Acting
Nanette Fabray
EN cinema · 37 credits
Born
27 October 1920
Died
22 February 2018 (aged 97)
Birthplace
San Diego, California, USA
Also known as Nanette Fabares · Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares
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
Filmography
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
Teresa's Tattoo
as Martha Mae
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Personal Exemptions
as Millie McFall
Amy
as Malvina
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
as Dora Dayton
Harper Valley P.T.A.
as Alice Finely
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Carpet
as Virginia Wolfe
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Marion Randolph
George M!
as Nellie Cohan
But I Don't Want to Get Married!
as Mrs. Vale
The Happy Ending
as Agnes
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Queen
The Subterraneans
as Society Woman (uncredited)
A Man's Game
as Josephine Evans
The Family Nobody Wanted
as Helen Doss
The Band Wagon
as Lily Marton
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
The Monroe Doctrine
as Rosita De La Torre
A Child is Born
as Gladys Norton
Animal Catchers
as Baby Nanette