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Annette Funicello
Age
70
Birthday
Oct. 22nd, 1942
Born in
Utica, New York, USA
Height
5' 3"
Annette Funicello's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2007 - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project1989 - Troop Beverly Hills 1987 - Back to the Beach 1968 - Head 1965 - Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 1965 - Beach Blanket Bingo 1964 - Bikini Beach 1964 - Muscle Beach Party 1963 - Beach Party 1961 - Babes In Toyland 1959 - The Shaggy Dog |
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TRIVIA:
- In 1977, Annette played the Blue Fairy in Disneylands "Main Street Electrical Parade"
- Daughter of 'Joe Funicello (II)' (qv) and 'Virginia Funicello' (qv), mother of 'Gina Portman (II)' (qv), 'Jack Gilardi Jr.' (qv) and 'Jason Gilardi' (qv), mother-in-law of 'John Portman (II)' (qv).
- (November 1999) Underwent brain surgery to slow down the tremors which result from her MS. Is recovering at home.
- When she made the various beach pictures for American International Pictures (AIP), she was still technically under contract to Disney, doing the AIP films on a loan-out basis, something of which 'Walt Disney' (qv) always emphatically reminded her.
- Is portrayed by 'Eva La Rue' (qv) in _A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995) (TV)_ (qv).
- When she was cast in her first beach movie, 'Walt Disney' (qv) asked her to not wear a bikini and instead wear a one-piece swimsuit because she had an image to uphold. She agreed.
- When she began working for the Disney studio, she suggested to her employer that she change her Italian family name of Funicello to something more "American" as was often done in those days. 'Walt Disney' (qv) vehemently argued against this idea, saying that her own name was actually an asset because it was so unique that no one who heard it would ever be able to forget it and convinced the young actress to retain it.
- Her favorite TV series was _"Zorro" (1957)_ (qv). For her birthday one year, 'Walt Disney' (qv) (who knew she was a fan of the show) arranged to have her guest star on one episode.
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