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Nanette Fabray
Born 1920-10-27San Diego, California, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelfMary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf / Dottie Richards (archive footage)In the Beginning: The Caesar YearsSelfHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great DepressionSelfElizabeth & Essex: Battle RoyaleSelfGet Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'SelfBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelfThe Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TVSelfThe Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's RoomHerselfThe Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the ComedyHerselfThat's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)Teresa's TattooMartha MaePersonal ExemptionsRoleNight of 100 Stars IISelfAmyMalvinaThe Man in the Santa Claus SuitDora DaytonHarper Valley P.T.A.Alice FinelyThat's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Happy Anniversary and GoodbyeFayThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)The Couple Takes a WifeMarion RandolphMagic CarpetVirginia WolfeBut I Don't Want to Get Married!Mrs. ValeGeorge M!Nellie Cohan