Named after child star Shirley Temple, Shirley Jones started singing at the age of six. She started formal training at the age of 12 and would dream of singing with her idol, Gordon MacRae. Upon graduating from high school, Shirley went to New York to audition for the casting director of Rodgers & Hammerstein.
生于纽约布朗克斯。早期在戏剧公会学习戏剧,16岁时到华盛顿首次登台演出。1929年走上银幕,在《无头案》中出演角色。次年进入派拉蒙,相继出演了《美利坚惨史》、《十字街头》、《街头惨案》、《蝴蝶夫人》等较受欢迎的影片。40年代初始主要活跃于戏剧舞台50年代仅演出《血洒周末》等三部影片后即退出影坛,专职于舞台演出。