Born in Charleroi, Pa., on March 31, 1934, Shirley Jones trained at the renowned Pittsburgh Playhouse and appeared with Pittsburgh's Civic Light Opera Company before songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II cast her in the Broadway musical "Me and Juliet."She made her film debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1955 musical Oklahoma!, then won an Oscar for her portrayal of a cynical prostitute in 1960's Elmer Gantry. Other notable films include Carousel, April Love, The Music Man, The Courtship of Eddie's Father and The Cheyenne Social Club.
In 1970, Jones began a four-year run on the musical sitcom "The Partridge Family," playing the mother of a singing family and starring with her real-life stepson, David Cassidy. She continues to perform in concert and act on television and in film, earning an Emmy nod for her 2005 performance in the TV movie Hidden Places.
The Music ManIt doesn't get any better than this slice of Midwestern Americana: Charming con man Harold Hill (Robert Preston) wants to steal River City citizens' money with a "boys' band" scam, but finds it hard to skip town when lovely librarian Marian Paroo (Shirley Jones) steals his heart. Composer Meredith... Read More
Hidden PlacesThis inspirational Depression-era drama from the Hallmark Channel stars Sydney Penny as Eliza, a recently widowed mother of two struggling to keep the family orchard afloat. But when her father-in-law dies and the mortgage comes due, all seems lost. Luckily, help arrives in the unlikely form of a... Read More
CarouselNot your typical 1950s musical, this often overlooked Rodgers and Hammerstein classic takes an abusive husband and gives him one last chance to make things right with his wife and newborn daughter. Gordon MacRae stars as Billy, a lowlife carny barker, and Shirley Jones plays his wife, Julie, an... Read More
The Partridge FamilyShirley Jones stars in this 1970s sitcom as Shirley Partridge, a singing single mom who piles kids Keith (David Cassidy), Laurie (Susan Dey), Danny (Danny Bonaduce) and the rest of her musical brood aboard a groovy tour bus and hits the road, sharing a pop-music message to "C'mon, Get Happy." Dave... Read More
TankAfter relocating his family -- and his prized restored Sherman tank -- to a small Georgia town, military man Zack (James Garner) butts heads with the local sheriff and decides to wage a little war of his own. Zack doesn't agree with the ways of the local police, and when the sheriff goes after... Read More
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Grandma's Boy (2006) | UR | |
Hidden Places (2006) | NR | |
Raising Genius (2004) | NR | |
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Manna from Heaven (2001) | PG | |
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Ping! (2000) | PG | |
Gideon (1999) | NR | |
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Tank (1984) | PG | |
The Children of an Lac (1980) | NR | |
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A Ticklish Affair (1963) | NR | |
The Music Man (1962) | G | |
Elmer Gantry (1960) | NR | |
April Love (1957) | NR | |
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