Acting · San Diego, California, USA · Born October 27, 1920
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.
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieMary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
MovieIn the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012
as Self
MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
MovieElizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self
MovieGet Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
MovieThe Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000
as Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000
as Herself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000
as Herself
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieTeresa's Tattoo
1994
as Martha Mae
TVThe Golden Palace
1992
as Fern
MoviePersonal Exemptions
1989
TVCoach
1989
as Mildred Armstrong
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Emmaline Bristow
TVHotel
1982
MovieAmy
1981
as Malvina
TVAloha Paradise
1981
MovieThe Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
as Dora Dayton
TVAll Star Secrets
1979
MovieHarper Valley P.T.A.
1978
as Alice Finely
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Mitzy Monroe
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
TVOne Day at a Time
1975
as Katherine Romano
MovieHappy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
as Fay
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Marion Randolph
MovieMagic Carpet
1972
as Virginia Wolfe
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieBut I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Vale
TVThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Dottie Richards
MovieGeorge M!
1970
as Nellie Cohan
MovieThe Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Sadie
MovieThe Happy Ending
1969
as Agnes
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Cindy
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
MovieFame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Pat
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The White Queen
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Desiree
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Amanda Tribble
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieThe New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961
as Nan McGovern
MovieThe Subterraneans
1960
as Society Woman (uncredited)
TVStartime
1959
as Self
TVLaramie
1959
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
MovieThe Family Nobody Wanted
1956
as Helen Doss
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
MovieThe Band Wagon
1953
as Lily Marton
TVOmnibus
1952
as Raina Petkoff
TVYour Show of Shows
1950
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Gladys Norton
MovieThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
MovieThe Monroe Doctrine
1939
as Rosita De La Torre
MovieAnimal Catchers
1927
as Girl wearing overalls
