Annette Funicello (1942-2013) was an American actress and singer who was most famous for being one of the original “Mousketeers” in the Mickey Mouse Club. Annette was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and went public with her diagnosis in 1992. The following year, Annette founded the Annette Funicello Fund for Neurological Disorders at the California Community Foundation to help fund research and raise awareness of multiple sclerosis.
