Nanette Fabray
Born
October 27, 1920
Died
February 22, 2018 (97 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
2015
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Self
2012
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Self
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Self
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
Herself
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
Herself
2000
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Teresa's Tattoo
Martha Mae
1994
The Golden Palace
Fern · (1 episode)
1992
Personal Exemptions
1989
Coach
Mildred Armstrong · (2 episodes)
1989
Coach
Christine's Mom · (1 episode)
1989
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Emmaline Bristow · (1 episode)
1984
Hotel
(2 episodes)
1982
Amy
Malvina
1981
Aloha Paradise
(1 episode)
1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Dora Dayton
1979
All Star Secrets
(1 episode)
1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Alice Finely
1978
The Love Boat
Mitzy Monroe · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Maggie O'Brien · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Shirley Simpson · (1 episode)
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
One Day at a Time
Katherine Romano · (51 episodes)
1975
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Fay
1974
Dinah!
Self · (3 episodes)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
The Couple Takes a Wife
Marion Randolph
1972
Magic Carpet
Virginia Wolfe
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Mrs. Vale
1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dottie Richards · (2 episodes)
1970
George M!
Nellie Cohan
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Sadie
1970
The Happy Ending
Agnes
1969
Love, American Style
Cindy · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Phyllis · (1 episode)
1969
Love, American Style
Casey · (1 episode)
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (8 episodes)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · (3 episodes)
1967
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Pat
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Queen
1966
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1964
Burke's Law
Amanda Tribble · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Rowena Coolidge · (1 episode)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
Nan McGovern · (26 episodes)
1961
The Subterraneans
Society Woman (uncredited)
1960
Startime
(1 episode)
1959
Laramie
(1 episode)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
The Band Wagon
Lily Marton
1953
Your Show of Shows
(2 episodes)
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
A Child Is Born
Gladys Norton
1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
1939
The Monroe Doctrine
Rosita De La Torre
1939
Animal Catchers
Girl wearing overalls
1927