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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Band Wagon
as Lily Marton
1953
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
1939
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
The Monroe Doctrine
as Rosita De La Torre
1939
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Alice Finely
1978
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Sadie
1970
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
1966
Amy
as Malvina
1981
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
as Self
2000
A Child is Born
as Gladys Norton
1939
Magic Carpet
as Virginia Wolfe
1972
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
1962
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dora Dayton
1979
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2005
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Pat
1966
Teresa's Tattoo
as Martha Mae
1994
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
The Happy Ending
as Agnes
1969
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
2015
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Amanda Tribble
1963
The Love Boat
as Mitzy Monroe
1977
One Day at a Time
as Katherine Romano
1975
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Hotel
1982
The Golden Palace
as Fern
1992
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Your Show of Shows
1950
All Star Secrets
1979
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956