File:Shirley_Jones_-_agency_photo_1970s.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
OverviewAI-generated
Shirley Mae Jones is an American actor, singer, and musician born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in 1934. She began her work period in 1950 and is recognized for her roles in film and television. Her vocal range is classified as soprano, and she performs in the pop music genre. She has recorded for Columbia Records, A&M Records, and Bell Records, using her voice as her primary instrument.
Jones has received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. A member of the Republican Party, she is married to Jack Cassidy and was previously married to Marty Ingels. They are the parents of Shaun Cassidy and Patrick Cassidy. She speaks, writes, and sings in English.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA
Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American singer and actress of stage, film and television. In her six decades of television, she starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960). She is…
Known for
- Frank and Ava — Self2020
- The Irresistible Blueberry Farm — Ruth2016
- Eco Teens Save The World — Mrs. Ryburn2015
- Looking for Mabel Normand — Narrator (voice)2015
- Waiting in the Wings: The Musical — Broadway Diva2014
- Over the Garden Wall — Beatrice's Mother / Additional Voices (voice)2014
- Over the Garden Wall — Beatrice's Mother (voice)2014
- Family Weekend — GG2013
- A Strange Brand of Happy — Mildred2013
- Zombie Night — Nana2013
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Shirley Mae Jones , ( 1934-03-31 ) March 31, 1934 (age 92) , Charleroi, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1950–2018
- Spouses
- Jack Cassidy , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1975 ) Marty Ingels , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; died 2015 )
- Children
- 3, including Shaun and Patrick
- Genres
- Pop traditional pop gospel
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Colpix RCA Victor Bell A&M Diadem Stage Door Encore Music Presents
- Website
- castproductions .com /shirleyjones .html
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mae
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleroi
- Spouse
- Jack Cassidy
- Child
- Shaun Cassidy
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Official website
- www.shirleyjones.com
- Image
- The Partridge Family Shirley Jones 1972.jpg
- Work location
- United States
- Voice type
- soprano
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-03-31
- Commons category
- Shirley Jones
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- name in native language
- Shirley Jones
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- relative
- David Cassidy
Sources (10)
via Wikidata · CC0
~20 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960). She played the lead role of Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical situation-comedy television series The Partridge Family (1970–1974), which co-starred her real-life stepson, David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shirley Jones” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.