Annette Funicello became America’s sweetheart when she joined “The Mickey Mouse Club” in 1955. She was 12. She charmed fans with her sweet, sunny personality on screen, but her cast mates insist she ...

Sound stage No. 1 was dedicated as the Annette Funicello Stage. It's the place where Funicello became a child TV star on Disney's "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s. During her days with Disney, ...

Today we know all too much about former Mickey Mouse Club stars like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling, but the original Mousekeeter turned teen star was Annette ...

"I am the girl next door. And I'm not moving." Annette Funicello made that declaration in 1965, in the curiously titled film "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini." Playing beach girl Didi in the film, ...

Annette Funicello, who won America's heart as a 12-year-old in Mickey Mouse ears, captivated adolescent baby boomers in slightly spicy beach movies and later championed people with multiple sclerosis, ...

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In celebration of Women’s History Month, State Senator Joseph Griffo announced that Utica-born actress Annette Funicello has been recognized by the New York State Senate as a Historic Woman of ...

Annette Funicello, who died Monday at age 70, will be forever remembered as the child performer from the “Mickey Mouse Club.” And it was on this program, which aired in its original incarnation from ...

Handpicked by Walt Disney to be one of the original Mouseketeers, Annette Funicello was America's girl next door. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about Mickey Mouse ears and why she went public with ...

The wholesome actress starred on Disney's 'Mickey Mouse Club' and in several 1960s beach movies with Frankie Avalon. By Duane Byrge Annette Funicello, the wide-eyed child star of TV’s The Mickey Mouse ...