Born on April 7, 1943, in Monterey Park, California, Roberta Jymme Schourup quickly ... hired her as a snooty dating nemesis for Annette Funicello in a couple of the star's showcases.

By Duane Byrge Annette Funicello, the wide-eyed child star of TV’s The Mickey Mouse Club who became a pop-culture icon with her series of frolicking beach-movie roles opposite Frankie Avalon in ...

Gina Gilardi Bleifer still has fond memories of her mother Annette Funicello. The legendary Disney Mouseketeer passed away in 2013 from complications due to multiple sclerosis, a disease she ...

Annette Funicello — who won American hearts as a 12-year-old in Mickey Mouse ears, captivated baby boomers with slightly spicy beach movies and later championed people with multiple sclerosis ...

I did, and I never regretted it.” — Annette Funicello recalling the advice from original mentor Walt Disney, reports AP, when she graduated from the “Mickey Mouse Club” to the beach movies.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Singer and actress Annette Funicello has died at the age of 70, CBS2 confirmed Monday. The former "Mickey Mouse Club" star was also a pop singer and acted in movies ...