Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and actress who portrayed Olympic gold medal sprinter Wilma Rudolph in the 1977 television movie “Wilma,” died Tuesday. She was 74. Finney died after an ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Helen Long recently served in a leadership role in the Clarksville viewing of the 1977 TV movie, “Wilma,” about fellow Clarksvillian, Burt High School classmate, and Olympic ...
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Certain names in the sports world are recognized instantly and command respect. Wilma Rudolph is one of them. She is known not only for her accomplishments in track and field ...
Olympic champion and Tennessee treasure Wilma Rudolph was on hand as the NBC’s made-for-television movie began filming at St. Cecelia Academy in Nashville July 18. Actress Shirley Jo Finney plays the ...
Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and the star of Wilma (1977), has died. She was 74. The Fountain Theatre announced Finney’s October 10 death on social media writing in an Instagram post, “With ...