Looks like my impatience over the lack of casting information was rewarded (?) within hours of my late-night post on Thurs/Fri.
Maybe I just have DS on the brain but she bears a resemblance to Lara Parker. I hope she colors her hair brown. Trying to keep an open mind until I see the new show.
Maria, it's not just you. I immediately thought of Lara Parker with my first glance of the first photo of Ms. Shelton posted in this thread. That impression was reinforced with the second photo posted.
I really don't see any resemblance to Nancy Barrett. Like Ms. Parker, the young actress has very large eyes, rather a cute-little-button nose, and a full mouth and lips similarly shaped. This reminds me of a book I read once on beauty that described what is generally deemed universally beautiful in a woman's face, and the attributes included slightly babyish, childlike quality of features (the large eyes, etc.), such as Marilyn Monroe epitomized.
Also worth noting is the mention of the replacement director for the pilot episode. What fantastic news that a director of this stature will be onboard to get the new series off and running. I've wanted to see the new Peter Pan, and although I haven't, I was impressed with the qualities I saw in an extended preview of it, especially the vivid visual, magical look of the new film, and also the sensual quality of Wendy's awakening and the pagan underpinnings of "the Pan" ... it looked like a layer of sophistication beneath the surface of the timeless children's story.