Shirley Jones
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Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA
A singer almost from the time she learned to talk, American actress Shirley Jones was entered by her vocal coach in the Miss Pittsburgh contest at age 18. The attendant publicity led Jones to an audition with Rodgers and Hammerstein for potential stage work. Much taken by Jones' beautifully trained voice, the producers cast her as the leading lady in the expensive, prestigious film production of their theatrical smash Oklahoma! (1955). In 1956 Jones starred in another Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation, Carousel; this and her first film tended to limit her to sweet, peaches 'n' cream roles for the next several years. Thankfully, and with the full support of director Richard Brooks, Jones was able to break away from her screen stereotype with her role as a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960) -- a powerfully flamboyant performance that won her an Academy Award. Alas, filmgoers preferred the "nice" Shirley, and it was back to goody-goody roles in such films as The Music Man (1962) and A Ticklish Affair (1963) -- though critics heartily praised Jones' performances in these harmless confections. It was again for Brooks that Shirley had her next major dramatic film role, in 1969's The Happy Ending, which represented one of her last movie appearances before her four-year TV stint as the glamorous matriarch of The Partridge Family. This popular series did less for Shirley than it did for her stepson, teen idol David Cassidy, but The Partridge Family is still raking in ratings (and residuals) on the rerun circuit. Her unhappy marriage to the late actor Jack Cassidy long in the past, Jones found domestic stability as the wife of actor/agent Marty Ingels, with whom she wrote a refreshingly candid dual biography. The actress also played a recurring character on The Drew Carey Show (1998-1999), and appeared in numerous documentaries throughout the 2000s. Jones had a supporting role in 2006's Grandma's Boy, and guest roles on shows like Cougar Town and Raising Hope.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Eco-Teens Save the World! |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | The Irresistible Blueberry Farm |
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— | 2016 |
No Score Yet | On The Wing |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | A Strange Brand Of Happy |
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— | 2013 |
36% | Family Weekend |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Zombie Night |
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— | 2013 |
No Score Yet | Carnal Innocence |
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— | 2011 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1970s |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Generic Thriller |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1960s |
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— | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Christmas Is Here Again |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Elvis and Pat Boone: Rockin Rivals |
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— | 2007 |
No Score Yet | Hidden Places |
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— | 2006 |
16% | Grandma's Boy |
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$6M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Raising Genius |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Bloodhead |
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— | 2004 |
24% | Masked and Anonymous |
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$0.2M | 2003 |
22% | Manna From Heaven |
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$0.2M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The '70s: Bellbottoms to Boogie Shoes |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Ping! |
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— | 2000 |
14% | Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Gideon |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Dog's Best Friend |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Sound of Movies |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul - The Epic Story of the Man Behind the Movies |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Shirley Jones: Lo-Cal Diet, Exercise & Beauty Program |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Tank |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Black Devil Doll from Hell |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Children Of An Lac |
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— | 1980 |
No Score Yet | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1980s, 1990s & 2000s |
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— | 1980 |
0% | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | A Last Cry for Help |
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— | 1979 |
No Score Yet | Winner Take All |
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— | 1975 |
No Score Yet | The Girls of Huntington House |
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— | 1973 |
No Score Yet | The Cheyenne Social Club |
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— | 1970 |
33% | The Happy Ending |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | El golfo |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | Silent Night, Lonely Night |
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— | 1969 |
No Score Yet | The Secret of My Success |
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— | 1965 |
No Score Yet | Intrigo, L' , (Dark Purpose) |
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— | 1964 |
33% | Bedtime Story |
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— | 1964 |
No Score Yet | A Ticklish Affair |
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— | 1963 |
60% | The Courtship of Eddie's Father |
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— | 1963 |
94% | The Music Man |
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— | 1962 |
83% | Two Rode Together |
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— | 1961 |
No Score Yet | Pepe |
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— | 1960 |
94% | Elmer Gantry |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | Bobbikins |
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— | 1959 |
No Score Yet | Never Steal Anything Small |
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— | 1959 |
No Score Yet | April Love |
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— | 1957 |
83% | Carousel |
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— | 1956 |
88% | Oklahoma! |
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— | 1955 |
No Score Yet | The Girl in Room 20 |
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— | 1946 |
No Score Yet | Secrets of the Stars |
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TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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The Partridge Family
1970-1974
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96% |
Raising Hope
2010-2014
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89% |
Cougar Town
2009-2015
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No Score Yet |
Hot in Cleveland
2010-2015
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No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
2005-2014
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No Score Yet |
Good Luck Charlie
2010-2014
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No Score Yet |
Victorious
2010-2013
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No Score Yet |
RuPaul's Drag U
2010-2014
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60% |
Ruby and the Rockits
2009
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24% |
The Cleaner
2008-2009
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No Score Yet |
In Performance at the White House
2010-2016
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78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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No Score Yet |
That '70s Show
1998-2006
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No Score Yet |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996-2003
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No Score Yet |
The Drew Carey Show
1995-2004
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No Score Yet |
Melrose Place
1992-1999
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No Score Yet |
Empty Nest
1988-1995
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No Score Yet |
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1996
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