Shelley Fabares
Acting
Born: Jan 19, 1944
From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superman: Brainiac Attacks | Martha Kent (voice) | 2006 | 6.094 |
| Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie | Nancy Erickson | 1998 | 8.0 |
| A Nightmare Come True | Lily Zarn | 1997 | 4.286 |
| Superman: The Last Son of Krypton | Martha Kent (voice) | 1996 | 7.16 |
| The Great Mom Swap | Millie Ridgeway | 1995 | 6.8 |
| Your Studio and You | Shelley Fabares | 1995 | 6.871 |
| A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story | Self (uncredited) | 1995 | 5.333 |
| Deadly Relations | Shirley Fagot | 1993 | 6.167 |
| Love or Money | Lu Ann Reed | 1990 | 5.0 |
| Run Till You Fall | Kathy Reuben | 1988 | 10.0 |
| Hot Pursuit | Buffy Cronenberg | 1987 | 5.719 |
| The Canterville Ghost | Lucy | 1985 | 7.333 |
| Memorial Day | Ellie Walker | 1983 | 6.0 |
| Gridlock | Louise Gregory | 1980 | 7.5 |
| Friendships, Secrets and Lies | Mary Alice | 1979 | 5.0 |
| Sky Hei$t | Lisa | 1975 | 5.3 |
| Brian's Song | Joy Piccolo | 1971 | 7.231 |
| Operation Heartbeat | 'Mike' Carter | 1969 | 8.0 |
| A Time to Sing | Amy Carter | 1968 | 6.5 |
| Clambake | Dianne Carter | 1967 | 5.942 |
| Spinout | Cynthia Foxhugh | 1966 | 5.588 |
| Hold On! | Louisa Page | 1966 | 5.714 |
| Girl Happy | Valerie | 1965 | 6.452 |
| Ride the Wild Surf | Brie Matthews | 1964 | 5.227 |
| Summer Love | Twinkie Daley | 1958 | 5.5 |
| Marjorie Morningstar | Seth's Friend (uncredited) | 1958 | 6.286 |
| Jeanne Eagels | Teenage Girl (uncredited) | 1957 | 6.25 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Suzy Parker | 1956 | 6.4 |
| Rock, Pretty Baby | Teresa "Twinky" Daley | 1956 | 6.0 |
| The Bad Seed | Margie (uncredited) | 1956 | 7.137 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1944 |
| From | Santa Monica, California, … |