She was an actress first.

Disneyland is gearing up for its 60th anniversary celebrations by auctioning off an estimated $1 million worth of rare and vintage memorabilia from the park's early days. From the first-ever Mickey ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of ...

Nancy Sinatra honored her late friend, Annette Funicello, on what would have been her 83rd birthday more than 12 years after the former Mickey Mouse Club star’s death. On October 22, the singer and ...

Here are 9 fascinating facts about entertainer Annette Funicello, from her discovery by Walt Disney to her death from complications of multiple sclerosis. 1. Funicello was just 12 years old when Walt ...

It’s a sad day in the mouse house. Disney darling Annette Funicello died on Monday at the age of 70 from compilations of multiple sclerosis. Her family confirmed her death to Extra and said they were ...

Actress Annette Funicello, long-time Disney and Beach Party star, passed away on Monday April 8 at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, at the age of 70. She died peacefully from complications ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Annette Funicello, whose girl-next-door beauty never faded for millions of American baby boomers who met her as a Mouseketeer in the 1950s, idolized her through her beach movies of the 1960s and ...

Annette Funicello, who was part of the original cast of the 1950's Disney television program, The Mickey Mouse Club, died Monday. She was 70 and had had multiple sclerosis for decades. Funicello also ...