Nanette Fabray

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

October 27, 1920

died

February 22, 2018

place of birth

San Diego, California, USA

also known as

Nanette Fabares · Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares

total credits

34 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7.0

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

2003as Self
The Band Wagon
7.2

The Band Wagon

1953as Lily Marton
Teresa's Tattoo
4.9

Teresa's Tattoo

1994as Martha Mae
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976as (archive footage)
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.3

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)
The Happy Ending
6.1

The Happy Ending

1969as Agnes
Amy
7.2

Amy

1981as Malvina
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10.0

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021as Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
7.0

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962as Self
Magic Carpet
9.0

Magic Carpet

1972as Virginia Wolfe
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.2

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966as The White Queen
George M!
8.5

George M!

1970as Nellie Cohan
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
6.8

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970as Sadie
Fame Is the Name of the Game
6.8

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966as Pat
Harper Valley P.T.A.
7.2

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978as Alice Finely
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
5.2

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974as Fay
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
5.0

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

1979as Dora Dayton
The Subterraneans
5.1

The Subterraneans

1960as Society Woman (uncredited)
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012as Self
A Child is Born
7.1

A Child is Born

1939as Gladys Norton
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

2009as Self
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
10.0

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970as Mrs. Vale
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
7.0

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000as Self
The Monroe Doctrine
7.3

The Monroe Doctrine

1939as Rosita De La Torre
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
7.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973as Self (archive footage)
The Couple Takes a Wife
10.0

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972as Marion Randolph
The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

1956as Helen Doss
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005as Self
Animal Catchers
7.0

Animal Catchers

1927as Girl wearing overalls
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
9.5

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

2005as Self
Personal Exemptions
9.0

Personal Exemptions

1989