Shirley Jones

Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. With a career spanning over six decades, she is known for her roles in classic musical films such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). Jones received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of a vengeful prostitute in Elmer Gantry (1960). She also achieved fame on the small screen as Shirley Partridge, the widowed mother of five children, in the musical sitcom The Partridge Family (1970–1974). Born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Methodist parents, Jones has Welsh heritage and was named after child star Shirley Temple.