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Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 • Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012 • Self
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
2009 • Self
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
2005 • Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005 • Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 • Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000 • Herself

Full filmography

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 • Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • (archive footage)
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Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa's Tattoo
1994 • Martha Mae
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Amy
Amy
1981 • Malvina
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Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978 • Alice Finely
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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
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The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972 • Marion Randolph
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Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet
1972 • Virginia Wolfe
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George M!
George M!
1970 • Nellie Cohan
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The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans
1960 • Society Woman (uncredited)
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The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953 • Lily Marton
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A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • Gladys Norton
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939 • Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
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The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
1939 • Rosita De La Torre
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Animal Catchers
Animal Catchers
1927 • Girl wearing overalls
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Nanette Fabray – Biography, Known For & Filmography