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a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for a Family Circle fashion spread, 1978

Shelley appeared on many issues of what was known as the Seven Sisters group of magazines. The Seven Sisters magazines were Woman's Day, Redbook, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens. They all catered to married women with children rather than single working women. The magazines featured homemaking and crafts, food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion advice and articles. Shelley appeared on the May 1978 issue of Family Circle magazine in a fashion spread entitled "Make It Pretty, Make It Fast." By then, she was already famous as Revlon's Charlie girl and her first movie (where she's the leading lady) was about to come out. Five pics of Shelley were used for the 6-page spread where she wears brightly printed pretty summer dresses anyone could stitch up in no time. Shelley was gorgeous as always.

Shelley in a pic for a Family Circle fashion spread, 1978

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Tales From The Crypt The Complete Sixth Season

and Tales From The Crypt The Complete Series,

released in 2007 and 2017 respectively

Shelley starred in an episode of Tales from the Crypt in 1994. The series was based on the horror comic anthology series of the same name which was published in the 1950s. The crypt keeper introduced and ended every episode during is entire run. In December 7, 1994, Shelley appeared in the season 6 episode called "The Assassin." She played Janet McKay, the wife of a suspected government assassin gone AWOL, who was finally tracked down and  was going to be eliminated. Shelley gave a fine performance in this must-see episode - as well as Corey Feldman, Jonathan Banks, Chelsea Field and Marshall R. Teague who all appeared in the episode as well. It is currently available on DVD.

screen captures of Shelley from the Tales From The Crypt

episode "The Assassin," 1994

The episode has since been considered one of the best episodes of the series because of its witty script and its unexpected ending. In 2019, the blog Genre Snaps gave the episode praise for its storyline, its ultimate twist ending as well as its perfect casting. Of the performers, the blog said, "Of course, Shelley Hack was great. I never understood why she wasn't a bigger star." In June 28 this year, the site Bloody Disgusting listed it as one of its 5 Tales of Queer Terror from TV Anthologies. It listed it down as one of the past horror anthologies that "are transparent with their representation and help articulate the characters’ frightening life experiences." As it turns out, Shelley's Janet McKay is a character ahead of her time.

screen captures of Shelley from the Tales From The Crypt

episode "The Assassin," 1994

THE Charlie Cat

a closeup of Shelley

from a 1977 Charlie perfume ad

promoting the Charlie Cat ad

In 1976, Revlon creative director David Leddick commissioned Steen Svensson to shoot Shelley's first presentation for the Charlie by Revlon ad campaign. Shelley wowed him and the other Revlon bigwigs and became one of the first Supermodels to sign an exclusive contract with a giant cosmetics company. Her first commercial for the brand debuted and was an instant hit. Soon after, Charlie became the no.1 fragrance in the world - the first American-made fragrance brand to reach such worldwide success. Charlie was so phenomenally successful after Shelley began endorsing it that different contests were held around the world, giving away lots of different prizes to loyal patrons. In 1977, the giveaway was the Charlie Cat, an Arctic Cat Lynx 2000 which was a quiet and powerful snowmobile. Only 10 specially-decaled Charlie Cats were built. And of course, Shelley appeared on the promotional ads for the Charlie's luxurious winter gift to loyal customers.

Shelley in a 1977 Charlie perfume ad

promoting the Charlie Cat

Steady Work in Hollywood

a promo pic of Shelley from 1989

Shelley's Supermodel status opened Hollywood doors for her and she became one of the busiest actresses in the 1980s. She got her big break when she was cast as Tiffany Welles in Charlie's Angels. Being a very private person, Shelley, who was suddenly thrust into the rockstar limelight, constantly followed and photographed by the paparazzi, left the show after just one season. But she found steady work doing a variety of plays, feature films, TV movies and other TV series; honing her acting skills, improving and impressing her detractors. "There's a funny prejudice in general against models who act, she observed, "I always thought that was a little odd because is there prejudice against carpet-layers who start to act?"

a writeup about Shelley from 1990

New Jumpers

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

on Simplicity Fashion News,

August 1972

Simplicity Fashion News was a monthly pamphlet Simplicity came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and had allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. Aside from the pamphlets, they came out with books, magazines and pattern packages.

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

on Simplicity Fashion News,

August 1972

Shelley appeared on the pages of Simplicity Fashion News, the August 1972 issue. In the spread called "What's New... New Jumpers to Sew Right Now", she modeled patterns 9178 - a blouse with a bow-tied collar, 5154 - a sunny yellow jumper, 5148 - a super-shirt that included a bow tie and 5146 - a jumper in two lengths with a bib-like front or jewel neckline. And Shelley looked fresh and new in both fabulous '70s jumpers.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity Fashion News,

August 1972

1971 Cover

a closeup of Shelley from the cover

of Woman's Day 101 Sweaters

You Can Knit & Crochet, 1971

Shelley appeared on many covers throughout her modeling career. In 1971, She appeared on the cover of Woman's Day 101 Sweaters You Can Knit & Crochet. It was Woman's Day Super Special Issue No. 4 and it featured not just patterns but tips for fitting and finishing your creations, directions on how to knit and crochet, instructions on how to line knits and crochets as well as giving helpful terms used in the industry. On the cover, Shelley wore a tiny top in red, white and blue crochet over a pair of white trousers in a knit fabric. A white hat and bangle finished her look. And Shelley looked smashing.

Shelley on the cover

of Woman's Day 101 Sweaters

You Can Knit & Crochet, 1971

How Much Did She Make?

Shelley in a 1979 promo pic

Shelley became Charlie's Angel no. 5 in 1979 when she joined the cast of the hit TV series. Her character was Tiffany Welles and she took over the spot left open by Kate Jackson who played Sabrina Duncan for 3 seasons. It was reported that Kate made twice as much as Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith did during the 1st season of the show - $10,000 to their $5,00 per episode. The numbers must have changed during the second season as the series became a worldwide phenomenon. Shelley was reported to have made $10,000 per episode when she joined the series - which would have been increased to $15,000 if she stayed for another season. Not really that much when compared to the money she was making as THE Charlie Girl.

a writeup about newest Angel Shelley from 1979