Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

74

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-10-27

Day of Death

2018-02-22 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As

Nanette Fabares

Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares

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.

Known For

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Harper Valley P.T.A.

Amy

Amy

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

George M!

George M!

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

Acting

The Band Wagon

1953

The Band Wagon

as

Lily Marton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

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

2003

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

as

Self

The Monroe Doctrine

1939

The Monroe Doctrine

as

Rosita De La Torre

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.

as

Alice Finely

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as

Sadie

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1966

Alice Through the Looking Glass

as

The White Queen

Amy

1981

Amy

as

Malvina

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

as

Self

A Child Is Born

1939

A Child Is Born

as

Gladys Norton

Magic Carpet

1972

Magic Carpet

as

Virginia Wolfe

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as

Self

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

1979

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

as

Dora Dayton

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as

Self (archive footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as

Self

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

Fame Is the Name of the Game

as

Pat

Teresa's Tattoo

1994

Teresa's Tattoo

as

Martha Mae

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

The Happy Ending

1969

The Happy Ending

as

Agnes

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as

Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

1974

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

as

Fay

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

as

Herself

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

as

Herself

George M!

1970

George M!

as

Nellie Cohan

Personal Exemptions

1989

Personal Exemptions

as

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

as

Self

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

2005

Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

as

Self

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

The Couple Takes a Wife

as

Marion Randolph

The Subterraneans

1960

The Subterraneans

as

Society Woman (uncredited)

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

1970

But I Don't Want to Get Married!

as

Mrs. Vale

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as

Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

as

Self

Animal Catchers

1927

Animal Catchers

as

Girl wearing overalls

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Amanda Tribble

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Mitzy Monroe

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

as

Katherine Romano

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Hotel

Hotel

as

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

as

Fern

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self - Singer

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self (uncredited)

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows

as

All Star Secrets

All Star Secrets

as

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

Laramie

Laramie

as

Aloha Paradise

Aloha Paradise

as

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Dottie Richards

Westinghouse Playhouse

Westinghouse Playhouse

as

Nan McGovern

Startime

Startime

as

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Cindy

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Rowena Coolidge

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest / Various Characters

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Performer

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Maggie O'Brien

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Shirley Simpson

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Emmaline Bristow

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Coach

Coach

as

Mildred Armstrong

Coach

Coach

as

Christine's Mom

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Phyllis

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Casey

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing