Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Acting

October 27, 1920 — February 22, 2018San Diego, California, USA

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

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

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

Coach

Coach

1989

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

Acting68

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Self

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012

Self

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

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

2009

Self

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

2005

Self

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

Self

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

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

2003

Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000

Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

2000

Herself

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

2000

Herself

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

(archive footage)

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Martha Mae

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

1992

Fern

Personal Exemptions

Personal Exemptions

1989

Coach

Coach

1989

Mildred Armstrong / Christine's Mom

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Emmaline Bristow

Hotel

Hotel

1982

Harriet Gold

Amy

Amy

1981

Malvina

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

1981

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

1979

Dora Dayton

All Star Secrets

All Star Secrets

1979

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978

Alice Finely

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

Mitzy Monroe / Maggie O'Brien / Shirley Simpson

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

(archive footage)

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

1975

Katherine Romano

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974

Fay

Dinah!

Dinah!

1974

Self

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

Self (archive footage)

The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

Marion Randolph

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

1972

Virginia Wolfe

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Self

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970

Mrs. Vale

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970

Dottie Richards

George M!

George M!

1970

Nellie Cohan

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

Sadie

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

1969

Agnes

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

Cindy / Phyllis / Casey

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

Self (uncredited) / Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

1967

Self / Self - Guest / Self - Guest / Various Characters

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

Pat

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966

The White Queen

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

1966

Desiree

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

1964

Self - Singer

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

Amanda Tribble / Rowena Coolidge

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

Westinghouse Playhouse

Westinghouse Playhouse

1961

Nan McGovern

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

Society Woman (uncredited)

Startime

Startime

1959

Self / Sally

Laramie

Laramie

1959

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

Self

The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

1956

Helen Doss

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956

Self

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Self - Performer / Self - Presenter

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

Lily Marton

Omnibus

Omnibus

1952

Raina Petkoff

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

1950

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Self - Presenter

A Child is Born

A Child is Born

1939

Gladys Norton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

1939

Rosita De La Torre

Animal Catchers

Animal Catchers

1927

Girl wearing overalls