Quick Facts
Born:
1920-10-27
Birthplace:
San Diego, California, USA
Credits:
78 Total Roles
Nanette Fabray
Acting
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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
Murder, She Wrote
Emmaline Bristow
The Band Wagon
Lily Marton
The Love Boat
Mitzy Monroe
The Love Boat
Maggie O'Brien
The Love Boat
Shirley Simpson
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dottie Richards
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age MOVIE | Self |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration MOVIE | Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage) |
| 2012 | In the Beginning: The Caesar Years MOVIE | Self |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' MOVIE | Self |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy MOVIE | Herself |
| 2000 | The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room MOVIE | Herself |