Actress Shelley Fabares, a fixture on television for decades, from her breakout role as a teenager on The Donna Reed Show through One Day at a Time and Coach, died on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in Los Angeles, her family said in a statement to The Associated Press. She was 82. The family did not provide a cause of death, which remained unknown at the time of reporting.
“To her family and friends, Shelley was a source of love, strength, laughter, and comfort,” her family wrote. “She had a remarkable ability to make people feel welcomed, valued, and cared for.” Born in Santa Monica, California, in 1944, Fabares started acting as a young child.
