Nanette Fabray

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Nanette Fabray
Fabray in 1963
Born	Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares (1920-10-27)October 27, 1920 San Diego, California, U.S.
Died	February 22, 2018(2018-02-22) (aged 97) Palos Verdes, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress singer dancer
Years active	1924–2007
Spouses	David Tebet ​ ​ (m. 1947; div. 1951)​ Ranald MacDougall ​ ​ (m. 1957; died 1973)​
Children	1
Relatives	Shelley Fabares (niece)

Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares;^[1] 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 comedic 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.

Fabray had significant hearing impairment and was a longtime advocate for the rights of the deaf and hearing-impaired people. Her honors included the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.