Annette Funicello
Actor, TV Actor
1942 – 2013
Who was Annette Funicello?
Annette Joanne Funicello was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular "Mouseketeers" on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio," "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s.
In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She died of complications from the disease on April 8, 2013.
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1942
Utica - Also known as
- Annette Joanne Funicello
- Annette
- Mouseketeer
- Annie
- Dolly
- 'Annette'
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Jack Gilardi
(1965/01/09 - 1981) - Glen Holt
(1986/05/03 - 2013/04/08)
- Jack Gilardi
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Utica
- Died
- Apr 8, 2013
Bakersfield
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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