Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Known for

Acting

Born

October 27, 1920

Birthplace

San Diego, California, USA

Died

February 22, 2018 (aged 97)

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.

Best known work

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Coach

Coach

1989

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Filmography

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
2012
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
as Self
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self
2005
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
as Self
2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2000
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
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
Teresa's Tattoo
as Martha Mae
1992
The Golden PalaceTV
as Fern (1 episode)
1989
Personal Exemptions
1989
CoachTV
as Mildred Armstrong (2 episodes), as Christine's Mom (1 episode)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Emmaline Bristow (1 episode)
1982
HotelTV
as Harriet Gold (1 episode)
1981
Amy
as Malvina
1981
Aloha ParadiseTV
1979
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dora Dayton
1979
All Star SecretsTV
1978
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Alice Finely
1977
The Love BoatTV
as Mitzy Monroe (1 episode), as Maggie O'Brien (1 episode), as Shirley Simpson (1 episode)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)