
Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (January 19, 1944 – August 22, 2026) was an American actress, producer and singer. She is best known for her television roles as Mary Stone on the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963) and as Christine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach (1989–1997), the latter of which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. Her film roles include playing the leading lady to Elvis Presley in Girl Happy, Spinout, and Clambake.
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 years 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.
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as Martha Kent (voice)
as Martha Kent (voice) · 1 episode

as Nancy Erickson

as Lily Zarn

as Martha Kent (voice)
as Martha Kent (voice)

as Millie Ridgeway
as Shelley Fabares
as Christine Armstrong · 1 episode

as Shirley Fagot
as Christine Armstrong · 200 episodes

as Kathy Reuben
as Buffy Cronenberg

as Mimi

as Lucy
as Liza Caspar · 2 episodes
as Ellie Walker
as Diane Gordon

as Mary Alice
as Helen Straight Blacke · 6 episodes

as Marion Alder · 3 episodes

as Grace Donovan

as Helen Perlmutter
1 episode
as Cathy McConnell · 3 episodes
as Jill Marlowe · 1 episode
as Julie · 1 episode
1 episode
as Norma Fritchie · 1 episode

as 'Mike' Carter

1 episode
1 episode

as Amy Carter
as Dianne Carter
as Ellen Tillman · 1 episode
as Mary Stone · 1 episode
as Seth's Friend (uncredited)

as Twinkie Daley
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)

as Moselle Corey · 20 episodes

as Teresa "Twinky" Daley
as Margie (uncredited)
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