Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello
Annette Joanne Funicellowas an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio," "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth22 October 1942
CityUtica, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.
I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was something other than a kind, caring man.
I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.
MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.
Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.
As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family.
Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.
In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down
Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film
I was not prepared to live as a single parent.
I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.
At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes had TVs.
Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes.
The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.