Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Acting
Born Oct 27, 1920
From San Diego, California, USA
Died Feb 22, 2018

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

Filmography — Acting

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
1985

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

The Band Wagon
7.2
1953

The Band Wagon

Lily Marton

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0
2003

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

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9
1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

The Happy Ending
6.0
1969

The Happy Ending

Agnes

Teresa's Tattoo
4.6
1994

Teresa's Tattoo

Martha Mae

Amy
7.1
1981

Amy

Malvina

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10.0
2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
4.8
1974

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Fay

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
6.2
1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Sadie

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.3
1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Fame Is the Name of the Game
5.7
1966

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Pat

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
4.6
1979

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

Dora Dayton

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Self

Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.0
1966

Alice Through the Looking Glass

The White Queen

That's Entertainment! III
7.0
1994

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

Self

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

Herself

The Couple Takes a Wife
1972

The Couple Takes a Wife

Marion Randolph

Harper Valley P.T.A.
7.1
1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Alice Finely

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
7.0
1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Self

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

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

Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

Mrs. Vale

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Herself

A Child is Born
6.5
1939

A Child is Born

Gladys Norton

The Subterraneans
4.8
1960

The Subterraneans

Society Woman (uncredited)

Magic Carpet
1972

Magic Carpet

Virginia Wolfe

George M!
10.0
1970

George M!

Nellie Cohan

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Self

The Monroe Doctrine
6.7
1939

The Monroe Doctrine

Rosita De La Torre

The Family Nobody Wanted
1956

The Family Nobody Wanted

Helen Doss

Personal Exemptions
1989

Personal Exemptions

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
9.0
2005

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Self

Animal Catchers
1927

Animal Catchers

Girl wearing overalls