Nanette Fabray

Actor · 1920–2018 · San Diego, California, USA

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.

Acted in 40

1990s

1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Teresa's Tattoo
Martha Mae
1992
The Golden Palace
Fern · 1 episode
69

1980s

1989
Personal Exemptions
Millie McFall
Coach
Mildred Armstrong, Christine's Mom · 2 episodes
70
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Emmaline Bristow · 1 episode
74
1982
Hotel
Harriet Gold · 1 episode
64
1981
Amy
Malvina
66
Aloha Paradise
TV

1970s

1979
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Dora Dayton
All Star Secrets
TV
1978
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Alice Finely
1977
The Love Boat
Mitzy Monroe, Maggie O'Brien, Shirley Simpson · 1 episode
63
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1975
One Day at a Time
Katherine Romano · 51 episodes
67
1974
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Fay
1972
The Couple Takes a Wife
Marion Randolph
Magic Carpet
Virginia Wolfe
1970
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
Mrs. Vale
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Dottie Richards · 2 episodes
81
George M!
Nellie Cohan
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Sadie

1960s

1969
The Happy Ending
Agnes
Love, American Style
Cindy, Phyllis, Casey · 1 episode
66
1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Pat
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Queen
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Desiree · 1 episode
1963
Burke's Law
Amanda Tribble, Rowena Coolidge · 1 episode
71
1961
Westinghouse Playhouse
Nan McGovern · 26 episodes
1960
The Subterraneans
Society Woman (uncredited)

1950s

1959
Laramie
TV · 4 Seasons · Western · Drama
74
1957
A Man's Game
Josephine Evans
1956
The Family Nobody Wanted
Helen Doss
1953
The Band Wagon
Lily Marton
82
1952
Omnibus
Raina Petkoff · 1 episode
1950
Your Show of Shows
TV · 5 Seasons · Comedy

1930s

1939
A Child is Born
Gladys Norton
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
71
The Monroe Doctrine
Rosita De La Torre

1920s

1927
Animal Catchers
Baby Nanette

Appearances27

2020s

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self

2010s

2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
2012
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Self

2000s

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2005
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Self