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Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Acting

Born: October 27, 1920San 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.

Known For
Filmography
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: Inside the Writer's Room

Herself

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Herself

2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Self

2000
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

Martha Mae

1994
Personal Exemptions

Personal Exemptions

1989
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985
Amy

Amy

Malvina

1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

Dora Dayton

1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Alice Finely

1978
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Fay

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
But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Mrs. Vale

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
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 New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Self

1962
The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

Society Woman (uncredited)

1960
The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

Helen Doss

1956
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

Lily Marton

1953
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