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Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an Italian-American actress and singer.Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve.She rose to prominence as one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club.As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio", "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s. In 1992, Funicello announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.She died of complications from the disease on April 8, 2013.
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