Nanette Fabray

Born: 1920-10-27

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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That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)
Released: 1994-07-01

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...

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The Band Wagon

as Lily Marton
Released: 1953-08-07

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

as Mistress Margaret Radcliffe
Released: 1939-11-11

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would...

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

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...

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Amy

as Malvina
Released: 1981-03-20

A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her...

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That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)
Released: 1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...

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The Subterraneans

as Society Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1960-06-23

A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.

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The Happy Ending

as Agnes
Released: 1969-12-21

The triumphs and failures of middle age as seen through the eyes of runaway American housewife...

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Night of 100 Stars II

as Self
Released: 1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self
Released: 1962-01-06

A TV movie with intertwining music numbers and sketches.

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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit

as Dora Dayton
Released: 1979-12-23

The mysterious owner of a costume shop rents a Santa Claus suit to three very different men: a...

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A Child Is Born

as Gladys Norton
Released: 1939-12-07

A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.

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Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

as Fay
Released: 1974-11-19

As her 25th anniversary approaches, Norma Michaels realizes that her marriage to her dentist...

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Teresa's Tattoo

as Martha Mae
Released: 1994-03-15

Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who...

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Harper Valley P.T.A.

as Alice Finely
Released: 1978-07-02

Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Most of the townsfolk,...

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

as The White Queen
Released: 1966-11-06

Alice returns to Wonderland through the looking glass in this TV musical.

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But I Don't Want to Get Married!

as Mrs. Vale
Released: 1970-10-06

An accountant is widowed after 18 years of marriage. He is dumbfounded to have a herd of...

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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self / Dottie Richards (archive footage)
Released: 2015-10-13

Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song...

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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

as Self
Released: 2005-03-15

Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."

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Fame Is the Name of the Game

as Pat
Released: 1966-11-26

A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her...

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The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Sadie
Released: 1970-04-01

A simple-minded blacksmith named Charley, well loved by the townsfolk, saves for a year to send...

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1973-01-01

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The Monroe Doctrine

as Rosita De La Torre
Released: 1939-10-14

The story of President Monroe's response to attempts by Spain to interfere in South America.

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Magic Carpet

as Virginia Wolfe
Released: 1972-11-06

A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide and falls in love with a young...

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George M!

as Helen Costigan 'Nellie' Cohan
Released: 1970-09-12

Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 starring Joel Grey, this TV version has been...

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The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

as Self
Released: 2000-06-20

One of the greatest comedians of early television, Sid Caesar hasn't had his work shown in...

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In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

as Self
Released: 2012-11-13

New interviews with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, footage from the reunion of Caesar's Writers...

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The Couple Takes a Wife

as Marion Randolph
Released: 1972-12-05

Complications ensue when an overworked couple decides to hire a "wife" — someone who can run the...

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Personal Exemptions

as uncredited
Released: 1989-08-29

A dedicated IRS investigator pursues her career at the expense of her very disfunctional family....

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Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale

as Herself
Released: 2005-04-19

Short documentary about the making of The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Love Boat

as Mitzy Monroe
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Maggie O'Brien
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Shirley Simpson
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Love, American Style

as Cindy
First aired: 1969-09-29

An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...

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Burke's Law

as Amanda Tribble
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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Burke's Law

as Rowena Coolidge
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Dottie Richards
First aired: 1970-09-19

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters
First aired: 1967-09-11

The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...

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One Day at a Time

as Katherine Romano
First aired: 1975-12-16

The misadventures of a divorced mother, two teenage daughters, and new building superintendent...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self
First aired: 1967-09-09

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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Your Show of Shows

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-02-25

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...

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The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer
First aired: 1964-01-04

The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...

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The Golden Palace

as Fern
First aired: 1992-09-18

The Golden Palace begins where The Golden Girls had ended, in the quartet's now-sold Miami...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Great Performances

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-28

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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Laramie

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-15

Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. A Revue...

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Startime

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-06

Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...

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Aloha Paradise

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-02-25

Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February...

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All Star Secrets

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-01-08

All Star Secrets is an NBC daytime game show that aired from January 8 to August 10, 1979. A...

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