Last February, Comic Basics (a go-to site for everything related to Marvel, DC, & Star Wars) came up with a list called "The Most Beautiful Hollywood Actresses Of (The) 70s" which enumerated the names of the actresses who were not just gorgeous but were also talented and influential in their own unique way. The list contained 49 names which included Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Pam Grier, Lauren Hutton, Meryl Streep, Olivia Newton-John, Catherine Deneuve, Cher, Lynda Carter, Debbie Harry and Suzanne Somers. Charlie's Angels stars Jaclyn Smith and Shelley Hack also made the list.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Most Beautiful Actresses
Charlie Girl Fab
Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1978, she appeared in an ad that promoted "Charlie's Brush Portfolio" dividend. It was a set of seven specialty makeup brushes which included The Blusher Brush, The Lip Brush, The Brow and Lash Brush - makeup tools needed to perfectly apply all those fabulous new Charlie colors. It could be purchased for just $6.50 for any $5.00 purchase or more from the Charlie or Chaz Collections. Charlie Real Live Blush (in just-for-Charlie colors Goldfrost, Raisin and Pure Creme Brown) and Charlie Extra-Extra Shine Lipgloss (in just-for-Charlie colors Raisin and Sheerfrost Cocoa) were an added plus to the already fabulous dividend. And Shelley appeared on the ad, of course, looking Charlie Girl fab as always.
1986 Yuppie Series
Shelley's third foray into series television was Jack and Mike in 1986. Aired at the ABC network, the series explored the life of journalist Jackie Shea (played by Shelley) and restauranteur Mike Brennan (played Tom Mason), a married couple with busy careers trying to make their marriage work. The yuppie phenomenon exploded in the 1980s when more and more women began entering the workforce, climbing up the corporate ladder and holding positions previously held exclusively by men in past generations. It debuted to decent ratings and received decent reviews, with a few scathing writeups here and there. After a first order of a pilot and 12 episodes, ABC ordered more episodes; and the series looked like it was in for a long run. Then, it was suddenly canceled to the disappointment of fans, with the final episode aired on Mar 24, 1987.
Natural Wonder Super Skin
Shelley appeared in many ad campaigns during her Supermodel tenure. One of them was for Super Skin from the Revlon's Natural Wonder beauty line. In the 1970s, she appeared in ads for Super Skin, a double-action skin cleanser under the Revlon beauty line Natural Wonder. It was a facial cleanser that cleaned the face and kept it looking super all day. Not only did it clean the skin, it kept it in great shape as well. It came in two variants, for normal to dry skin and for oily skin. The normal to dry skin variant cleaned and moisturized the face. The oily skin variant cleaned and normalized oily skin. Clad in a pink Cacharel by Mallory outfit, Shelley showed how Super Skin could keep every girl looking super gorgeous all day long.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
A Horror Film For Halloween
Shelley starred in the cult classic movie The Stepfather which was originally released in theaters in 1987. It was directed by Joseph Ruben and had Terry O'Quinn in the title role. Terry played Jerry Blake (the stepfather), a man who has a knack of marrying into the "perfect" family and then killing the family off when he deems that the family is not perfect after all. Shelley played Susan Maine, the woman who marries Jerry and is willing look past the cracks on Jerry's façade. Jill Schoelen played Stephanie, Susan's daughter by her first marriage. Stephanie doesn't like Jerry, finds him creepy and is determined to find out who he really is. The screenplay was written by Carolyn Lefcourt, Brian Garfield and Donald E. Westlake. It was loosely based on the story of John List, the New Jersey man who killed his own family in 1971 and then disappeared.
An Action Thriller for Halloween
In 1979, Shelley starred in her first made-for TV movie, Death Car on the Freeway. It's an action thriller; and Shelley played a television reporter/news anchor (Janette Clausen) investigating a series of vehicular accidents and murders involving female motorists by a psychopathic driver known as "The Freeway Fiddler." The movie is gripping and suspenseful. Plus, it has great action scenes. It was directed and appeared in by stuntman-turned-director Hal Needham who also directed Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run. The film also starred George Hamilton, Peter Graves, and Barbara Rush. In supporting roles were Frank Gorshin, Dinah Shore, Abe Vigoda, and Morgan Brittany. The TV movie has been released in VHS format in various countries.
A Kiddie Horror Film for Halloween
Shelley appeared in the feature film Troll in 1986. The film starred many past and future television stars aside from Shelley. Past TV stars like Sonny Bono (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) and Gary Sandy (WKRP in Cincinnati) and future TV stars like Michael Moriarty (Law & Order) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) were in the film. Mother and daughter June and Anne Lockhart was also part of the cast, as well as Phil Fondacaro who played Torok the Troll. Jenny Beck and pre-teen superstar Noah Hathaway rounded out the cast. Troll was geared towards children and was kept appropriately wholesome. The film was released in VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray formats. The film's OST (original sound track) was released in cassette, LP, CD and vinyl formats. It contained the movie's score which was composed and conducted by Richard Band.














