio at his villa at Gardone Riviera. The play was staged at the Il Vittoriale in Los Angeles. It was unique because it allowed the audience to participate in the play itself. Audience members could follow any cast member as the play went on. Shelley told Beverly Hills [213] in 1990, "I've always done a lot of theater, but with this play, there's no fourth wall as we know it." She stepped into the role of Luisa Baccara. "I was in New York when they offered the play to me," Shelley added. She describes her character as someone "who starts out crazy and gets crazier." She said, "Basically, I get to chew the rug for two hours." (For more, check out: Cover Girl 1990 and "No Fourth Wall" Play)
Smart-Looking Stole
Shelley appeared in many spreads for many magazines from the late '60s to the mid-'70s. She appeared in various knitting and sewing magazines at the time. Shelley appeared on various spreads throughout the magazine Modern Needle/Craft Spring Summer 1971. Modern Needle/Craft was publication that featured knitting, crochet and textile arts. Crochet and knitting techniques as well as cross-stitch and needlepoint tips were usually featured in the magazine. In the issue, Shelley appeared in the spread that featured crocheted garments, accessories and more. In the spread called "Smart Shawls and Ponchos", she modeled the Triangle Stole, a triangular-shaped stole with a striped design and fringed edges on two sides. Anyone could knit the smart-looking stole that was perfect for those cool spring summer evenings. Shelley looked chic as usual. (For more, check out: Triangle Stole)
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Rub-A-Dub-Charlie
Shelley first became famous in the 1970s as THE Charlie Girl. In 1976, she was hand-picked to represent the Revlon Charlie brand, as she was the embodiment the brand's ideal – gorgeous, sexy and young. Makeup artist Rick Gillette recalls, "Shelley Hack was really the perfect girl for Charlie." In 1978, Shelley appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie promoting the Rub-A-Dub-Charlie dividend. The Rub-A-Dub-Charlie set was a bath set containing Charlie Body Silk Soap, Charlie Body Silk Foambath, Charlie Body Silk Perfumed Powder, Charlie Body Silk lotion, Charlie Concentrated Cologne and a special Charlie bath loofa. The Rub-A-Dub-Charlie set was available for just $7.00 with any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection by Revlon. An artwork of Shelley appeared in the ad where she was Charlie gorgeous as ever.
First-Rate Star Turn
Shelley starred in the TV movie Single Bars, Single Women in 1984. Shelley starred as Frankie, a truck-stop waitress looking to move on from her former flame Gabe (Paul Michael Glaser). The film explored the bar scene as seen in the eyes of women. It was a time when gender roles were evolving and the rules of dating were changing... fast. No longer in need of escorts and chaperones, women could now go bar-hopping alone to meet the men they wanted to meet. Women were becoming more confident in going out on their own and looking for love and companionship. Tony Danza, Keith Gordon, Christine Lahti, Mare Winningham and Kathleen Wilhoite completed the cast. It was directed by Shelley's future hubby Harry Winer. The TV movie had a second run on network TV (ABC) in January of 1986. According to TV Guide, the movie offered "some first-rate star turns by Christine Lahti, Shelley Hack, Mare Winningham and Kathleen Wilhoite."













