Shelley Fabares Reveals Her Lasting Bond With TV Mom Donna Reed

Lauren Novak July 7, 2025, 4:18 pm

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Paul Petersen, Shelley Fabares, Donna Reed, and Carl Betz in 'The Donna Reed Show' — Everett Collection

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In an interview with That’s Classic TV, a YouTube and Instagram account dedicated to classic shows, Shelley Fabares discussed her bond with her late TV mom Donna Reed; the two appeared as mother and daughter in the iconic 1950s series The Donna Reed Show. Fabares recalled her time on the show fondly, and said that Reed truly was like a second mother to her.

“We were really close, the four of us, Donna, Carl Betz, Paul Petersen and yours truly … we really were like a family and we did the show for many, many years,” she shared in the video clip.

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