Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Acting

October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018 (aged 97)

San Diego, California, USA

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration2015 · Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Movie
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years2012 · Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · Self
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Movie
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale2005 · Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'2005 · Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
★ 8.3Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV2000 · Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room2000 · Herself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy2000 · Herself
That's Entertainment! III
Movie
That's Entertainment! III1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie
Teresa's Tattoo1994 · Martha Mae
The Golden Palace
Series
The Golden Palace1992 · Fern
Personal Exemptions
Movie
Personal Exemptions1989
Coach
Series
Coach1989 · Mildred Armstrong
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie
Night of 100 Stars II1985 · Self
Murder, She Wrote
Series
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Emmaline Bristow
Hotel
Series
Hotel1982
Amy
Movie
Amy1981 · Malvina
Aloha Paradise
Series
Aloha Paradise1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Movie
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit1979 · Dora Dayton
All Star Secrets
Series
All Star Secrets1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Movie
Harper Valley P.T.A.1978 · Alice Finely
The Love Boat
Series
The Love Boat1977 · Mitzy Monroe
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · (archive footage)
One Day at a Time
Series
One Day at a Time1975 · Katherine Romano
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Movie
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye1974 · Fay
Dinah!
★ 7.1Series
Dinah!1974 · Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
★ 7.4Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · Self (archive footage)
The Couple Takes a Wife
Movie
The Couple Takes a Wife1972 · Marion Randolph
Magic Carpet
Movie
Magic Carpet1972 · Virginia Wolfe
Great Performances
Series
Great Performances1971 · Self
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Movie
But I Don't Want to Get Married!1970 · Mrs. Vale
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show1970 · Dottie Richards
George M!
Movie
George M!1970 · Nellie Cohan
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Movie
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County1970 · Sadie
The Happy Ending
Movie
The Happy Ending1969 · Agnes
Love, American Style
Series
Love, American Style1969 · Cindy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · Self (uncredited)
The Carol Burnett Show
Series
The Carol Burnett Show1967 · Self
The Band Wagon
Movie
The Band Wagon1953