. HAPPY 71st BIRTHDAY TO SHELLEY FABARES! Michele Ann Marie Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer. Fabares is known for her roles as Donna Reeds oldest child, Mary Stone, on The Donna Reed Show (from 1958 to 1963), and as Craig T. Nelsons love interest and eventual wife, Christine Armstrong Fox, on the sitcom Coach. Her national popularity led to a recording contract and two Top 40 hits, including Johnny Angel, which went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1962. Fabares left the show in 1963 (she would return periodically until its end in 1966) to pursue a film career. She was Elvis Presleys costar in three movies: Girl Happy, Spinout, and Clambake. During the 1970s, Fabares appeared on several television series, including Love, American Style, The Rockford Files, The Interns, Mannix, and Fantasy Island. Fabares married Jan & Deans record producer Lou Adler in June 1964 before separating in 1966. The couple would officially divorce many years later, in 1980. In 1984, Fabares married actor Mike Farrell and is stepmother to his two children, Erin and Michael Farrell, from a previous marriage. In October 2000, she received a life-saving liver transplant after being diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis. Heres a video clip of Shelley, performing her biggest hit on the Donna Reed Show:
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