
Nanette Fabray
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1920-10-27
- Died
- 2018-02-22
- Place of birth
- San Diego, California, USA
- Also known as
- Nanette Fabares · Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares
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.
Known For
TV Shows (32)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Emmaline Bristow

The Love Boat
1977
as Mitzy Monroe / Maggie O'Brien / Shirley Simpson

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer / Self - Presenter

Coach
1989
as Mildred Armstrong / Christine's Mom

Love, American Style
1969
as Cindy / Phyllis / Casey

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Hotel
1982
as Harriet Gold

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self / Self - Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Dottie Richards

Burke's Law
1963
as Amanda Tribble / Rowena Coolidge

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Omnibus
1952
as Raina Petkoff

One Day at a Time
1975
as Katherine Romano

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)

Laramie
1959

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Startime
1959
as Self / Sally

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self

The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Desiree

Your Show of Shows
1950

The Golden Palace
1992
as Fern

Aloha Paradise
1981
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961
as Nan McGovern

All Star Secrets
1979
Movies (36)

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self

The Band Wagon
1953
as Lily Marton

The Subterraneans
1960
as Society Woman (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

The Happy Ending
1969
as Agnes

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

Amy
1981
as Malvina

Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Martha Mae

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Sadie

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000
as Self

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

Magic Carpet
1972
as Virginia Wolfe

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self

Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Pat

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
as Dora Dayton

George M!
1970
as Nellie Cohan

The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Marion Randolph

Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
as Alice Finely

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
as Fay

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012
as Self

The Monroe Doctrine
1939
as Rosita De La Torre

The Family Nobody Wanted
1956
as Helen Doss

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)

A Child is Born
1939
as Gladys Norton
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000
as Herself

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Vale

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The White Queen
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000
as Herself

Animal Catchers
1927
as Girl wearing overalls

Personal Exemptions
1989

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self
About Nanette Fabray
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. With 68 credits spanning from 1927 to 2021, Nanette Fabray has appeared in 36 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nanette Fabray Movies
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — as Self
- The Band Wagon (1953) — as Lily Marton
- The Subterraneans (1960) — as Society Woman (uncredited)
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