Fabares was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1944, and started acting as a young child

Shelly Fabares, who starred in such TV hits as "Coach" and "The Donna Reed Show," as well as three Elvis Presley movies has died.

The baby-boomer icon had a No. 1 hit with "Johnny Angel," co-starred in three Elvis movies and was married to 'M*A*S*H' actor Mike Farrell.

Shelley Fabares' family remembered her as a loving wife, stepmother, sister, aunt and friend.