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

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

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

Career Highlights

Night of 100 Stars II
1985Highlight

Best Performance

Night of 100 Stars II

That's Entertainment! III
1994Highlight

Best Performance

That's Entertainment! III

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