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Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock.

Annette Funicello

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Annette Funicello
Age: 70 †
Born: 1942
Born: October 22
Died: 2013
Died: April 8
Actor
Actress
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Film Actor
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Television Actor
Utica
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Annette Joanne Funicello
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