Annette Funicello: Summary

Recent Role:: Herself on Biography

Gender:: Female

Birthday:: 10-22-1942

Birthplace:: Utica, New York, USA

Birth Name:: Annette Joanne Funicello

AKA:: Annette Funnicello, Annette

As Disney's 1950s "Miley Cyrus," iconic Annette "Annette" Funicello's charisma set her apart on the Walt Disney television children's variety series, The Mickey Mouse Club, and drove her to a successful singing and film career. Overnight, fifty years ago, the No. 1 Mouseketeer became America's sweetheart and, later, the heartthrob for many teenage boys; always cast as the girl next door, Annette appeared in numerous beach movies. As Disney's 1950s "Miley Cyrus," iconic Annette "Annette" Funicello's charisma set her apart on the Walt Disney television children's variety series, The Mickey Mouse Club, and drove her to a successful singing and film career. Overnight, fifty years ago, the No. 1 Mouseketeer became America's sweetheart and, later, the heartthrob for many teenage boys; always cast as the girl...