Biography
She went from adorable performing child to lightly boiled dames to the kind of girls guys like to talk to as friends to a sweet "everyone's aunt" kind of woman to caring, though slightly overbearing mothers. Amazingly, Fabray has also managed to continue singing as well as acting, although for at least half her life she has been hearing-impaired and wears hearing aids.
Fabray began singing in vaudeville as a toddler, billed as 'Baby Nanette'. …
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Career Milestones
1923 | Made first profesional appearance in vaudeville as 'Baby Nanette' |
1926 | Worked in vaudeville with Ben Turpin |
1927 | Made film acting debut in "Our Gang" comedy shorts |
1939 | Had first adult role in feature films in "Elizabeth and Essex" |
1940 | Made Broadway debut in "Meet The People" |
1941 | Starred on Broadway in "Let's Face It" |
1949 | Made TV debut on NBC's "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre" |
1953 | Starred in the feature "The Band Wagon"; best remembered for the "Triplets" number with Fred Astaire and Jack Buchanan |
1954 | Won three Emmy Awards for her work on the series "Caesar's Hour" (NBC) |
1960 | Received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
1961 | Starred in first sitcom, "The Westinghouse Playhouse Starring Nanette Fabray and Wendell Corey" (NBC) |
1966 | Made TV-movie debut in "Fame Is the Name of the Game" (NBC) |
1972 | Landed recurring role as Mary Tyler Moore's mother on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS) |
1978 | Played Barbara Eden's sidekick in feature "Harper Valley PTA" |
1979 | Played mother to Bonnie Franklin on "One Day at a Time" (CBS) |
1987 | Co-starred in the comedy feature "Personal Exemptions" |
1987 | Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild |
1990 | Played the mother of her real-life niece Shelley Fabares' character on "Coach" (ABC) |
1994 | Cast in the comedy "Teresa's Tattoo" |
2003 | Featured in the documentary "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There" |
Awards
1949 | Tony Award for Actress (Musical) |
1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress In a Supporting Role in Caesar's Hour |
1956 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedienne |
1957 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance By a Comedienne In a Series in Caesar's Hour |
1986 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Life Achievement |