Shelley Hack
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Born | Shelley Marie Hack July 6, 1947 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Years active | 1975–present |
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Children | 1 |
Shelley Marie Hack (born July 6, 1947
Early life
Hack was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on July 6, 1947,[1] the eldest of six children. Her father was a Wall Street financial analyst, and her mother was a former Conover model. She graduated from Greenwich Academy and Smith College, where she spent her junior year studying archeology at the University of Sydney.[2]
Career
Hack began her career as a teen fashion model; her first job was the cover of Glamour magazine. Later she became the face of Revlon's "Charlie" perfume from the mid-1970s until the early 1980s. Life proclaimed her one of the "million-dollar faces" in the beauty industry able to negotiate previously unheard-of lucrative and exclusive deals with giant cosmetics companies, were instantly recognizable, and whose names became known to the general public. Hack ranked among a handful of 1970s "supermodels".[3]
Hack's feature-film debut was a bit part in
Hack thereafter played a variety of starring and supporting roles. She starred with
In 1984, Hack was hired to replace Paula Kelly and portray new public defender Christine Sullivan - who was going to be romantically involved with Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson} - on the sitcom Night Court, But when the series started shooting, Hack and producer Reinhold Weege realized there was a problem. "What happened was the role was changed, Instead of being a funny lady, as she was in the reading, they had changed her into a straight woman. It wasn't working, The concept just didn't work and that's what I told them...what's the point if it's not working?" Hack and the producer mutually and amicably agreed she would not continue with the series. Ellen Foley was brought in for season two as a new character, public defender Billie Young. In season three Markie Post was hired to portray Christine Sullivan.
In 1987, Hack, a former smoker, was named the national chairperson for the National Lung Association's and American Medical Association's campaign to educate young women on the dangers of cigarette smoking.[citation needed]
Hack completed a master's degree in business administration from New York Institute of Technology[8] and shortly afterwards (unofficially) retired from acting.
In October 2000, appearing as herself, Hack returned to the Charlie's Angels Townsend Agency office as a guest host on
Hack and her husband Harry Winer are co-presidents of the production company Smash Media, which develops and produces content for motion pictures, television and new media.[8]
Political activism
Shelley Hack became a voting registration and polling station supervisor in the 1997 elections in
Personal life
Hack has been married to Harry Winer since 1990. The couple have one child, daughter Devon Rose Winer (b. 1990).[14][15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Annie Hall | Street Stranger | |
1978 | If Ever I See You Again | Jennifer Corly | |
1979 | Time After Time | Docent | Narrator |
1983 | The King of Comedy | Cathy Long | |
1986 | Troll | Anne Potter | |
1987 | The Stepfather | Susan Maine | |
1991 | Blind Fear | Erika | |
1992 | The Finishing Touch | Hannah | |
Me Myself & I | Jennifer | ||
1996 | House Arrest | Dr. Erica Gilliland, Ph.D. | Uncredited |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Married: The First Year | Linda | Episode: "An Old Friend" |
Death Car on the Freeway | Janette Clausen | Television film | |
1979–1980 | Charlie's Angels | Tiffany Welles | Main role, 26 episodes |
1980 | The Love Boat | Carol Ketay | Segment: "Dumb Luck" |
1981 | HBO Standing Room Only (SRO) | Mary | Episode: "Vanities" |
1982 | The American Sportsman | Herself | Episode dated July 4, 1982 |
1983 | Cutter to Houston | Dr. Beth Gilbert | 9 episodes |
Found Money (aka My Secret Angel) | Leslie | TV movie | |
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer | Logan Gay | ||
Close Ties | Anna | ||
1984 | Single Bars, Single Women | Frankie | |
1985 | Kicks (aka Destination Alcatraz) | Maggie Pierson | Television film |
1986–1987 | Jack and Mike | Jackie Shea | 16 episodes |
1988 | Celebrity Chefs | Herself | Guest |
1989 | Bridesmaids | Kimberly | TV movie |
1990 | Frederick Forsyth Presents | Monica Browne | Episode: "A Casualty of War" |
1992 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Nan Horvat | TV movie |
1993 | seaQuest DSV | Capt. Marilyn Stark | Pilot/Episode: "To Be or Not to Be" |
Not in My Family | Becky Worth | TV movie | |
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives | Abby Walters-Morrison | ||
1994 | L.A. Law | Lynn Barnett | Episode: "Whose San Andreas Fault is it, Anyway?" |
Tales from the Crypt | Janet McKay | Episode: "The Assassin" | |
1995 | Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (aka Freefall: Flight 174) | Lynn Brown | TV movie |
1996 | Frequent Flyer | JoBeth Rawlings | TV movie |
1997 | Diagnosis Murder
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Dr. Elaine Denell | Episode: "Looks Can Kill" |
TheraCel (Skin Care) | Herself | Infomercial | |
2000 | Biography
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5 Episodes: "Hello Angels Week" | |
Time and Again (TV series): Charlie's Angels
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Retrospective | ||
2002 | TV Tales: Charlie's Angels | Documentary | |
2008 | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Episode: "Classic Americana" | |
Whatever Happened To...? | Episode: "Alpha Females" | ||
2017 | The Real Mad Men of Advertising | Episode: The 1970s |
Stage
Year | Title | Role |
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1981 | Vanities | Mary |
1982 | Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn |
1983 | Close Ties | Anna |
1989 | Tamara | Luisa Baccara |
Discography/Audio book
Year | Title | Role |
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1981 | The First Family Rides Again | A voice on the phone |
1993 | The Big Book for Our Planet | Narrator |
1993 | Lord of Hawkfell Island (Viking Era, Book 2) | Narrator |
Home video
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | The Celebrity Guide to Wine | Herself |
1993 | The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining | Herself |
Production
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Lucky Christmas | Producer | Television film |
2015 | Perfect Match | Producer | Television film |
2016 | Summer of Dreams | Producer | Television film |
2017 | Christmas in Evergreen | Producer | Television film |
2017 | A Bramble House Christmas | Producer | Television film |
2018 | Falling for You | Producer | Television film |
References
- ^ ProQuest 24939531.
- ^ a b Smilgis, Martha (September 24, 1979). "Charlie's Latest Angel". People. 12. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Best–Selling Beauties, Life October 1981, page 120
- ^ Gidlow, Steve (January 30, 2018). ""Charlie's Angels" Star Shelley Hack Finds Heaven at Hallmark". MediaVillage. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ Jackovich, Karen G.; Smilgis, Martha (March 10, 1980). "Caught in the Nielsen Wars, Charlie's Latest Pearly Angel, Shelley Hack, Gets the Gate". People. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Charlie's Angels". TV Tales. Primary Fusion Productions. E!. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "The Lord of Hawkfell Island". AudioFile. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Smash Media. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ a b "Oprah show – Charlie Girl Shelley Hack". Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
- YouTube
- ^ RealVideo format of Charlie TV commercial
- ^ "Oprah show - Charlie Girl Shelley Hack". Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
- The Daily Voice. July 6, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Harry Winer - Director [ABOUT]". Archived from the original on March 3, 2009.
- ^ "Harry Winer – Associate Arts Professor". NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
External links
- Shelley Hack at IMDb
- Shelley Hack at AllMovie
- Shelley Hack at Rotten Tomatoes