Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 16.157
Birthday 1944-01-19
Place of Birth Santa Monica, California, USA
Also Known As Shelly Fabares, Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares, Michele Ann Marie Fabares,
Clambake
1967

Clambake

Hot Pursuit
1987

Hot Pursuit

Ride the Wild Surf
1964

Ride the Wild Surf

Brian's Song
1971

Brian's Song

Girl Happy
1965

Girl Happy

Spinout
1966

Spinout

The Great Mom Swap
1995

The Great Mom Swap

Hold On!
1966

Hold On!

Love or Money
1990

Love or Money

Never Say Goodbye
1956

Never Say Goodbye

The Canterville Ghost
1985

The Canterville Ghost

Friendships, Secrets and Lies
1979

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

Rock, Pretty Baby
1956

Rock, Pretty Baby

Summer Love
1958

Summer Love

Deadly Relations
1993

Deadly Relations

A Time to Sing
1968

A Time to Sing

Your Studio and You
1995

Your Studio and You

Marjorie Morningstar
1958

Marjorie Morningstar

A Nightmare Come True
1997

A Nightmare Come True

Jeanne Eagels
1957

Jeanne Eagels

Superman: Brainiac Attacks
2006

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie
1998

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie

Memorial Day
1983

Memorial Day

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

The Girl Rush
1955

The Girl Rush

Pleasure Cove
1979

Pleasure Cove

Donovan's Kid
1979

Donovan's Kid

Suburban Beat
1985

Suburban Beat

Our Town
1955

Our Town

Two for the Money
1972

Two for the Money

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995

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

Run Till You Fall
1988

Run Till You Fall

Operation Heartbeat
1969

Operation Heartbeat

The Bad Seed
1956

The Bad Seed

Gridlock
1980

Gridlock

Sky Heist
1975

Sky Heist