Annette Funicello

Annette Joanne Funicello was an American actress and singer, who played Allison D'Allessio in The Shaggy Dog, Jennifer in The Misadventures of Merlin Jones and The Monkey's Uncle, and Mary Contrary in Babes in Toyland. She also played Anita Cabrillo in Zorro, hosted two episodes of The Mouse Factory ("Mickey Mouse" and "Penguins"), and was one of the original Mouseketeers in the Mickey Mouse Club. She sang several songs written by the Sherman Brothers and released under the Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels, such as "Tall Paul", "Pineapple Princess", "How Will I Know My Love", and "Don't Jump to Conclusions".
In the holding area for Muppet*Vision 3D, one of the many pun-inspired props is "a net full of Jello."
On April 8, 2013, she died of complications from multiple sclerosis.
Out of respect to her contributions to Disney history (and in reference to her non-Disney "Beach Party" films of the 1960s with Frankie Avalon), the 2013 Disney Channel Original Movie Teen Beach Movie was dedicated to her memory.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Role(s)
1955-1959	The Mickey Mouse Club 	HerselfAnnette McCloud
1955-1990	The Magical World of Disney 	Herself: "The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland""The Fourth Anniversary Show""The Title Makers/Nature's Half Acre""Backstage Party""Disneyland After Dark""The Golden Horseshoe Revue""Holiday Time at Disneyland""The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show""Mickey's 50""Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary""The Mouseketeer Reunion""Mickey's 60th Birthday""Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration"
1959 	Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law 	Chiquita Bernal
1959 	The Shaggy Dog 	Allison D'Allessio
1959-1961	Zorro 	Anita CabrilloConstancia de la Torre
1961 	The Horsemasters 	Dinah Wilcox
1961 	The Parent Trap 	Performer: "The Parent Trap""Let's Get Together"
1961 	Babes in Toyland 	Mary Contrary
1962 	Escapade in Florence 	Annette Aliotto
1964 	The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 	JenniferPerformer: "Merlin Jones"
1965 	The Monkey's Uncle 	JenniferPerformer: "The Monkey's Uncle"
1972-1973	The Mouse Factory 	Herself
1973 	Walt Disney: A Golden Anniversary Salute 	Herself
1974 	Herbie Day at Disneyland 	Herself
1977 	The New Mickey Mouse Club 	Herself - Guest
1985 	Lots of Luck 	Julie Maris
1985 	"Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration"	Herself
1985 	Disney Family Album 	Herself
1990 	The All-New Mickey Mouse Club 	Herself - Guest
1995 	The Mickey Mouse Club Story 	Herself - Interviewee
==Roles==
Annette funicello mickey mouse club color.jpg|Herself(The Mickey Mouse Club)
Anita Cabrillo.jpg|Anita Cabrillo(Zorro)
Allison_D'Allessio.jpg|Allison D'Allessio(The Shaggy Dog)
Mary Contrary.jpg|Mary Contrary(Babes in Toyland)
Jennifer.jpg|Jennifer(The Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The Monkey's Uncle)
Frank Maris Lots of Luck.webp|Julie Maris(Lots of Luck)
==Gallery==
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Annette Funicello in front of the Mickey Mouse Club's Clubhouse.jpg|Annette in front of the Mickey Mouse Club's Clubhouse
Mousekeeter Annette with Bandleader Mickey.jpg|Annette as a Mousekeeter with Bandleader Mickey
The Annette Funciello Stage as an honor to her Mickey Mouse Club role as a Mouseketeer and notable Disney film roles.jpg|The Annette Funciello Stage as an honor to her Mickey Mouse Club role as a Mouseketeer and notable Disney film roles
Doreen.jpg|Annette Funicello with Doreen Tracey
Bobby and Annette Funicello.jpg|Annette Funicello with fellow Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess
Wally boag and annette funicello in Mickey Mouse Club.jpg|Annette with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse guest actor Wally Boag
Dinah shore with mouseketters 1956.jpg|Dinah Shore with Sharon Baird, Doreen, Annette, Cubby O'Brien, Darlene Gillespie, and Karen Pendleton at a benefit in Spring of 1956.
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Annette Funicello, John Fraser, and Janet Munro.jpeg|Annette with John Fraser and Janet Munro (the cast of The Horsemasters)
Annette funicello at the 33rd Oscars.JPG|Shirley Temple presenting the Academy Juvenile Award for Hayley Mills' performance in Pollyanna. Annette accepts on Mills' behalf.
1963-disneyland-2.jpg|Annette in "Disneyland After Dark".
Mouseketeer Annette Funicello.JPG|Annette in The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show.
1980 roll call annette funicello.JPG|Annette in The Mouseketeer Reunion.
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Annette funicello mickey mouse club story.JPG|Annette in The Mickey Mouse Club Story.
Annette Funicello telling her story.JPG|Annette appearing in A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story.
Andrea Nemeth as young Annette Funicello.JPG|Andrea Nemeth as a young Annette in A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story.
Eva LaRue as Annette Funicello.JPG|Eva LaRue as Annette in A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story.
==Trivia==
*The Disney Village restaurant, Annette's Diner, is named in honor of her.
*Her life story is the main focus of the television film A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story, based her own autobiography.
==External links==
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*MMC Cast: Annette Funicello
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