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Shelley Fabares‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1944-01-19

Popularity

star10.9

Shelley Fabares

Santa Monica, California, USA

Shelley Fabares

Santa Monica, California, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1944-01-19

Popularity

star10.9

Biography

Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (/fæˈbreɪ/; born January 19, 1944) is a retired American actress and singer. She is best known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach (1989–1997), the latter of which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. Her film roles include playing the leading lady to Elvis Presley in Girl Happy, Spinout, and Clambake. As the niece of singer/comedienne Nanette Fabray, she was indoctrinated early into the show biz life. Tap dancing from age three, she also modeled during her elementary school years and began appearing on such TV shows as Captain Midnight (1954) and Annie Oakley (1954) (the latter a recurring role). At age 12, she made her professional film debut in the Rock Hudson/Cornell Borchers tearjerker Never Say Goodbye (1956) as Hudson's daughter, and went on to play kid sister roles in the rock 'n' roll-themed Rock, Pretty Baby! (1956) and its sequel Summer Love (1957) both starring John Saxon. Teen-idol status came with her coming-of-age role as the ever-wholesome daughter "Mary Stone" on The Donna Reed Show (1958), a part she played for five seasons before embarking on a more grown-up film career. The character of "Mary Stone" was gently phased out of the show as her character "left for college". During its' run, she and TV "brother" Paul Petersen grew so popular that they sprinted to adjoining pop singing celebrity, although both admitted that their vocal talents were limited. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She left The Donna Reed Show in 1963 (she would return periodically until its end in 1966) to pursue other acting opportunities. This was followed by a second album, The Things We Did Last Summer, which included two hit songs "Johnny Loves Me" (no. 21) and "The Things We Did Last Summer" (no. 46). She released a third album, Teenage Triangle in 1963. She landed top femme parts in such fun-and-frolic fare as Ride the Wild Surf (1964), Hold On! (1966) in which she played the love interest of Peter Noone (of Herman's Hermits) and sings Make Me Happy, as well as three of Elvis Presley's less-acclaimed films of the later 1960s: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967). She then played the love interest of a young Hank Williams Jr. in A Time to Sing (1968). She had support roles in television films like Brian's Song (1971) (playing Brian Piccolo's wife with James Caan as Brian), and Two for the Money (1972). Her performance in Brian's Song earned her a Golden Globe nomination. For her work, she was nominated twice for a Primetime Emmy Award and, in 1994, she was honored by the Young Artist Foundation with its Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award for her role as Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show. From 2004 to 2011 she produced the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Movie Credits

Clambake

Clambake‌
star5.9
calendar 1967

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit‌
star5.8
calendar 1987

Ride the Wild Surf

Ride the Wild Surf‌
star4.8
calendar 1964

Brian's Song

Brian's Song‌
star7.2
calendar 1971

Girl Happy

Girl Happy‌
star6.6
calendar 1965

Spinout

Spinout‌
star5.5
calendar 1966

The Great Mom Swap

The Great Mom Swap‌
star6.7
calendar 1995

Hold On!

Hold On!‌
star4.2
calendar 1966

Love or Money

Love or Money‌
star4.1
calendar 1990

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye‌
star6.6
calendar 1956

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

Friendships, Secrets and Lies‌
star4.8
calendar 1979

Sky Heist

Sky Heist‌
star4.9
calendar 1975

Rock, Pretty Baby

Rock, Pretty Baby‌
star3.0
calendar 1956

Deadly Relations

Deadly Relations‌
star4.3
calendar 1993

Summer Love

Summer Love‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

A Time to Sing

A Time to Sing‌
star0.0
calendar 1968

Your Studio and You

Your Studio and You‌
star6.8
calendar 1995

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story‌
star4.0
calendar 1995

Run Till You Fall

Run Till You Fall‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Operation Heartbeat

Operation Heartbeat‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed‌
star7.1
calendar 1956

Gridlock

Gridlock‌
star6.0
calendar 1980

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

A Nightmare Come True

A Nightmare Come True‌
star4.2
calendar 1997

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Superman: Brainiac Attacks‌
star6.1
calendar 2006

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Memorial Day

Memorial Day‌
star6.2
calendar 1983

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton‌
star6.9
calendar 1996

The Girl Rush

The Girl Rush‌
star3.7
calendar 1955

Pleasure Cove

Pleasure Cove‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Donovan's Kid

Donovan's Kid‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Suburban Beat

Suburban Beat‌
star1.0
calendar 1985

Our Town

Our Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Two for the Money

Two for the Money‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

The Rookies

The Rookies‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time‌
star6.7
calendar 1975

Coach

Coach‌
star6.9
calendar 1989

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Mannix

Mannix‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

Annette

Annette‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Newhart

Newhart‌
star7.2
calendar 1982

Medical Center

Medical Center‌
star6.1
calendar 1969

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series‌
star7.6
calendar 1996

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Hello, Larry

Hello, Larry‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Vega$

Vega$‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

Shindig!

Shindig!‌
star6.2
calendar 1964

Lancer

Lancer‌
star4.7
calendar 1968

Lucan

Lucan‌
star6.0
calendar 1977

McCloud

McCloud‌
star7.1
calendar 1970

Matt Houston

Matt Houston‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir‌
star6.4
calendar 1968

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
star6.1
calendar 1958

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
star3.3
calendar 1955

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak‌
star6.5
calendar 1963

The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1972

Spencer's Pilots

Spencer's Pilots‌
star5.0
calendar 1976

Highcliffe Manor

Highcliffe Manor‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star5.8
calendar 1953

The Practice

The Practice‌
star7.5
calendar 1976

Superman: The Animated Series

Superman: The Animated Series‌
star7.6
calendar 1996

Forever Fernwood

Forever Fernwood‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Justice League

Justice League‌
star8.1
calendar 2001

Matt Helm

Matt Helm‌
star7.4
calendar 1975

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files‌
star7.5
calendar 1974

Love, American Style

Love, American Style‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

A Whole New Ballgame

A Whole New Ballgame‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Love, American Style

Love, American Style‌
star5.8
calendar 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.‌
star6.5
calendar 1969

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
star6.1
calendar 1958

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney‌
star7.6
calendar 1954

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977