Darlene Gillespie
Biography
Darlene Gillespie is a Canadian-American former child actress, most remembered as a singer and dancer on the original The Mickey Mouse Club television series from 1955 to 1959. After her career in entertainment ended, she became a nurse.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 1961, 16 episodes • as Self
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
Drama Series - 1955, 16 episodes • as Self
A variety show featuring a cast of child performers.
Drama Series - 1957, 16 episodes • as Darlene
The boys (and girls) are back for another summer of ranch life.
Drama Series - 1956, 16 episodes • as Corky Brady
Mickey Mouse Club serial starring Mouseketeer Darlene Gillespie.
Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as Dorothy Gale
Walt Disney's unfinished adaptation of L Frank Baum's Oz series, previewed on the Fourth Anniversary Show of The Magical World of Disney.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)
"M-I-C-K-E-Y--M-O-U-S-E." Before the theme song's memorable spelling became an audio icon, before the series even aired, the Mickey Mouse Club was the most anticipated children's programming ever. This volume features the five episodes of week one of the black-and-white series that launched a television revolution.