- Recent Role:
- Herself on Biography
- Gender:
- Female
- Born:
- 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.