a clipping about Shelley in 1980
When Shelley became a Charlie's Angel in 1979, there was so much buzz and excitement about the radiant beauty, known worldwide as THE Charlie Girl, becoming part of Charlie's bevy of crime-fighting babes. But when her episodes aired, it seemed she was given less to say than her co-stars. They said she couldn't act. But then how come she did so well in the Love Boat episode she appeared in? It was filmed and aired at around the same time. Consequently, she was given more lines mid-season, but most fans had tuned out by then. She actually did very well in those later episodes. Also, the series had already slipped from #5 to #12 in the ratings by the 3rd season. Shelley's casting actually pulled the ratings up to #18 (her first episode "Love Boat Angels" ranked #1 the week it aired).
