Person Details

Birthday: 1944-01-19 03:30:10

Aliases: Shelly Fabares

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

Vibrant, increasingly lovely teen fave Shelley Fabares withstood the test of time by transitioning successfully into adult parts unlike many of her 1960s "teen queen" peers who faded quickly into the memory books. She was born Michele Marie Fabares on January 19, 1944, in sunny Santa Monica, Californnia. 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 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. During the run of the classic sitcom, 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. Shelley especially enjoyed a #1 Billboard hit with the breathy, sultry-edged "Johnny Angel". The character of "Mary Stone" was gently phased out of the show as her character "left for college". By this time, Shelley had turned into quite a curvaceous stunner. Her acting mettle hardly tested, she managed to become part of the bikini-clad blonde set with top femme parts in such fun-and-frolic fare as Ride the Wild Surf (1964), Hold On! (1966), which was a vehicle for British singing sensation Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, and three of Elvis Presley's less-acclaimed vehicles of the later 1960s: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967).

Most Famous Work

The Rockford Files
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7

The Rockford Files

(1974) Jolene Hyland
The Twilight Zone
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8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Ellen Tillman (as Shelly Fabares)
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Liza Caspar
Daniel Boone
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7

Daniel Boone

(1964) Charity Brown
The Incredible Hulk
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7

The Incredible Hulk

(1977) Holly Cooper
Superman: The Animated Series
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8

Superman: The Animated Series

(1996) Martha Kent (voice)
The Bob Hope Show
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8

The Bob Hope Show

(1950) Self
Mr. Novak
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7

Mr. Novak

(1963) Dani Cooper

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2006 Martha Kent (voice)
2001 Martha Kent (voice)
1998 Nancy Erickson
1997 Lily Zarn
1996 Martha Kent (voice)
Martha Kent (voice)
N/A
1995 Self (uncredited)
Millie Ridgeway
Self
1993 Shirley Fagot
1990 Lu Ann Reed
1989 Christine Armstrong
1988 Kathy Reuben
1987 Buffy Cronenberg
1985 Mimi
Lucy
1984 Liza Caspar
1983 Ellie Walker
1982 N/A
N/A
1980 Louise Gregory
1979 Mary Alice
Helen Straight Blacke
N/A
Grace Donovan
Helen Perlmutter
1978 N/A
Cathy McConnell
N/A
1977 Holly Cooper
N/A
Cathy
Mary Frances Bellflower
N/A
1976 N/A
Jenny Bedford
1975 Francine Webster
Chris / Tina
Lisa
1974 Jolene Hyland
1973 N/A
1972 Dr. Anne Jamison
N/A
Bethany Hagan
1971 Joy Piccolo
1970 N/A
1969 Sheila
N/A
'Mike' Carter
1968 N/A
N/A
Amy Carter
1967 Dianne Carter
N/A
N/A
1966 Cynthia Foxhugh
Louisa Page
1965 Valerie
1964 Charity Brown
Self - Singer
Brie Matthews
1963 Dani Cooper
N/A
1959 Ellen Tillman (as Shelly Fabares)
1958 Mary Stone
N/A
Seth's Friend (uncredited)
Twinkie Daley
1957 Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Moselle Corey
1956 Teresa "Twinky" Daley
Margie (uncredited)
Suzy Parker
1955 N/A
Rebecca Gibbs
Young Kim
1954 Grace Donovan
1953 Marie Schumann
1950 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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