Nanette Fabray
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
2000
as Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000
as Herself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000
as Herself
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Martha Mae
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Palace
1992
as Fern
Personal Exemptions
1989
Coach
1989
as Mildred Armstrong
Coach
1989
as Christine's Mom
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Emmaline Bristow
Hotel
1982
Hotel
1982
as Harriet Gold
Amy
1981
as Malvina
Aloha Paradise
1981
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
as Dora Dayton
All Star Secrets
1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
as Alice Finely
The Love Boat
1977
as Mitzy Monroe
The Love Boat
1977
as Maggie O'Brien
The Love Boat
1977
as Shirley Simpson
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
One Day at a Time
1975
as Katherine Romano
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
as Fay
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Carpet
1972
as Virginia Wolfe
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Marion Randolph
Great Performances
1971
as Self
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Sadie
George M!
1970
as Nellie Cohan
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Vale
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Dottie Richards
The Happy Ending
1969
as Agnes
Love, American Style
1969
as Cindy
Love, American Style
1969
as Phyllis
Love, American Style
1969
as Casey
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as The White Queen
Fame Is the Name of the Game
1966
as Pat
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Desiree
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
Burke's Law
1963
as Amanda Tribble
Burke's Law
1963
as Rowena Coolidge
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Westinghouse Playhouse
1961
as Nan McGovern
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Subterraneans
1960
as Society Woman (uncredited)
Laramie
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
Startime
1959
as Sally
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Hostess
The Family Nobody Wanted
1956
as Helen Doss
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Band Wagon
1953
as Lily Marton
Omnibus
1952
as Raina Petkoff
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
The Monroe Doctrine
1939
as Rosita De La Torre
A Child is Born
1939
as Gladys Norton
Animal Catchers
1927
as Girl wearing overalls