Nanette Fabray

Acting

Nanette Fabray

Born October 27, 1920 · San Diego, California, USA

Died February 22, 2018 · aged 97

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! IIIThat's Entertainment! III · 1994
That's Entertainment! III
7.11994
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Some of MGM's musical stars review the studio's history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
The Band WagonThe Band Wagon · 1953
The Band Wagon
7.21953
MovieComedyRomance
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
6.31939
MovieDramaHistory
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
That's Entertainment, Part IIThat's Entertainment, Part II · 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.01976
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
The Happy EndingThe Happy Ending · 1969
The Happy Ending
6.11969
MovieDrama
When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Teresa's TattooTeresa's Tattoo · 1994
Teresa's Tattoo
4.91994
MovieComedyCrime
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and wearing leather?!? Her captors seem to be the most inept crooks ever. They seem to have a plan, if only she could figure out why it involves her.
AmyAmy · 1981
Amy
7.21981
MovieFamilyDrama
A woman leaves her husband after the death of her child to teach deaf children how to speak. Her own child was deaf and although she has no formal training she successfully teaches one boy.
Harper Valley P.T.A.Harper Valley P.T.A. · 1978
Harper Valley P.T.A.
7.11978
MovieComedy
Stella Johnson is a single mother living in the town of Harper Valley. Most of the townsfolk, particularly those on the school PTA, think she is a little too liberal so they're making things tough for her and her daughter. So she runs for the position of PTA President, which infuriates them. Stella decides to get revenge with the help of her friends.

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