Shirley Jones

Biography

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 probably best known as Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children in the situation-comedy television series The Partridge Family (1970–1974), co-starring her real-life stepson David Cassidy, son of Jack Cassidy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Jones , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Melrose Place

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (80)

• Frank and Ava2020 · as Self
• The Irresistible Blueberry Farm2016 · as Ruth
• Looking for Mabel Normand2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Eco Teens Save The World2015 · as Mrs. Ryburn
• Waiting in the Wings: The Musical2014 · as Broadway Diva
• Miracle at Gate 2132013 · as Rita Goodrich
• Zombie Night2013 · as Nana
• A Strange Brand of Happy2013 · as Mildred
• Family Weekend2013 · as GG
• The Real Love2012
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing2009 · as Self - Host
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s2009 · as Host
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's2009 · as Host
• Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's2009 · as Self - Host
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical2009 · as Host
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self - Host
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History2008 · as Self - Hostess
• Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals2008 · as Self
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical2008 · as Host
• Christmas Is Here Again2007 · as Victoria Claus (voice)
• Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form2007 · as Self
• Grandma's Boy2006 · as Grace
• Hidden Places2006 · as Aunt Batty
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · as Self
• Raising Genius2004 · as Aunt Sis
• The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park2003 · as Charlotte
• Manna from Heaven2002 · as Bunny
• Ping!2001 · as Ethel Jeffries
• Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth2000 · as Nurse Kervorkian
• Frank Sinatra Memorial2000 · as Self
• The Adventures of Cinderella's Daughter2000 · as Fairy Godmother
• Gideon1998 · as Elly Morton
• Dog's Best Friend1997 · as Ethel
• Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies1996 · as Host
• Cops n Roberts1995 · as Herself
• Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul1993 · as Self
• Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II1991 · as Self
• There Were Times, Dear1987 · as Susanne Millard
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• It's Ho-Ho Hope's Jolly Christmas Hour1984 · as Self
• Betsy1984
• Tank1984 · as LaDonna
• All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra1983 · as Self
• The Adventures of Pollyanna1982 · as Aunt Polly Harrington
• Inmates: A Love Story1981 · as E.F. Crown
• The Children of An Lac1980 · as Betty Tisdale
• Visions of Christmas Past1979 · as Shirley Miller
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure1979 · as Nurse Gina Rowe
• A Last Cry for Help1979 · as Joan Muir
• Who'll Save Our Children?1978 · as Sarah Laver
• Mickey's 501978 · as Self
• Evening in Byzantium1978 · as Constance Dobson
• A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons1977
• Yesterday's Child1977 · as Laura Talbot
• The Lives of Jenny Dolan1975 · as Jenny Dolan
• Winner Take All1975 · as Eleanor Anderson
• The Family Nobody Wanted1975 · as Helen Doss
• The Girls of Huntington House1973 · as Anne Baldwin
• But I Don't Want to Get Married!1970 · as Evelyn Harris
• The Cheyenne Social Club1970 · as Jenny
• The Happy Ending1969 · as Flo Harrigan
• Silent Night, Lonely Night1969 · as Katherine Johnson
• El golfo1969 · as María O'Hara
• The Secret of My Success1965 · as Marigold Marado
• Fluffy1965 · as Janice Claridge
• Bedtime Story1964 · as Janet Walker
• Dark Purpose1964 · as Karen Williams
• A Ticklish Affair1963 · as Amy Martin
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1963 · as Elizabeth Marten
• The Music Man1962 · as Marian Paroo
• Two Rode Together1961 · as Marty Purcell
• Pepe1960 · as Suzie Murphy
• Elmer Gantry1960 · as Lulu Bains
• Bobbikins1959 · as Betty Barnaby
• Never Steal Anything Small1959 · as Linda Cabot
• April Love1957 · as Liz Templeton
• The Big Slide1956 · as May Marley
• Carousel1956 · as Julie Jordan
• Oklahoma!1955 · as Laurey Williams

All TV Shows (63)

• Over the Garden Wall2014 · as Beatrice's Mother / Additional Voices (voice)
• Over the Garden Wall2014 · as Beatrice's Mother (voice)
• Raising Hope2010 · as Burt's Mom
• Raising Hope2010 · as Christine
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Sophie
• Good Luck Charlie2010 · as Linda Duncan
• Victorious2010 · as Mona Patterson
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Cougar Town2009 · as Anne
• Ruby & The Rockits2009 · as Shirley Gallagher
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Grandma Shirley
• The Cleaner2008
• Monarch Cove2006 · as Grace Foster
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Felicity Bradshaw
• That '70s Show1998 · as Shirley Jones
• Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996 · as Lydia
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Celia
• Deadly Games1995 · as Shirley Ashborne/Evil Shirley
• Women of the House1995 · as Self
• Burke's Law1994 · as Barbara Manchester
• Burke's Law1994 · as Barbara Mansfield
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Melrose Place1992
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Kathleen Lane
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Ann Owens Arden
• Hotel1982 · as Claire Langley
• Shirley1979 · as Shirley Miller
• The Love Boat1977 · as Priscilla
• The Love Boat1977 · as Priscilla Moore
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Presenter
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts1973 · as Self
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Ellyn Mandrake
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• The Partridge Family1970 · as Shirley Renfrew Partridge
• The Jim Nabors Hour1969
• This Is Tom Jones1969 · as Self
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour1969 · as Self
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Jackie Harding
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• The Danny Thomas Hour1967 · as Peggy Ruby
• The Danny Kaye Show1963 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self
• The Bell Telephone Hour1959 · as Self - Hostess
• DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Gretchen Van Damm
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Aunt Polly Harrington
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Self
• The George Gobel Show1954 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Self
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Judith Traherne
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade1948 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter