Actor profile

Nanette Fabray

27th October 1920 San Diego, California, USA Acting

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.

34 Movies 43 TV Shows 80 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration poster

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 13th October 2015 as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years poster

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years 13th November 2012 as Self

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

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression 1st January 2009 as Self

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale poster

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale 19th April 2005 as Self

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' poster

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' 15th March 2005 as Self

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 3rd April 2003 as Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV poster

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV 20th June 2000 as Self

That's Entertainment! III poster

That's Entertainment! III 1st July 1994 as (archive footage)

Teresa's Tattoo poster

Teresa's Tattoo 15th March 1994 as Martha Mae

Personal Exemptions poster

Personal Exemptions 29th August 1989

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

Amy poster

Amy 20th March 1981 as Malvina

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit poster

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit 23rd December 1979 as Dora Dayton

Harper Valley P.T.A. poster

Harper Valley P.T.A. 2nd August 1978 as Alice Finely

That's Entertainment, Part II poster

That's Entertainment, Part II 16th May 1976 as (archive footage)

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye poster

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye 19th November 1974 as Fay

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli poster

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli 1st January 1973 as Self (archive footage)

The Couple Takes a Wife poster

The Couple Takes a Wife 5th December 1972 as Marion Randolph

Magic Carpet poster

Magic Carpet 6th November 1972 as Virginia Wolfe

But I Don't Want to Get Married! poster

But I Don't Want to Get Married! 6th October 1970 as Mrs. Vale

George M! poster

George M! 12th September 1970 as Nellie Cohan

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County poster

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1st April 1970 as Sadie

The Happy Ending poster

The Happy Ending 21st December 1969 as Agnes

Fame Is the Name of the Game poster

Fame Is the Name of the Game 26th November 1966 as Pat

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster

Alice Through the Looking Glass 6th November 1966 as The White Queen

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers poster

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers 6th January 1962 as Self

The Subterraneans poster

The Subterraneans 23rd June 1960 as Society Woman (uncredited)

The Family Nobody Wanted poster

The Family Nobody Wanted 20th December 1956 as Helen Doss

The Band Wagon poster

The Band Wagon 7th August 1953 as Lily Marton

A Child is Born poster

A Child is Born 7th December 1939 as Gladys Norton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex poster

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 11th November 1939 as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

The Monroe Doctrine poster

The Monroe Doctrine 14th October 1939 as Rosita De La Torre

Animal Catchers poster

Animal Catchers 1st July 1927 as Girl wearing overalls

The Golden Palace poster

The Golden Palace 18th September 1992 as Fern

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Mildred Armstrong

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Christine's Mom

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Emmaline Bristow

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982 as Harriet Gold

Aloha Paradise poster

Aloha Paradise 25th February 1981

All Star Secrets poster

All Star Secrets 8th January 1979

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Mitzy Monroe

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Maggie O'Brien

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Shirley Simpson

One Day at a Time poster

One Day at a Time 16th December 1975 as Katherine Romano

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster

The Mary Tyler Moore Show 19th September 1970 as Dottie Richards

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Cindy

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Phyllis

Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style 29th September 1969 as Casey

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest

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

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 13th September 1966 as Desiree

The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace 4th January 1964 as Self - Singer

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Amanda Tribble

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law 20th September 1963 as Rowena Coolidge

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Startime poster

Startime 6th October 1959 as Self

Startime poster

Startime 6th October 1959 as Sally

Laramie poster

Laramie 15th September 1959

The Bell Telephone Hour poster

The Bell Telephone Hour 12th January 1959 as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show 24th June 1956 as Self

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Presenter

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 9th November 1952 as Raina Petkoff

Your Show of Shows poster

Your Show of Shows 25th February 1950

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Presenter