Shirley Jones: Biography, Facts and Career
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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.
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- Full name: Shirley Jones
- Born: 1934-03-31
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q230218
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Who is Shirley Jones?
Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer.
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Shirley Jones is United States.
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Shirley Jones was born on 1934-03-31.
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