Nanette Fabray

Acting

Nanette Fabray

Born October 27, 1920San Diego, California, USA68 credits

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Movie

2021

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10.0

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Movie

2015

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

Movie

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

Movie

2009

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
9.0

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Movie

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Movie

2005

Filmography

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas SelfMovie
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebrationas Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)Movie
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012In the Beginning: The Caesar Yearsas SelfMovie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depressionas SelfMovie
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royaleas SelfMovie
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'as SelfMovie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were Thereas SelfMovie
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TVas SelfMovie
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2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Roomas HerselfMovie
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2000The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedyas HerselfMovie
That's Entertainment! III
1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)Movie
Teresa's Tattoo
1994Teresa's Tattooas Martha MaeMovie
The Golden Palace
1992The Golden Palaceas FernTV
Personal Exemptions
1989Personal ExemptionsMovie
Coach
1989Coachas Mildred ArmstrongTV
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Emmaline BristowTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Amy
1981Amyas MalvinaMovie
Aloha Paradise
1981Aloha ParadiseTV
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979The Man in the Santa Claus Suitas Dora DaytonMovie
All Star Secrets
1979All Star SecretsTV
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978Harper Valley P.T.A.as Alice FinelyMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Mitzy MonroeTV
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976That's Entertainment, Part IIas (archive footage)Movie
One Day at a Time
1975One Day at a Timeas Katherine RomanoTV
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974Happy Anniversary and Goodbyeas FayMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnellias Self (archive footage)Movie
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972The Couple Takes a Wifeas Marion RandolphMovie
Magic Carpet
1972Magic Carpetas Virginia WolfeMovie
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970But I Don't Want to Get Married!as Mrs. ValeMovie
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Showas Dottie RichardsTV
George M!
1970George M!as Nellie CohanMovie
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico Countyas SadieMovie
The Happy Ending
1969The Happy Endingas AgnesMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas CindyTV
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)TV
The Carol Burnett Show
1967The Carol Burnett Showas SelfTV
Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966Fame Is the Name of the Gameas PatMovie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966Alice Through the Looking Glassas The White QueenMovie
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.as DesireeTV
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas Self - SingerTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Amanda TribbleTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealersas SelfMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
W
1961Westinghouse Playhouseas Nan McGovernTV
The Subterraneans
1960The Subterraneansas Society Woman (uncredited)Movie
Startime
1959StartimeTV
Laramie
1959LaramieTV
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959The Bell Telephone Houras SelfTV
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956The Family Nobody Wantedas Helen DossMovie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas SelfTV
The Steve Allen Show
1956The Steve Allen Showas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
The Band Wagon
1953The Band Wagonas Lily MartonMovie
Omnibus
1952Omnibusas Raina PetkoffTV
Your Show of Shows
1950Your Show of ShowsTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
A Child is Born
1939A Child is Bornas Gladys NortonMovie
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essexas Mistress Margaret RadcliffeMovie
The Monroe Doctrine
1939The Monroe Doctrineas Rosita De La TorreMovie
Animal Catchers
1927Animal Catchersas Girl wearing overallsMovie