In the late 1970s and the early 1980s, Hollywood was awash with blonde stars and supermodels. It seemed like the blondes were taking over. Shelley joined the cast of Charlie's Angels in 1979, taking over from brunette Kate Jackson and changing the overall look of the show. Shelley played TV's newest blonde Angel opposite another blonde Angel Cheryl Ladd; and they were occasionally joined by another blonde Angel Farrah Fawcett. But they weren't the only blonde luminaries dominating Hollywood at the time. Singers Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John and film star Susan Anton were brightly shining stars as well; and they seemed to be greater in number than their brunette counterparts such as Lynda Carter, Victoria Principal and Pam Dawber. Even the blonde men seemed to outshine their brunette counterparts as John Schneider seemed to outshine brunette Erik Estrada. So were the blondes able to take over? Well, not after the the impact made by those glamorous brunettes, they didn't.
