Shelley Fabares
Age: 80 | From: Santa Monica, California, USA
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
(1974) Jolene Hyland
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Ellen Tillman (as Shelly Fabares)
Murder, She Wrote
(1984) Liza Caspar
Daniel Boone
(1964) Charity Brown
The Incredible Hulk
(1977) Holly Cooper
Superman: The Animated Series
(1996) Martha Kent (voice)
The Bob Hope Show
(1950) Self
Mr. Novak
(1963) Dani CooperActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Martha Kent (voice) | |
| 2001 | Martha Kent (voice) | |
| 1998 | Nancy Erickson | |
| 1997 | Lily Zarn | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| Martha Kent (voice) | ||
| Martha Kent (voice) | ||
| 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 | |
| N/A | ||
| Cathy McConnell | ||
| 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 | N/A | |
| Mary Stone | ||
| 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 |
