Shelley Fabares

Actor Jan 19 (age 82) Santa Monica, California, USA 1950–2026 (76 year career)

6.1 avg rating

Biography

Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (/fæˈbreɪ/; born January 19, 1944) is a retired American actress 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, …

Known For

Film

The Bad Seed

Margie (uncredited)

Film

Mork & Mindy

7.0 1978

Film

Brian's Song

Joy Piccolo

Film

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

Martha Kent (voice)

Film

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

Martha Kent (voice)

Film

Coach

Christine Armstrong

Film

Hot Pursuit

Buffy Cronenberg

Film

Your Studio and You

Shelley Fabares

Filmography

Acting (82)

Movies (37)

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Superman: Brainiac Attacks

2006

as Martha Kent (voice)

6.1

Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie

1998

as Nancy Erickson

6.0

A Nightmare Come True

1997

as Lily Zarn

3.8

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton

1996

as Martha Kent (voice)

The Great Mom Swap

as Millie Ridgeway

Your Studio and You

as Shelley Fabares

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

as Self (uncredited)

Deadly Relations

as Shirley Fagot

Love or Money

as Lu Ann Reed

Run Till You Fall

as Kathy Reuben

Hot Pursuit

as Buffy Cronenberg

Suburban Beat

as Mimi

The Canterville Ghost

as Lucy

Memorial Day

as Ellie Walker

Gridlock

as Louise Gregory

Donovan's Kid

as Grace Donovan

Pleasure Cove

as Helen Perlmutter

Friendships, Secrets and Lies

as Mary Alice

Sky Hei$t

as Lisa

Two for the Money

as Bethany Hagan

Brian's Song

as Joy Piccolo

Operation Heartbeat

as 'Mike' Carter

A Time to Sing

as Amy Carter

Clambake

as Dianne Carter

Spinout

as Cynthia Foxhugh

Hold On!

as Louisa Page

Girl Happy

as Valerie

Ride the Wild Surf

as Brie Matthews

Marjorie Morningstar

as Seth's Friend (uncredited)

Summer Love

as Twinkie Daley

Jeanne Eagels

as Teenage Girl (uncredited)

6.0

The Bad Seed

1956

as Margie (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye

as Suzy Parker

Rock, Pretty Baby

as Teresa "Twinky" Daley

4.5

Our Town

1955

as Rebecca Gibbs

The Girl Rush

1955

as Young Kim

3.7

Television (45)

Justice League

2001

as Martha Kent (voice)

8.2

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as Martha Kent (voice)

7.6

A Whole New Ballgame

1995

as Christine Armstrong

Coach

1989

as Christine Armstrong

Murder, She Wrote

as Liza Caspar

Newhart

Matt Houston

Hello, Larry

as Marion Alder

Highcliffe Manor

as Helen Straight Blacke

Vega$

Mork & Mindy

Mork & Mindy

as Cathy McConnell

The Love Boat

as Cathy

The Incredible Hulk

as Holly Cooper

Lucan

Forever Fernwood

The Practice

as Jenny Bedford

Spencer's Pilots

One Day at a Time

as Francine Webster

Matt Helm

as Chris / Tina

The Rockford Files

as Jolene Hyland

Police Story

The Rookies

The Brian Keith Show

as Dr. Anne Jamison

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as Lorraine Latham

McCloud

Love, American Style

as Sheila

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Norma Fritchie

Medical Center

Lancer

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

Ironside

as Charlotte Black

Mannix

Daniel Boone

as Charity Brown

Shindig!

as Self - Singer

Arrest and Trial

as Donna Blaney

Mr. Novak

as Dani Cooper

The Twilight Zone

as Ellen Tillman

The Donna Reed Show

as Mary Stone

The Donna Reed Show

as Mary Stone

Annette

as Moselle Corey

Matinee Theater

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Grace Donovan

Letter to Loretta

as Marie Schumann

The Bob Hope Show

as Self