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Shirley Jones is an American actress born on March 31, 1934. She gained fame for her roles in classic movie musicals such as Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man. Jones' beautiful singing voice and natural acting ability made her a star in Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Elmer Gantry. Jones has also had a successful television career, starring in the sitcom The Partridge Family. Her contributions to film and television have earned her recognition as one of the great musical actresses of her era.
"The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it's not reality, but who cares? There's too much reality these days."
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"The musicals had a good, happy feeling, saying that the world is a better place. They say it's not reality, but who cares? There's too much reality these days."

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"After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise."
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"After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise."

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"It's great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don't always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits."
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"It's great to see that celebrities can be just like us - that they too have their highs and lows, that they don't always wake up looking their best, that they have bad habits and annoying traits."

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"I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music."
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"I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music."

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"I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name."
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"I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody knew my name."

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"We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship."
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"We assume that celebrities have it easy and so love to watch them having to endure a bit of hardship."

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"I wanted some family structure and stability, and that's what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids."
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"I wanted some family structure and stability, and that's what The Partridge Family afforded me, not only financially but in the fact that I could be at home with my kids."

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"I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time."
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"I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time."

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