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Biography

Academy award winning actress Shirley Jones began her career on stage as a chorus girl in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. Rodgers…more

Born

3/31/1934, Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Birth Name

Shirley Mae Jones

Gender

Female

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Role
- Monarch Cove
  Grace Foster
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    12/9/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    11/25/06
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    11/24/06
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    11/18/06
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    11/18/06
  - + 4 More Credits
- In Search Of The Partridge Family
  Celebrity Host
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Finale
    10/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Battle of the Finalists
    10/10/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Battle of the Shirleys
    10/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Battle of The Dannys
    9/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Battle of the Lauries
    9/19/04
  - + 2 More Credits
- Shirley
  Shirley Miller
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Three Dates of Shirley Miller
    1/18/80
  - S 1: Ep 12 Fenced In
    1/11/80
  - S 1: Ep 11 On the Skids
    1/4/80
  - S 1: Ep 10 Visions of Christmas Past
    12/28/79
  - S 1: Ep 9 Separate Agendas
    12/21/79
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Partridge Family
  Shirley Partridge
  - S 4: Ep 22 . . . _ _ _ . . . (S.O.S)
    3/23/74
  - S 4: Ep 21 Pin it on Danny
    3/16/74
  - S 4: Ep 20 Morning Becomes Electric
    3/9/74
  - S 4: Ep 19 Keith and Lauriebelle
    3/2/74
  - S 4: Ep 18 Miss Partridge, Teacher
    2/23/74
  - + 91 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 156 April 20 - 24, 1987 - Friday
    4/24/87
  - S 1: Ep 155 April 20 - 24, 1987 - Thursday
    4/23/87
  - S 1: Ep 154 April 20 - 24, 1987 - Wednesday
    4/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 153 April 20 - 24, 1987 - Tuesday
    4/21/87
  - S 1: Ep 152 April 20 - 24, 1987 - Monday
    4/20/87
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (90)

Role
- Victorious
  Mona Patterson
  - S 3: Ep 6 Car, Rain, and Fire
    2/25/12
- Raising Hope
  Burt's Mom
  - S 2: Ep 7 Burt's Parents
    11/15/11
- Big Brother (UK)
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 2 Big Brother Exposed: The Inside Story
    5/28/10
- Ruby and the Rockits
  Shirley Gallagher
  - S 1: Ep 9 50 Ways to Heave Your Mother
    9/15/09
- The Cleaner
  Lola Zellman
  - S 2: Ep 4 Does Everybody Have a Drink?
    7/14/09
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 22 Episode #2.022
    10/2/08
- Days Of Our Lives
  Colleen Brady
  - S 43: Ep 319 Ep. #10757
    2/7/08
  - S 43: Ep 318 Ep. #10756
    2/6/08
  - S 43: Ep 317 Ep. #10755
    2/5/08
  - S 43: Ep 316 Ep. #10754
    2/4/08
  - S 43: Ep 315 Ep. #10753
    2/1/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 57 David Cassidy
    7/28/04
  - S 15: Ep 53 Florence Henderson: Here's the Story
    5/13/01
  - S 7: Ep 6 Shirley Jones
- The Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 116 TV Land Week - Monday
    3/8/04
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Felicity Bradshaw
  - S 5: Ep 7 Choice
    11/4/03
- TVography
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Partridge Family
    12/2/02
- Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 18 Vegas Mother's Day (2)
    1/21/01
  - S 1: Ep 17 Vegas Mother's Day (1)
    1/14/01
- Intimate Portrait
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 25 Shirley Jones
    1/1/01
- Through the Keyhole
  Show Participant
  - S 4: Ep 26 16 May 2000
    5/16/00
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Lydia
  - S 4: Ep 4 Little Orphan Hilda
    10/15/99
- E! True Hollywood Story
  herself
  - S 3: Ep 40 The Partridge Family
    9/13/99
- The Drew Carey Show
  Celia
  - S 4: Ep 15 A House Reunited
    1/13/99
  - S 4: Ep 13 Drew's Holiday Punch
    12/16/98
  - S 4: Ep 12 Drew Dates a Senior
    12/9/98
- Melrose Place
  Teresa Lewis
  - S 7: Ep 9 Where the Hookers Grow
    9/21/98
- That '70s Show
  Herself
- Something So Right
  Kate
  - S 1: Ep 16 Something About a Silver Anniversary
    2/18/97
  - S 1: Ep 8 Something About Thanksgiving
    11/26/96
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 65 Show #65
    9/25/96
- Deadly Games
  Shirley/Evil Shirley
  - S 1: Ep 2 One Mean Mother
    9/12/95
- Women of the House
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 13 Women in Film
    9/8/95
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Barbara Mansfield
  - S 2: Ep 3 Who Killed the Gadget Man?
    4/22/95
  - S 1: Ep 11 Who Killed the Romance?
    4/29/94
- Heaven Help Us
  Lexy's Mom
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Little Left of Heaven
    8/25/94
- One On One With John Tesh
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 102 February 12, 1992
    2/12/92
- Empty Nest
  Jean McDowell
  - S 3: Ep 24 The Way We Are
    5/11/91
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 147 November 2, 1990
    11/2/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Ann Owens Lawton
  - S 6: Ep 20 Shear Madness
    4/29/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Kathleen Lane
  - S 4: Ep 22 The Body Politic
    5/8/88
- Hotel
  Joan Gilbert
  - S 4: Ep 12 Discoveries
    1/14/87
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 36: Ep 4 Bob Hope's Royal Command Performance From Sweden
    3/19/86
  - S 35: Ep 2 It's a Ho Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour
    12/16/84
  - S 32: Ep 5 Bob Hope's Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny
    2/28/82
  - S 30: Ep 4 Hope, Women and Song
    1/21/80
  - S 26: Ep 4 April 21, 1976
    4/21/76
  - + 3 More Credits
- Tattletales
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 21 February 1, 1983
    2/1/83
  - S 6: Ep 28 July 26, 1982
    7/26/82
  - S 6: Ep 8 March 8, 1982
    3/8/82
- Hotel
  Claire Langley
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hotel
    8/21/82
- Disneyland
  Aunt Polly
  - S 28: Ep 22 The Adventures of Pollyanna
    4/10/82
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 173 May 30, 1980
    5/30/80
  - S 6: Ep 172 May 29, 1980
    5/29/80
  - S 6: Ep 28 October 19, 1979
    10/19/79
  - S 5: Ep 219 September 7, 1979
    9/7/79
  - S 5: Ep 108 February 20, 1979
    2/20/79
  - + 6 More Credits
- Over Easy
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 75 February 23, 1979
    2/23/79
- Disneyland
  herself
  - S 25: Ep 8 Mickey's 50
    11/19/78
- McMillan & Wife
  Ellyn Mandrake
  - S 6: Ep 3 Phillip's Game
    1/23/77
- McMillan
  Ellyn Mandrake
  - S 1: Ep 3 Phillip's Game
    1/23/77
- Cos
  ?
  - S 1: Ep 4 New Family/Traffic Rules
    10/10/76
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Joe Garagiola
    5/25/76
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 16 January 18, 1972
    1/18/72
  - S 4: Ep 4 October 5, 1971
    10/5/71
- Soul Train
  Guest
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 262 September 4, 1970
    9/4/70
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 167 August 26, 1970
    8/26/70
- Famous Families
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Cassidys
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 17 December 22-26, 1969
    12/22/69
  - S 3: Ep 51 August 11-15, 1969
    8/11/69
  - S 3: Ep 44 June 23-27, 1969
    6/23/69
  - S 3: Ep 39 May 19-23, 1969
    5/19/69
  - S 2: Ep 75 July 29-August 2, 1968
    7/29/68
  - + 21 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself/Co-host
  - S 8: Ep 50 November 7, 1969
    11/7/69
  - S 8: Ep 49 November 6, 1969
    11/6/69
  - S 8: Ep 48 November 5, 1969
    11/5/69
  - S 8: Ep 47 November 4, 1969
    11/4/69
  - S 8: Ep 46 Week of November 3, 1969
    11/3/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 45 October 31, 1969
    10/31/69
  - S 7: Ep 62 December 3, 1968
    12/3/68
  - S 4: Ep 242 August 16, 1966
    8/16/66
  - S 18: Ep 38 October 25, 1979
    10/25/79
  - S 17: Ep 184 July 24, 1979
    7/24/79
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 19 September 25, 1969
    9/25/69
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 26 Shirley Jones / Paul Lynde / Shecky Greene / Don Cherry
    3/27/69
- The Name of the Game
  Jackie Harding
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Third Choice
    3/7/69
- This is Tom Jones
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 March 7, 1969
    3/7/69
- The Carol Burnett Show
  herself
  - S 2: Ep 18 with Ken Berry, Shirley Jones
    2/17/69
- The Match Game
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 22 Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy
    1/27/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 67 December 3, 1968
    12/3/68
  - S 6: Ep 52 November 12, 1968
    11/12/68
  - S 15: Ep 131 March 17, 1978
    3/17/78
  - S 13: Ep 39 October 23, 1975
    10/23/75
  - S 12: Ep 236 August 27, 1975
    8/27/75
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 40: Ep 1 The 40th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/68
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual Academy Awards
    4/13/64
  - S 34: Ep 1 The 34th Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/62
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Academy Awards
    4/9/79
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 18 with George Chakiris, Shirley Jones
    1/22/68
- The Danny Thomas Hour
  Peggy
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Royal Follies of 1933
    12/11/67
- The Jerry Lewis Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 8 November 7, 1967
    11/7/67
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 8 Season 2, Episode 8
    10/29/67
  - S 1: Ep 18 Season 1, Episode 18
    6/11/67
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 18 January 8, 1967
    1/8/67
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 12 December 7, 1966
    12/7/66
  - S 3: Ep 3 September 29, 1965
    9/29/65
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 16 March 8, 1965
    3/8/65
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Helen
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Shattered Glass
    12/11/64
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Host
  - S 6: Ep 11 Show #11
    2/25/64
  - S 4: Ep 12 Gala Performance
    3/30/62
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 13: Ep 51 EPISODE #627
    8/19/62
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/17/61
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 70: Ep 1 The 70th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/98
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 23 March 5, 1961
    3/5/61
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 8: Ep 4 Step on the Gas
    10/19/60
  - S 4: Ep 14 Shadow of Evil
    2/27/57
- The Bell Telephone Hour
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 6 And There Shall be Music
    1/6/60
  - S 2: Ep 6 Our Musical Ambassadors
    1/1/60
- The Garry Moore Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 34 June 2, 1959
    6/2/59
- The George Gobel Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 February 3, 1959
    2/3/59
- The Eddie Fisher Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 9 February 3, 1959
    2/3/59
- The Voice of Firestone
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 13 December 1, 1958
    12/1/58
- The DuPont Show Of The Month
  Gretchen Van Damm
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Red Mill
    4/19/58
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Performer
  - S 30: Ep 1 The 30th Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/58
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/15/71
- Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 23 March 6, 1958
    3/6/58
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 10, 1957
    10/10/57
- The Frank Sinatra Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Shirley Jones
    2/14/58
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Judith
  - S 7: Ep 21 Dark Victory
    2/14/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 13 Hollywood Musical Holiday Revue
    12/20/56
- Playhouse 90
  May Marley
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Big Slide
    11/8/56
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 11 You're The Top
    10/6/56
- The Vic Damone Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 July 2, 1956
    7/2/56
- Person to Person
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 26 February 24, 1956
    2/24/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 21 Shirley Jones / Pearl Bailey / Carl Sanberg / Hal Holbrook
    2/12/56
  - S 24: Ep 10 November 22, 1970: A Salute to Richard Rodgers
    11/22/70
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 4 10/16/1955
    10/16/55
- Make Room for Daddy
  Guest Star
- Fireside Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 35 Hired Girl
    5/16/50
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Red Sees Red
    10/10/00
- Make Room for Daddy
  Shirley Nielsen
  - S 6: Ep 20 Shirley Jones Makes Good
    2/16/59
Editor (1)

Role
- The Salon
  Editor
  - S 2: Ep 1 Series 1 (Week 1 highlights)
    1/16/03

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- She was born on exactly the same day as another famous actor-singer: Richard Chamberlain, of James Clavell's Shogun fame.
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- Her former Partridge Family co-star, David Cassidy, once said he had a crush on his stepmother.
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- Shirley won an Oscar for her supporting role in the 1960 film Elmer Gantry.
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- Shirley: I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name.
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- Shirley: Musicals will always remain very important to me because they are classics.
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- Shirley: I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time.
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