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

In her six decades of show business Shirley Jones has starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films such as Oklahoma! (1955) Carousel (1956) and The Music Man (1962). She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960).