Nanette Fabray
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.
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Movies (29)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
2015
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
as Self
2012
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self
2009
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
as Self
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2005
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
as Self
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
as Herself
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
as Herself
2000
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Teresa's Tattoo
as Martha Mae
1994
Personal Exemptions
1989
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
Amy
as Malvina
1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dora Dayton
1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Alice Finely
1978
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Fay
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Marion Randolph
1972
Magic Carpet
as Virginia Wolfe
1972
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Vale
1970
George M!
as Nellie Cohan
1970
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Sadie
1970
The Happy Ending
as Agnes
1969
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Pat
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
1966
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
1962
TV Shows (21)
The Golden Palace
as Fern
1992
Coach
as Mildred Armstrong
1989
Murder, She Wrote
as Emmaline Bristow
1984
Hotel
1982
Aloha Paradise
1981
All Star Secrets
1979
The Love Boat
as Mitzy Monroe
1977
One Day at a Time
as Katherine Romano
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Great Performances
as Self
1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Dottie Richards
1970
Love, American Style
as Cindy
1969
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as Desiree
1966
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
Burke's Law
as Amanda Tribble
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
as Nan McGovern
1961