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person_profile-Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares Age: 81

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Shelley Fabares

Date of Birth:

Jan 19, 1944

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Shelley Fabares

    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).

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Filmography of

Shelley Fabares

Found 32 Movies in total

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Martha Kent (voice) ( Actor )

... 2006

... 1998

A Nightmare Come True

Lily Zarn ( Actor )

... 1997

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Martha Kent (voice) ( Actor )

... 1996

... 1995

The Great Mom Swap

Millie Ridgeway ( Actor )

... 1995

Deadly Relations

Shirley Fagot ( Actor )

... 1993

Love or Money

Lu Ann Reed ( Actor )

... 1990

Run Till You Fall

Kathy Reuben ( Actor )

... 1988

Hot Pursuit

Buffy Cronenberg ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1985

Gridlock

Louise Gregory ( Actor )

... 1980

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

Mary Alice ( Actor )

... 1979

Donovan's Kid

Grace Donovan ( Actor )

... 1979

Pleasure Cove

Helen Perlmutter ( Actor )

... 1979

Sky Heist

Lisa ( Actor )

... 1975

Two for the Money

Bethany Hagan ( Actor )

... 1972

Brian's Song

Joy Piccolo ( Actor )

... 1971

Operation Heartbeat

'Mike' Carter ( Actor )

... 1969

Clambake

Dianne Carter ( Actor )

... 1967

Spinout

Cynthia Foxhugh ( Actor )

... 1966

Hold On!

Louisa Page ( Actor )

... 1966

Girl Happy

Valerie ( Actor )

... 1965

Ride the Wild Surf

Brie Matthews ( Actor )

... 1964

Marjorie Morningstar

Seth's Friend (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1958

Summer Love

Twinkie Daley ( Actor )

... 1958

Jeanne Eagels

Teenage Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1957

Rock, Pretty Baby

Teresa "Twinky" Daley ( Actor )

... 1956

The Bad Seed

Margie (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

Never Say Goodbye

Suzy Parker ( Actor )

... 1956

Our Town

Rebecca Gibbs ( Actor )

... 1955

The Girl Rush

Young Kim ( Actor )

... 1955