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Shelley Fabares is a Actor American born on 19 january 1944 at Santa Monica (USA)

Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares
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Birth name Michele Marie Fabares
Nationality USA
Birth 19 january 1944 (80 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (/fæˈbreɪ/; born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's daughter Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963), and as Hayden Fox's love interest (and eventual wife) Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach (1989–1997). She was Elvis Presley's co-star in three films. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Biography

Fabares was a lifelong friend of Annette Funicello, whom she met in catechism class in the seventh grade. She was at Annette's bedside with her family when she died of multiple sclerosis on April 8, 2013.


Marriages
Fabares married record and movie producer Lou Adler in June 1964, separated in 1966, and was divorced in 1980. In 1984, she married actor Mike Farrell, and is stepmother to his two children, Erin and Michael.


Health issues
In October 2000, Fabares received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.

Usually with

Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
(4 films)
Henry Grace
Henry Grace
(3 films)
Joe Pasternak
Joe Pasternak
(3 films)
Trey Parker
Trey Parker
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Shelley Fabares (21 films)

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Actress

Summer Love, 1h25
Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors John Saxon, Fay Wray, Lara Harris, Edward Platt, Rod McKuen, Shelley Fabares
Roles Twinkie Daley
Rating61% 3.0861053.0861053.0861053.0861053.086105
Jimmy Daley and his band mates, Mike and Ox, land a performing date in Lake Tahoe, California. His father, a doctor, gives his approval, although he is concerned about Jimmy neglecting his education for music. Joan Wright, his girlfriend, is sorry to see Jimmy leave, but he gives her a bus ticket and invites her to come visit.
Jeanne Eagels, 1h48
Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television
Actors Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Charles Drake, Agnes Moorehead, Larry Gates, Virginia Grey
Roles Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0988953.0988953.0988953.0988953.098895
Jeanne Eagels is a Kansas City waitress. After losing a carnival's beauty contest, she asks carny owner Sal Satori for a job. Her dancing in a skimpy costume is accused of being obscene. Sal decides to join his brother in New York and invites Jeanne to join them in an amusement park at Coney Island.
The Bad Seed, 2h9
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
Roles Margie (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6971553.6971553.6971553.6971553.697155
On her piano, eight year old Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) plays the French song "Au clair de la lune", while her father (William Hopper) says his goodbyes to her and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), as he goes away on military duty. Their neighbor and landlord, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden), comes in with a present for Rhoda - a locket. Rhoda, looking pristine and proper in her perfect pinafore dress and long blonde pigtails, thanks Monica for the gift. She then tap dances on the hard floor. Monica notices Rhoda's tap shoes, and Rhoda says that adding the taps to the shoes was her own idea. They then discuss a penmanship medal competition that Rhoda lost to her schoolmate, Claude Daigle; Monica speaks of it as a childish disappointment, but Rhoda's face darkens with fury. Christine and Rhoda leave for the school picnic at a nearby lake.
Never Say Goodbye, 1h36
Directed by Douglas Sirk, Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers, George Sanders, Ray Collins, Shelley Fabares, David Janssen
Roles Suzy Parker
Rating62% 3.1010753.1010753.1010753.1010753.101075
Dr. Mike Parker must leave California to speak at a conference in New York. A widower, he and daughter Suzy have a deal with each other to never actually say goodbye. She remains behind with Miss Tucker, her governess.
Rock, Pretty Baby, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Sal Mineo, John Saxon, Luana Patten, Fay Wray, Edward Platt, George Winslow
Roles Teresa "Twinky" Daley
Rating63% 3.181323.181323.181323.181323.18132
The Girl Rush, 1h25
Directed by Robert Pirosh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert, Gloria DeHaven, Marion Lorne, James Gleason
Roles Young Kim
Rating51% 2.579832.579832.579832.579832.57983
Gambling is second nature to Kim Halliday (Russell), whose father taught her all its ins and outs. Unfortunately, he also left her broke, living in Rhode Island and working as a receptionist in a museum run by her aunt Clara (Lorne).