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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 • as Cindy

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 • as Phyllis

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 • as Casey

Filmography

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/13/2015

2012

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/13/2012

2009

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
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009

2005

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/2005
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/19/2005

2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/3/2003

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/20/2000
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
as Herself
Movie - Released: 6/20/2000
Movie
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
as Herself
Movie - Released: 6/20/2000

1994

Teresa's Tattoo
Teresa's Tattoo
as Martha Mae
Movie - Released: 3/15/1994
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994

1992

The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace
as Fern
TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1989

Personal Exemptions
Personal Exemptions
Movie - Released: 8/29/1989
Coach
Coach
as Mildred Armstrong
TV - Released: 2/28/1989
Coach
Coach
as Christine's Mom
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Emmaline Bristow
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1982

Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Amy
Amy
as Malvina
Movie - Released: 3/20/1981
Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise
TV - Released: 2/25/1981

1979

The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dora Dayton
Movie - Released: 12/23/1979
All Star Secrets
All Star Secrets
TV - Released: 1/8/1979

1978

Harper Valley P.T.A.
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Alice Finely
Movie - Released: 8/2/1978

1977

The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Mitzy Monroe
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Maggie O'Brien
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Shirley Simpson
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1976

1975

One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
as Katherine Romano
TV - Released: 12/16/1975

1974

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
as Fay
Movie - Released: 11/19/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973

1972

Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet
as Virginia Wolfe
Movie - Released: 11/6/1972
The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Marion Randolph
Movie - Released: 12/5/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Sadie
Movie - Released: 4/1/1970
George M!
George M!
as Nellie Cohan
Movie - Released: 9/12/1970
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Vale
Movie - Released: 10/6/1970
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Dottie Richards
TV - Released: 9/19/1970

1969

The Happy Ending
The Happy Ending
as Agnes
Movie - Released: 12/21/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Cindy
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Phyllis
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Casey
TV - Released: 9/29/1969

1968

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/22/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/11/1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/11/1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1966

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
Movie - Released: 11/6/1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Pat
Movie - Released: 11/26/1966

1964

The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
TV - Released: 1/4/1964

1963

Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Amanda Tribble
TV - Released: 9/20/1963
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Rowena Coolidge
TV - Released: 9/20/1963

1962

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

TV
Westinghouse Playhouse
as Nan McGovern
TV - Released: 1/6/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans
as Society Woman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/23/1960

1959

Laramie
Laramie
TV - Released: 9/15/1959
Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/1959

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1953

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
as Lily Marton
Movie - Released: 8/7/1953

1950

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows
TV - Released: 2/25/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Movie - Released: 11/11/1939
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine
as Rosita De La Torre
Movie - Released: 10/14/1939
A Child Is Born
A Child Is Born
as Gladys Norton
Movie - Released: 12/7/1939

1927

Animal Catchers
Animal Catchers
as Girl wearing overalls
Movie - Released: 7/1/1927