Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Actor

San Diego, California, USA
October 27, 1920

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.

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009Nominee

Best Performance

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Nominee

Best Performance

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

The Band Wagon
1953Nominee

Best Performance

The Band Wagon

Career Highlights

Amy
1981Highlight

Best Performance

Amy

That's Entertainment! III
1994Highlight

Best Performance

That's Entertainment! III

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