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Nanette Fabray

Acting

October 27, 1920

San Diego, California, USA

36 movies

6.2 avg

1

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

as Lily Marton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self

2010s

2 films

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

as Self

2000s

7 films

Nanette Fabray | PopcornPlay

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

as Self

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

as Self

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self

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

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

as Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

as Self

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

as Herself

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

as Herself

1990s

2 films

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Teresa's Tattoo

Teresa's Tattoo

as Martha Mae

1980s

3 films

Personal Exemptions

Personal Exemptions

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Amy

Amy

as Malvina

1970s

10 films

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

as Dora Dayton

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

as Alice Finely

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

as Fay

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

as Marion Randolph

Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet

as Virginia Wolfe

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

as Mrs. Vale

George M!

George M!

as Nellie Cohan

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Sadie

1960s

5 films

The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending

as Agnes

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

as Pat

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as The White Queen

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

as Society Woman (uncredited)

1950s

2 films

The Family Nobody Wanted

The Family Nobody Wanted

as Helen Doss

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

as Lily Marton

1930s

3 films

A Child is Born

A Child is Born

as Gladys Norton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine

as Rosita De La Torre

1920s

1 film

Animal Catchers

Animal Catchers

as Girl wearing overalls