Shelley Smith (actress)

Shelley Smith
Born(1952-10-25)October 25, 1952
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 8, 2023(2023-08-08) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materAntioch University
OccupationActress
Years active1979–1991
Spouse(s)Reid Nathan
(m. 19??; div. ??)
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(m. 2005)​
Children3

Shelley Smith (October 25, 1952 – August 8, 2023) was an American fashion model and actress. She first came to prominence as a fashion model, appearing on many magazine covers in the 1970s and early 1980s.[1] She then became an actress, primarily on television, working throughout the 1980s. She was in the main casts of two short-lived series, The Associates (9 episodes aired) and For Love and Honor (13 episodes), but mostly made guest appearances on episodes of series such as Murder, She Wrote; The Love Boat; and celebrity game shows in the 1980s, including Super Password, Pyramid, and Body Language.[2]

Smith retired from acting and obtained a master's degree in psychology from Antioch University.

In 1989, she and her then husband, Reid Nathan,[3] had a son together, Justin, who died three days after his birth.[4] In 1991, she founded the Egg Donor Program, now known as Hatch Fertility, to help infertile couples.[5] Using donor eggs, Smith and Nathan attempted births through surrogacy, resulting in the 1995 birth of twins, son Nicholas and daughter Miranda.[4] After her divorce from Nathan, Smith married actor Michael Maguire.[6]

Smith suffered a cardiac arrest on August 5, 2023. She died in Los Angeles on August 8, at the age of 70.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Class Reunion a/ka National Lampoon's Class Reunion Meredith Modess Feature film
1990 Fatal Charm Kathy Crowley Direct-to-video film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Mirror, Mirror Nola McGuire TV movie
1979-1980 The Associates Sara James Series regular (13 episodes; 4 unaired)
1980 Swan Song Sheila TV movie
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe Phyllis Lassiter Episode: "Savage Says, 'The Most Dangerous Bird Is the Jailbird"
The Stockard Channing Show Holly Sheperd Episode: "Exclusive: Love Finds Brad Gabriel"
Angie Dr. Walker Episode: "Angie and the Doctor"
The Love Boat Gwen Hutchins Episode: "Sergeant Bull/Friends and Lovers/Miss Mother"
Hart to Hart Marina Belson Episode: "Downhill to Death"
The Night the City Screamed Dr. Agretti TV movie
1981 This House Possessed Tanya TV movie
The Phoenix Noel Marshall Episode: "The Phoenix" (this pilot aired in 1981 as a TV movie but is considered as the first episode of the series which premiered one year later)
Scruples Billy Ikehorn TV movie (unsold pilot based on the highly successful 3-part 1980 miniseries)
Fantasy Island Pamela Archer Episode: "Loving Strangers/Something Borrowed, Something Blue"
1982 Fantasy Island Miss Harbinger Episode: "A Very Strange Affair/The Sailor"
1983 Hart to Hart Susy Jensen Episode: "Pounding Harts"
Tales of the Gold Monkey Sabrina Doppler Episode: "High Stakes Lady"
Simon & Simon Eleanor Swayze / Eleanor 'Ellie' Swanson Episode: "The Secret of the Chrome Eagle"
1983-1984 For Love and Honor Captain Carolyn Engel Series regular (13 episodes)
1984 Fantasy Island Lynn Episode: "Lady of the House/Mrs. Brandell's Favorites"
The Fantastic World of D. C. Collins Ann Harris TV movie
Hotel Dorothy Mintzer Episode: "Vantage Point"
Cover Up Kristi Collins Episode: "The Million Dollar Face"
1986 Lady Blue Tish Stahlman Episode: "Scorpio's Sting"
Simon & Simon Adrianna Episode: "Full Moon Blues"
Elaine Bishop Episode: "Treasure"
The Love Boat Phyllis Townsend Episode: "Picture Me a Spy/Daredevil/Sleeper"
Magnum, P.I. Peggy Armbruster Episode: "All Thieves on Deck"
Diff'rent Strokes Summer Hartwig Episode: "Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown"
Mike Hammer Katie Wilkins Episode: "Golden Lady"
1987 Hunter Stella Graham Episode: "Down and Under"
Webster Georgette Walters Episode: "The Talk Show"
Murder, She Wrote Alison Hampton Episode: "When Thieves Fall Out"
1988 Simon & Simon Katherine Buckman Episode: "Something Special"
Magnum, P.I. Melissa Wainwright Episode: "A Girl Named Sue"
1989 Dragnet Marsha Episode: "Automated Muggings"
1991 Murder, She Wrote Katherine McSorley Episode: "A Killing in Vegas"

References

  1. ^ "Shelley Smith · Magazines". famousfix.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Teti, John; Adams, Erik; Eakin, Marah (June 16, 2014). "Bonus round stars: 9 celebrities who found their greatest fame on game shows". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Knaff, Devorah L. (July 10, 1994). "Inner Beauty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Noriyuki, Duane (May 9, 1995). "Four New Lives--at Last : Families: Despite years of infertility, tragedy and sorrow, Shelley Smith and Reid Nathan kept the faith. The big payoff? Twins Nicholas and Miranda". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Egg Donor Program". EggDonation.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Barnes, Mike (August 12, 2023). "Shelley Smith, Super Model Turned Actress, Dies at 70". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2023.


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