Shelley Smith (actress)

Shelley Smith (October 25, 1952 – August 8, 2023) was an American fashion model and actress who later became a marriage-and-fertility specialist.

Born(1952-10-25)October 25, 1952

Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

DiedAugust 8, 2023(2023-08-08) (aged 70)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

AlmamaterAntioch University

OccupationActress

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Shelley Smith
Born	(1952-10-25)October 25, 1952 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	August 8, 2023(2023-08-08) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Antioch University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1979–1991
Spouse(s)	Reid Nathan (m. 19??; div. ??) Michael Maguire ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3

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Smith was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Connecticut College. She first came to prominence as a fashion model, appearing in such magazines as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour and Mademoiselle.^[1] She then became an actress, primarily on television, working throughout the 1980s. She was in the main casts of two short-lived series, The Associates (9 episodes aired) and For Love and Honor (13 episodes), but mostly made guest appearances on episodes of series such as Murder, She Wrote; The Love Boat; and celebrity game shows in the 1980s, including Super Password, Pyramid, and Body Language.^[2]

Smith retired from acting and obtained a master's degree in psychology from Antioch University.

In 1989, she and her then husband, Reid Nathan,^[3] had a son together, Justin, who died three days after his birth.^[4] In 1991, she founded the Egg Donor Program, now known as Hatch Fertility, to help infertile couples.^[5] Using donor eggs, Smith and Nathan attempted births through surrogacy, resulting in the 1995 birth of twins, son Nicholas and daughter Miranda.^[4] After her divorce from Nathan, Smith married actor Michael Maguire.^[6]