The Donna Reed Show Star Shelley Fabares Dies at 82…see more

Decades after becoming famous as a teenager, Fabares found a whole new generation of fans as Christine Armstrong on the hit sitcom Coach. She starred opposite Craig T. Nelson, and her performance earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Behind the scenes, Fabares also faced serious health challenges.

She was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis and underwent a liver transplant in 2000. She later became an advocate for organ donation and also supported Alzheimer’s awareness after seeing her mother struggle with the disease.

Fabares was married to actor Mike Farrell, best known for playing Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt on MASH*. The couple married in 1984 and remained together for more than four decades.