Nanette Fabray

(1920-2018)

American actress, singer and dancer

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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. In the mid-1950s, she served as Sid Caesar's comic partner on Caesar's Hour, for which she won three Emmy Awards, and appeared with Fred Astaire in the film musical The Band Wagon. From 1979 to 1984, she played Katherine Romano, the mother of lead character Ann Romano, on the TV series One Day at a Time. She also appeared as the mother of Christine Armstrong (played by her niece Shelley Fabares) in the television series Coach.

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Born	Nanette Ruby Bernadette Fabares 27 October 1920 San Diego, California, U.S.
Died	22 February 2018 (aged 97) Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Scorpio
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David Tebet 1913-2005 · American publicist and network executive · m. 1947; div. 1951 info edit

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Ranald MacDougall 1915-1973 · American screenwriter · m. 1957 info edit

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Mike Farrell · Family Member · 1939- · American actor and producer edit info

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Shelley Fabares · Niece · 1944- · American actress edit info

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Hal Block · 1913-1981 · American comedian info edit view couple »

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Mickey Rooney · Friend · 1920-2014 · American actor edit info

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Mary Tyler Moore · Friend · 1936-2017 · American actress and television producer edit info

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