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Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares

Highest Rated: 92% Brian's Song (1971)

Lowest Rated: 0% Hot Pursuit (1987)

Birthday: Jan 19, 1944

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA

Pretty, girlish, light leading lady who has enjoyed a remarkably lengthy career in mostly trivial TV fare since the mid-1950s. Beginning in early adolescence in films and TV, Fabares first gained real attention with her role as Mary Stone, perfect daughter to the perfect mom, on the sitcom ode to the 50s nuclear family, "The Donna Reed Show" (ABC, 1958-63). She also enjoyed a hit on the pop music charts at this time, the schmaltzy but fondly remembered Number 1 smash, "Johnny Angel."

Highest rated movies

92% Brian's Song
80% Ride the Wild Surf
33% Spinout
20% Clambake
0% Hot Pursuit

Photos

CLAMBAKE, Bill Bixby, Shelley Fabares, Will Hutchins, 1967 CLAMBAKE, Shelley Fabares, 1967 CLAMBAKE, Bill Bixby, Shelley Fabares, 1967 CLAMBAKE, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, 1967 GIRL HAPPY, Shelley Fabares, 1965 GIRL HAPPY, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, 1965 HOT PURSUIT, Shelley Fabares, 1987, (c)Paramount RIDE THE WILD SURF, Shelley Fabares, Fabian, 1964 CLAMBAKE, from left: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, 1967, CMBK 001 L, Photo by: (34244) SPINOUT, Diane McBain, Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, 1966 SPINOUT, Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, 1966 SPINOUT, Diane McBain, Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, 1966 SPINOUT, Diane McBain, Elvis Presley, Deborah Walley, Shelley Fabares, 1966 GIRL HAPPY, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, 1965 GIRL HAPPY, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, 1965 SPINOUT, Shelley Fabares, Deborah Walley, Diane McBain, Elvis Presley, 1966 GIRL HAPPY, Chris Noel, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, John Fiedler, 1965 GIRL HAPPY, Shelley Fabares, Elvis Presley, 1965 NEVER SAY GOODBYE, Rock Hudson, George Sanders, Shelley Fabares, Cornell Borchers, 1956 NEVER SAY GOODBYE, from left: Rock Hudson, Shelley Fabares, Cornell Borchers, 1956
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 60% Superman: Brainiac Attacks Unknown (Voice) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Playing to Win, A Moment of Truth Movie Nancy Erickson (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 67% A Nightmare Come True Lily Zarn (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 77% Superman: The Last Son of Krypton Martha Kent (Voice) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Mom Swap Millie Ridgeway (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 44% Deadly Relations Shirley Fagot (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Love or Money Lu Ann Reed (Character) $16.1K 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Class Cruise Unknown (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Run Till You Fall Kathy Reuben (Character) - 1988
0% 44% Hot Pursuit Buffy Cronenberg (Character) $2.9M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Canterville Ghost Lucy (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Memorial Day Ellie Walker (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great American Traffic Jam Louise Gregory (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Friendships, Secrets and Lies Mary Alice (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Donovan's Kid Grace Donovan (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sky Heist Lisa (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two for the Money Bethany Hagan (Character) - 1972
92% 82% Brian's Song Joy Piccolo (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet U.M.C. "Mike" Carter (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Time to Sing Amy Carter (Character) - 1968
20% 61% Clambake Dianne Carter (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet 29% Hold On! Louisa Page (Character) - 1966
33% 49% Spinout Cynthia Foxhugh (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 67% Girl Happy Valerie (Character) - 1965
80% 48% Ride the Wild Surf Brie Matthews (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 40% Never Say Goodbye Suzy Parker (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl Rush Young Kim (Character) - 1955

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coach Christine Armstrong Fox (Character) 1989-1997 2023
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Liza Caspar (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Newhart Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Day at a Time Unknown (Guest Star) 1978-1984
90% No Score Yet Mork & Mindy Unknown (Guest Star) 1980-1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1978-1979 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hello, Larry Unknown (Guest Star) 1979
No Score Yet 76% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Jenny Bedford (Character) 1976-1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marcus Welby, M.D. Norma Fritchie (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barnaby Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rookies Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Jolene Hyland (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet McCloud Natalie Rudell (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Longstreet Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mannix Gwen Townsend (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Interns Unknown (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daniel Boone Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Donna Reed Show Mary Stone (Character) 1958-1966
92% 96% The Twilight Zone Ellen Tillman (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. Novak Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Letter to Loretta Kathy (Character) 1954 1958