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

Lily Marton

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Mistress Margaret Radcliffe

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

Self

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

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

Self