Annette Funicello Quotes

United States, Actress
October 22, 1942 – April, 8, 2013.

Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) 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.

Also known as Singer

To some, the '50s were a decade marked by the banal, the predictable.

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Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters.

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Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing.

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- Experience
- Today
- Black
Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

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- Mother
In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down.

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- Men
- Women
- Why
MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive.

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I always considered myself a dancer before anything else.

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Dick Clark really didn't make rock 'n roll safe for America, as many people think.

Annette Funicello
- People
- America
- Rock

Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

Annette Funicello
- Learning