Saturday, April 18, 2026

Angels at Paleyfest NY

an imagined pic of Charlie's living TOS Angels
(Shelley Hack, Cheryl Ladd, Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson)
attending PaleyFest LA 2026 (held last April 6)
sigh... wish this happened

Last April 6,2026, Charlie's Angels 50th Anniversary was celebrated at PaleyFest LA 2026. The event was held in Hollywood, California. Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd appeared in front of a packed crowd at the Dolby Theatre... in a Q&A session moderated by KABC-TV entertainment reporter George Pennacchio. Kate, Jaclyn and Cheryl shared their stories about the show's inception and legacy, their favorite moments and memories. The event, which publicity exec Jay Schwartz helped organize with PaleyFest, was a resounding success and started with a highlight reel from the series which featured Kate, Jaclyn and Cheryl, as well as Farrah Fawcett, Tanya Roberts and Shelley Hack, to the delight of the audience. The momentous event was a big highlight at PaleyFest LA 2026... it was just a shame that Shelley Hack, the other living Angel, was not in attendance. Not that seeing Kate, Jaclyn and Cheryl together again after all these years wasn't awesome already... but it would have been phenomenal of Shelley was also there, sharing her stories and her memories. What a mind-blowing event that would have been for fans.

an announcement of the May 14, 2026
Paley Honors Spring Gala event
at The Plaza hotel in New York City
(hoping Shelley would be in attendance this time)

Kate, Jaclyn and Cheryl will also be recognized at the Paley Honors Spring Gala which will be held at The Plaza hotel in New York City on May 14, 2026. Maybe Shelley, who now resides in Connecticut, can attend the event this time, as she is now much closer to the venue. Here's hoping Paley Honors Spring Gala would consider inviting Shelley and that Shelley would accept their invitation. Praying this would happen 🙏🙏🙏 Shelley Hack fans would be beyond thrilled and over the moon to see her there with Kate, Jaclyn and Cheryl. Plus, it would be a rare event in Charlie's Angels history 😍

Charlie's 5th Angel

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

When Shelley became Charlie's Angel no. 5 in 1979, she instantly became the hottest news item. Everyone wanted to get to know THE Charlie Girl who was now a Charlie's Angel. Of course, as THE Charlie perfume Girl, she already had a lot of fans - everyone loved her in those Revlon Charlie commercials and print ads. But now that she was an Angel, everyone wanted to get to know her even more. Shelley was cast as Tiffany Welles, the daughter of Charles Townsend's good friend, a police chief in Boston, and a Latin teacher. Tiff graduated from the Boston Police Academy with top marks and worked at the Boston Police Department before joining the Townsend Agency. She  took over from Kate Jackson's Sabrina Duncan at the agency as Charlie's Angel no. 5.

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

All-Star Hairstyles C

Shelley sporting the "Classic Upsweep"
for Good Housekeeping magazine,
August 1983

By August 1983, Shelley had become an established Hollywood star. She had received critical praise for her work on stage and had a Martin Scorsese film under her belt (where she worked opposite Robert De Niro). She had also finished a couple of TV movies with respected Hollywood veterans George Segal and Dick Van Dyke. Her latest TV series was to premiere that October. So Shelley would regularly appear on magazines and newspapers at the time. In August 1983, she appeared on the pages of Good Housekeeping magazine, in a spread called "29 All-Star Hairstyles: Modeled by Celebrities and Their Sisters." Shelley appeared with her youngest sister, Babe, in the spread sporting the latest hairstyles. (For more, check out: Shelley and Babe) One hairstyle Shelley sported was the "Classic Upsweep." Shorter hair for women was the height of chic during the early 1980s, so for women who wanted to keep their locks long, an updo was one option. Gibsons and chignons became popular as well as French twists. Shelley's "Classic Upsweep" was a variation on the French twist, a pulled-back updo hairstyle with a French seam up the back from the nape. The top was brushed back and angled toward the crown for height. Shelley, as always, was at the height of chic.

how to achieve Shelley's hairdo,
the "Classic Upsweep",
from Good Housekeeping magazine,
August 1983

The Angels and the Racer 4

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

Country Color Bonus

screen caps of Shelley
from a spring 1981 TV ad for Charlie
and a LeRoy Neiman artwork of Shelley
as THE Charlie Girl (from the box design
for Charlie Perfumed Dustng Powder)

Shelley was THE Charlie perfume Girl from 1976 to 1982. She was dubbed as THE quintessential Charlie Girl because she was the embodiment of the brand's ideal - gorgeous, sexy, young... as well as independent, confident and loving every minute of it. In 1981, she appeared in an ad for Charlie called "A Country Color Bonus to Surprise and Delight the Eye." The Charlie Country Colors Bonus was a glamorous cosmetic kit containing 12 colors for the eyes, cheeks, lips and nails (a spring-fresh profusion of soft peaches, plums and cool pastels)... plus a bottle of Charlie perfume spray. The kit also contained a LeRoy Neiman Cityscape Artwork (which he named Spring Blooms in Charlie Country) ready for framing. The promo offered customers a chance to purchase the Charlie Country Colors Bonus for only $10.00 with any $6.50 or more purchase from the Charlie collection. And even in Mr. Neiman's artwork, Charlie Girl Shelley was Charlie-Girl fabulous as always. (For more, check out: Springtime Charlie)

Shelley in a newspaper ad
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1981

Divine-Looking Star

a paparazzi pic of Shelley (with Harry Winer)
attending the 45th Annual Directors Guild
of America Awards in March of 1993

In 1993, Shelley attended the 45th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards with her husband, director Harry Winer. She was such a standout, she was featured in Janet Charlton's column "Star People" which regularly appeared in the celebrity tabloid Star. Janet Charlton is a celebrity gossip columnist who writes about the latest news and goings-on in the lives of the celebrity luminaries. Shelley was spotted at the awards ceremony with her husband Harry Winer (not "Weiner" as it was spelled in the column) and was deemed divine-looking in her black velvet evening skirt suit. Her skirt suit had gold filigree details on the collar, edges and cuffs of the jacket as well as gold details at the hem of the skirt. Gold filigree earrings, a black evening purse with gold filigree details and black evening pumps finished her look. And Shelley was one divine-looking Hollywood star indeed.

a short writeup about Shelley and Harry
attending the 45th Annual Directors Guild
of America Awards in March of 1993

Smart Dressing At Any Age

a closeup of Shelley from a fashion pic
featured in a spread on the German mag
Brigitte Mit Constanze, 1971

Shelley was one of the most visible Supermodels in the 1970s. She appeared on the covers and pages of many major magazines around the world. In 1971, Shelley appeared on the pages of the November 12 issue of Brigitte Mit Constanze, a German women's magazine which featured fashions, home styles and health. In the issue, she appeared on the spread called "In jedem Alter schick angezogen" ("Dress Smartly At Any Age"). It featured wardrobe pieces that would best suit the magazine's readers - no matter how young or old they were. Shelley wore various shirts, sweaters, skirts, trousers, coats and boots; and finished her outfits with various kinds of footwear. She accessorized her outfits with various headgear, necklaces, bags and sunglasses. And, of course, Shelley looked smartly dressed, up-to-date and fabulous in the various stylings.

Shelley in a fashion pic
from a spread on the German mag
Brigitte Mit Constanze, 1971