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

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

A Man's Game

Josephine Evans

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

The Band Wagon

Lily Marton

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

Teresa's Tattoo

Martha Mae