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.
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
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005
as Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
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
- No poster
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000
as Herself
- No poster
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000
as Herself
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
as Martha Mae
Personal Exemptions
1989
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Amy
1981
as Malvina
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
1979
as Dora Dayton
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978
as Alice Finely
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
1974
as Fay
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Marion Randolph
Magic Carpet
1972
as Virginia Wolfe
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
1970
as Mrs. Vale
George M!
1970
as Nellie Cohan