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.

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).