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Nanette Fabray

Acting 97 (deceased) years old San Diego, California, USA ★ 0.6
Born: October 27, 1920
Died: February 22, 2018

Biography

Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed for her role in High Button Shoes (1947) and winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life.

Filmography

Acting Credits (76)

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage) 2015
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years Self 2012
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression Self 2009
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale Self 2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' Self 2005
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self 2003
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV Self 2000
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Inside the Writer's Room
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room Herself 2000
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Creating the Comedy
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy Herself 2000
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa's Tattoo Martha Mae 1994
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace Fern 1992
Personal Exemptions
Personal Exemptions 1989
Coach
Coach Mildred Armstrong 1989
Coach
Coach Christine's Mom 1989
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Emmaline Bristow 1984
Hotel
Hotel 1982
Hotel
Hotel Harriet Gold 1982
Amy
Amy Malvina 1981
Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise 1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit Dora Dayton 1979
All Star Secrets
All Star Secrets 1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A. Alice Finely 1978
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Mitzy Monroe 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Maggie O'Brien 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Shirley Simpson 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time Katherine Romano 1975
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye Fay 1974
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Self (archive footage) 1973
The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife Marion Randolph 1972
Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet Virginia Wolfe 1972
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married! Mrs. Vale 1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Dottie Richards 1970
George M!
George M! Nellie Cohan 1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Sadie 1970
The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending Agnes 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Cindy 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Phyllis 1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style Casey 1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1968
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest / Various Characters 1967
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Fame Is the Name of the Game Pat 1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass The White Queen 1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Desiree 1966
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace Self - Singer 1964
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Amanda Tribble 1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law Rowena Coolidge 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
Westinghouse Playhouse Nan McGovern 1961
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans Society Woman (uncredited) 1960
Startime
Startime 1959
Laramie
Laramie 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour Self 1959
The Family Nobody Wanted
The Family Nobody Wanted Helen Doss 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self 1956
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon Lily Marton 1953
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
A Child is Born
A Child is Born Gladys Norton 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Mistress Margaret Radcliffe 1939
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine Rosita De La Torre 1939
Animal Catchers
Animal Catchers Girl wearing overalls 1927

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