SHIRLEY JONES | 85

At the age of six years old, Shirley Jones had already made her first step into singing. She started out at the Methodist Church choir and eventually enrolled with Ralph Lewando for voice lessons. When Jones was still in high school at South Huntingdon High School in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania she also joined school plays.

Her six decades of experience in the show business is no small feat, and that is what Shirley has achieved as an American singer and actress. She starred in musical films such as Oklahoma, Carousel, and The Music Man. She later played the lead role as Shirley Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family, which also featured her real-life stepson, David Cassidy. The Academy Award winner is, by all means, a rich woman as a result of her hit songs and lead acting roles. Her advisor must have helped her hone her money management skills seeing as she has never filed for bankruptcy or needed financial help throughout the years.