Shelley Fabares

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Shelley Fabares
Born January 19, 1944
Santa Monica, California

Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer.

Born Michele Ann Marie Fabares in Santa Monica, California, she is the niece of Nanette Fabray, who changed the spelling of her last name, though Shelley kept the original form [1]. She got her big break in the role of the teenage daughter in the long-running television family sitcom, The Donna Reed Show. Her national popularity led to a recording contract and she had two "Top 40" hits including "Johnny Angel" that went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April of 1962. Fabares left the TV show for a career in film and starred in a number of motion pictures including three Elvis Presley movies: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966) and Clambake (1967).

Fabares married Jan & Dean's record producer Lou Adler in June 1964 before separating in 1966. The couple would later officially divorce many years later, in 1980.

In later years, she returned to television, most notably in the roles of Francine Webster on One Day at a Time and as Christine Armstrong Fox on the sitcom Coach. She has traveled extensively speaking out and offering families support on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association.

She is married to actor Mike Farrell and is step-mother to his two children from a previous marriage. In October 2000, she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with hepatitis. In early 2007, she joined her husband on a promotion tour for his autobiography.

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  • Shelley! (1962) Produced by Stu Phillips, Colpix Records
  • The Things We Did Last Summer (1962) Produced by Stu Phillips, Colpix Records
  • Teenage Triangle (1963) Produced by Stu Phillips, Colpix Records
  • Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Produced by Stu Phillips, Colpix Records (recorded with The Marcels, James Darren, & Paul Petersen)
  • More Teenage Triangle (1964) Produced by Stu Phillips, Colpix Records
  • The Best of Shelley Fabares (1994) on Rhino Records
  • Shelley Fabares (1994) on Collectors Gold Vol. 47

  • Colpix 620 "What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll" b/w "Very Unlikely" (with Paul Peterson) (2/62)
  • Colpix 621 "Johnny Angel" b/w "Where's It Gonna Get Me" (2/62) - Billboard #1
  • Colpix 636 "Johnny Loves Me" b/w "I'm Growing Up" (5/62) - Billboard #21
  • Colpix 654 "The Things We Did Last Summer" b/w "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" (8/62) - Billboard #46
  • Colpix 667 "Telephone (Won't You Ring)" b/w "Big Star" (12/62)
  • Colpix 682 "Ronnie, Call Me When You Get A Chance" b/w "I Left A Note to Say Goodbye" (3/63) - Billboard #75
  • Colpix 705 "Welcome Home" b/w "Billy Boy" (10/63)
  • Colpix 721 "Football Seasons Over" b/w "He Don't Love Me" (1/64)
  • Dunhill D-4001 "My Prayer" b/w Pretty Please (10/65)
  • Dunhill D-4041 "See Ya 'Round On The Rebound" b/w Pretty Please (8/66)

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