Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares
Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabaresis an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reed's daughter Mary Stone on The Donna Reed Show, and as Hayden Fox's love interestChristine Armstrong on the sitcom Coach. She was Elvis Presley's co-star in three films. In 1962, her recording of "Johnny Angel" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth19 January 1944
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The chances of a child coming through as I did... the world is too hard. On the other hand, I would always encourage children of mine if they wanted to be in school plays and dance and sing. But I wouldn't put them to work.
I didn't have a dysfunctional childhood or young adulthood, but I was somebody who was very much raised to do what other people told me to do as a person.
One can't change one's life experience, but even if I could, I wouldn't change it because of all the wonderful things that have happened to me.
It's a terrifying thing to be perhaps 16 or 17 and feel like you are a failure and a has-been.
I had to have a complete liver transplant. I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.
I can't think of my life without Donna Reed. She has been such an enormous influence on my life.
I think the years on 'The Donna Reed Show,' the years from 14 to 19, were so incredibly important. Donna Reed was simply an extraordinary woman, a woman of great strength, kindness, integrity and compassion. I am not trying to make her sound like a saint, but she had the most profound influence on me. I carry her with me today.
There is a bedrock decency to people in the Midwest. They are thoughtful and ready to help you if something needs to be done.
This is the kind of situation that can tear people apart. It tears at the fabric of your soul and can certainly tear at your marriage and ours has gotten only stronger.
They had to match blood type and meet all sorts of things I don't know about.
I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.
I had to have a complete liver transplant.