Monday, May 24, 2010

AS SEEN ON TV: ANNETTE FUNICELLO

So, 'Lost' is finally over - at least for the East Coast and the Central Time Zone. So who better to feature in the "As Seen On TV" showcase?

ANNETTE FUNICELLO

AS SEEN IN:
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story"

AS PLAYED BY:
Eva La Rue

From Wikipedia:
Annette Joanne Funicello (born October 22, 1942) is an American singer and actress. She was Walt Disney's most popular cast member of The Mickey Mouse Club, and went on to appear in a series of beach party films.


Her TV work:

Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959)

Zorro (as Anita Cabrillo in Season 2)

The Danny Thomas Show (cast member in 1959)

Walt Disney anthology television series (in 1961 as Constancia in the second hour-long Zorro episode, "The Postponed Wedding," on the Disney anthology series, during the hiatus of Zorro due to a legal dispute with ABC)

The Horsemasters (1961)

Escapade in Florence (1962)

"Rosetta", The Greatest Show on Earth (1964)

Easy Does It... Starring Frankie Avalon (1976)

Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around (1978) (unsold pilot)

The Mouseketeer Reunion (November 23, 1980)

Lots of Luck (1985; made-for-TV movie)

Growing Pains episode "The Seavers and the Cleavers" (guest star, 1985)

Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (guest star, 1988)

Full House episode "Joey Goes Hollywood" (guest star with Frankie Avalon, March 29, 1991)

A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995; made-for-TV movie)


BCnU!

2 comments:

Ray O'Moonshine said...

Wonder how similar the 78 pilot was to the Back to the Beach movie...

Vince J. Smith said...

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart makes was the greatest. The girl playing Annette was fantastic.

Vince Smith