Shelley Smith, supermodel-turned-actor known for ‘The Associates’ and game shows, dead at 70
nypost.coman emotional Maguire said as he held back tears. “Life is so short. Make every second count and fill every second with love.”Smith was born Oct.
25, 1952, in Princeton, New Jersey, and graduated from Connecticut College. She launched her career as a model in the early 1970s, landing the cover of Harper’s Bazaar and getting features in Vogue, Mademoiselle and Glamour magazine, according to Variety.
She made her small-screen debut in 1979 as a quick-witted Wall Street law clerk on the short-lived TV sitcom “The Associates” with Short, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Alley Mills.The blonde 5’9” actress starred as Capt.
Carolyn Engel in NBC’s 1983 military drama “For Love and Honor,” alongside Keenen Ivory Wayans and Yaphet Kotto. She made several guest appearances on a number of other shows, like “The Love Boat” and “Murder She Wrote.”Smith was also a familiar face on a slew of celebrity game shows over the years, including “Super Password,” “Body Language” and Dick Clark’s “$10,000 Pyramid.”Later in life, she became an outspoken advocate for women struggling with fertility issues.Smith founded The Egg Donor Program in 1991 after having twins, Nicky and Miranda, through in vitro fertilization after battling her own fertility issues.
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