Shelley Fabares

Actress + Singer + Co Star

Female

Born Jan 19, 1944

Age 69

Hometown Santa Monica, CA

Height 5' 4" (163 cm)

Nationality American

Hair Color Brown - Dark

Build Average

Ethnicity White

Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's oldest child, Mary Stone, on The Donna Reed Show (from 1958 to 1963), and as Craig T. Nelson's love interest and eventual wife, Christine… Read More

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Mike Farrell
Married 1982 - Present
Elvis Presley
Fling 1964
Lou Adler
Married 1962 - 1980

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Stan Brooks: A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
Huffington Post - Apr 09, 2013

' In 1994 I read Annette Funicello''s autobiography that she wrote with Patricia Romanowski. It told the story of the little girl from Utica, New York, whose mother saw a singing and dancing talent and convinced her husband to take a chance and move to Hollywood to give her little Annette a shot at fame. After being discovered by Walt Disney for his new Mouseketeer Show -- Annette went on to a singing, dancing and acting career, before retiring to raise her children and then to bat...
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District Employee Thanked For 50 Years Of Service
Hellertown- Lower Saucon Patch - May 03, 2012

' In 1962, John F. Kennedy was president, the eyes of the world were on missiles in Cuba, and songs like "Johnny Angel" by Shelley Fabares played on Top 40 radio. That same year, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate was hired to work as a secretary by the former Hellertown School District, which several years later would become the Saucon Valley School District. Her name was Jane Rieger, and half a century later she is still employed by the distr...
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Shelley Fabares And Her "Johnny Angel" Were Number One 50 Years Ago
Seattle Pi - Apr 07, 2012

' Shelley Fabares And Her "Johnny Angel" Were Number One 50 Years Ago Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 06:22 p.m., Monday, April 9, 2012 Many people probably remember Shelley Fabares for her portrayal of Christine Armstrong on the popular...
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Classic Liz Taylor, Lucille Ball Titles Released Philly Burbs.Com
Google News - Aug 30, 2011

'The guest stars from the fifth year include Bill Mumy, George Takei, James Coburn, Lee Marvin, Martin Landau, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Fabares and — in the famous episode “Nightmare at 20000 Feet” — William Shatner. The numerous extras include 20 new'
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1944 Birth Born on January 19, 1944.

TEENAGE

1962 18 Years Old 1 More Event

In 1962 Fabares' recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. … Read More

1963 19 Years Old Fabares left The Donna Reed Show in 1963 (she would return periodically until its end in 1966) to pursue a film career. … Read More

TWENTIES

1964 20 Years Old Fabares married Jan & Dean's record producer, Lou Adler, in June 1964, separating in 1966 and divorcing in 1980.

1971 27 Years Old In 1971 she starred as "Joy Piccolo", opposite Billy Dee Williams and James Caan in the successful TV movie Brian's Song, the true story of terminally ill Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo (played by Caan).

THIRTIES

1981 37 Years Old In 1981 she played "Francine Webster" on One Day at a Time, a role she reprised throughout the series' run.

FORTIES

1984 40 Years Old In 1984 Fabares married actor Mike Farrell, and is stepmother to his two children, Erin and Michael.

1989 45 Years Old In 1989 she won the role of "Christine Armstrong Fox" on the ABC sitcom Coach.

FIFTIES

1994 50 Years Old For her work, Fabares 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.

1997 53 Years Old After Coach ended in 1997, Fabares voiced the role of Martha "Ma" Kent in Superman: The Animated Series.

2000 56 Years Old In October 2000 she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by John Vierling, M.D.

2003 59 Years Old She reprised the role twice; once for a 2003 episode of Justice League and again for the 2006 direct-to-video film Superman: Brainiac Attacks. … Read More

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