education insights | January 02, 2026

Is Shelley Fabares still married to Mike Farrell?

American actress and singer Michele Ann Marie “Shelley” Fabares is best known for her roles as Christine Armstrong in the television comedy Coach (1989–1997) and The Donna Reed Show (1958–1963).

She is Mike Farrell’s second wife. For her depiction of Christine, she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards.

Nanette Fabray, a renowned actress who used to go by the name Fabares, has a niece named Fabares. She was born in Santa Monica, California, on January 19, 1944.

She received a graduation from North Hollywood High School in 1961.

Her father, James Alan Fabares, was born in Algiers, New Orleans, on August 2, 1909, and died in Los Angeles on December 10, 1977. Her mother, Elsa R. Eyler, passed away from Alzheimer’s disease in 1992.

Is Shelley Fabares still married to Mike Farrell?

Yes, Shelley Fabares has been married to actor Mike Farrell since 1984. She also has a sister named Nanette who is older (“Smokey”).

Fabares began her acting career at the age of three, and at the age of ten, she made her television debut in the Letter to Loretta episode “The Clara Schuman Story” from 1954.