Shelley with George Hamilton in a promo pic
for Death Car on the Freeway, 1979
When Shelley became a Supermodel, it wasn't soon for Hollywood to come knocking at her door. She got ready for the eventuality, of course. She took acting lessons at the Herbert Berghof Studios in New York. Her first taste of acting came as a passerby in the Academy Award winning film Annie Hall. Then came a lead role in the film feature If Ever I See You Again and a guest role in the TV series Married: The First Year. Then came her first lead role in a TV movie. It was Death Car on the Freeway; and its cast consisted of some of the industry's most respected veterans including Dinah Shore, Peter Graves, Harriet Nelson, Abe Vigoda, Barbara Rush, Frank Gorshin to name a few. George Hamilton played Shelley's ex-husband in the movie.
Shelley in a promo ad for Death Car on the Freeway, 1979
