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List of Nanette Fabray Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Band Wagon (1953)
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The Band Wagon
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The Band Wagon is a romantic comedy musical film which tells the story of Tony Hunter, a musical movie star who fears that his career may be dying. Things change when two of his friends come up with a Broadway project in order to revive his career. But things get complicated when the egotistical director decides to hire a ballerina named Gaby Gerard as the leading lady.   

Role:
Lily Marton
Starring:
Directed By:
2. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex is a historical romantic drama film which revolves around the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, who was the 2nd Earl of Essex.

Starring:
Directed By:
3. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
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The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
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In Portugal, in the early 20th century, three children from a small village claim to have seen a prophetic vision of the Virgin Mary.

Starring:
Gilbert Roland, Frank Silvera, Angela Clarke, Jay Novello
Directed By:
John Brahm
4. Amy (1981)
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Amy
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Starring:
Kathleen Nolan, Barry Newman, Chris Robinson, Jenny Agutter
Directed By:
Vincent McEveety
5. The Happy Ending (1969)
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The Happy Ending
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A bored homemaker walks out of her husband of sixteen years in order to escape her dull and unhappy marriage and travels to Bahamas. There she meets a gigolo, who betrays her when he learns that she is not wealthy. Slowly, she realizes that she cannot buy happiness in this way and returns to find a job and new education opportunity. 

Directed By:
Richard Brooks
6. The Monroe Doctrine (1939)
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The Monroe Doctrine
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This short historical war drama film revolves around the attempts of President Monroe, to prevent the interference of Spain and other European forces, in South America.

Starring:
George Reeves, Grant Mitchell, James Stephenson, Charles Waldron, Frank Wilcox
Directed By:
Crane Wilbur
7. Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
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Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
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A nice but dim-witted blacksmith Charley’s mail-order bride goes missing. When he decides to leave, the townsmen are worried as he is the only blacksmith around, and therefore they pay a local salon girl to pose as the missing bride. Things get complicated when Charley begins to fall in love with her. 

Role:
Sadie
Starring:
Mickey Rooney, Dan Blocker, Henry Jones, Jim Backus
Directed By:
Anton Leader, Ranald MacDougall
8. A Child Is Born (1939)
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A Child Is Born
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Starring:
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Spring Byington, Gladys George, Gale Page, Jeffrey Lynn
Directed By:
Lloyd Bacon
9. Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)
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Harper Valley P.T.A.
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The townsfolk of Harper Valley disapprove of the liberal attitude of Stella Johnson, a single mother, and thus make life difficult for her. The school PTA board warn of her daughter’s dismissal in case she does not mend her ways. In turn, Stella reveals their secrets and pretence before deciding to run for the post of PTA president.

Role:
Alice Finely
Starring:
Barbara Eden, Woody Harrelson, Ronny Cox, Louis Nye
Directed By:
Ralph Senensky, Richard C. Bennett
10. The Subterraneans (1960)
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The Subterraneans
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A 28-year old novelist who lives with his mother, soon finds himself falling for a beautiful but unstable woman named Mardou Fox. His friend, however, warns him that his affection for Mardou, is the reason for his writer’s block.

Starring:
George Peppard, Leslie Caron, Roddy McDowall, Janice Rule
Directed By:
Ranald MacDougall
11. Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
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Teresa's Tattoo
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Starring:
Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland, Tippi Hedren, Majel Barrett, Mare Winningham, Joe Pantoliano, Sean Astin
Directed By:
Julie Cypher
12. Personal Exemptions (1989)
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Personal Exemptions
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Starring:
John Cotton
Directed By:
Peter Rowe

TV Movie(s)

1. George M! (1970)
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George M!
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Role:
Helen Costigan 'Nellie' Cohan
Starring:
Bernadette Peters, Blythe Danner, Joel Grey, Jack Cassidy, Red Buttons
Directed By:
Walter C. Miller, Martin Charnin
2. Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
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Fame Is the Name of the Game
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Starring:
Jack Klugman, Robert Duvall, Anthony Franciosa, Jill St. John, George Macready
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg
3. Magic Carpet (1972)
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Magic Carpet
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Starring:
Jim Backus, Susan Saint James, Enzo Cerusico, Robert Pratt
Directed By:
William A. Graham
4. The Couple Takes a Wife (1972)
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The Couple Takes a Wife
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Role:
Marion Randolph
Starring:
Myrna Loy, Paula Prentiss, Bill Bixby, Robert Goulet
Directed By:
Jerry Paris
5. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
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Starring:
Jack Palance, Jimmy Durante, Agnes Moorehead, Richard Denning, Robert Coote
Directed By:
Alan Handley
6. The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979)
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The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
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Starring:
Bert Convy, Majel Barrett, Fred Astaire, Gary Burghoff, John Byner, Tara Buckman
Directed By:
Corey Allen
7. But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
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But I Don't Want to Get Married!
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Role:
Mrs. Vale
Starring:
Tina Louise, June Lockhart, Shirley Jones, Herschel Bernardi
Directed By:
Jerry Paris
8. Happy Anniversary and Goodbye (1974)
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Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
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Role:
Fay
Starring:
Art Carney, Lucille Ball, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Marshall
Directed By:
Jack Donohue
9. Howdy (1970)
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Howdy
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Starring:
Eva Gabor, Eddie Albert, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Durante, Barbara Eden, Sidney Blackmer
Directed By:
Seymour Berns

Animation(s)

NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
NBC Experiment in Television
Starring:
Frank Langella, Donald Pleasence, Rodney Dangerfield, David Warner, Edward Binns
Directed By:
Ernest Pintoff, Victor Vicas, Guy Fraumeni, Federico Fellini

TV Shows and Videos

Omnibus (1952)
Omnibus
Starring:
Elsa Lanchester, Jessica Tandy, Eli Wallach, Marlon Brando, Martin Landau, Joanne Woodward, Jean Stapleton
Directed By:
Andrew McCullough, Norman Lloyd, Charles S. Dubin, Harry Horner, Delbert Mann
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948)
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Starring:
Buddy Ebsen, Margaret Sullavan, Hume Cronyn, Luise Rainer, Rex Harrison, Jackie Cooper, Don Ameche
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
Starring:
Andy Griffith, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anne Bancroft, Burt Reynolds, William Shatner, Warren Beatty, Elizabeth Montgomery
Directed By:
John Frankenheimer, Franklin J. Schaffner, Ralph Nelson, Vincent J. Donehue, Arthur Hiller
Mary Tyler Moore (1970)
Mary Tyler Moore
TV-PG
Starring:
Betty White, Doris Roberts, Joyce Bulifant, Cloris Leachman, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod
Directed By:
Alan Rafkin, Peter Baldwin, Jerry Belson, Jerry Paris, Hal Cooper
Westinghouse Playhouse (1961)
Westinghouse Playhouse
Role:
Nan McGovern / ... (26 episodes, 1961)
Starring:
Ryan O'Neal, Joel Grey, Wendell Corey, Bobby Diamond
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Starring:
Donny Osmond, John Banner, Arthur Godfrey, Keenan Wynn, George C. Scott, David Carradine, Telly Savalas
Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg, Sydney Pollack, Ron Winston, David Butler, Lawrence Dobkin
Laramie (1959)
Laramie
Starring:
Adam West, Dawn Wells, Denver Pyle, Ernest Borgnine, Gena Rowlands, Leonard Nimoy, Claude Akins
Directed By:
Lesley Selander, Joseph Kane, Francis D. Lyon, Thomas Carr, Herman Hoffman
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956)
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
Starring:
Natalie Wood, Sydney Pollack, Dennis Hopper, Paul Newman, Eli Wallach, William Shatner, George Peppard
Directed By:
Franklin J. Schaffner, Fielder Cook, George Roy Hill, Paul Bogart, Ira Cirker
Burke's Law (1963)
Burke's Law
Starring:
Broderick Crawford, Dina Merrill, Annette Funicello, Buster Keaton, Don Rickles, Paul Lynde, Mako Iwamatsu
Directed By:
Don Weis, Jerry Hopper, Don Taylor, Richard Kinon, Murray Golden
Maude (1972)
Maude
Starring:
Audra Lindley, John Wayne, Jill Clayburgh, John Amos, Esther Rolle, Teri Garr, James Cromwell
Directed By:
Hal Cooper, Bill Hobin, Robert H. Livingston, Tony Csiki
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Starring:
John Carradine, Luciana Paluzzi, Tom Bosley, Ann Sothern, Sorrell Booke, Peggy Lee, Fernando Lamas
The Alcoa Hour (1955)
The Alcoa Hour
Starring:
James Whitmore, Shelley Winters, Laurence Harvey, Jason Robards, Lillian Gish, Helen Hayes, Lorne Greene
Directed By:
Robert Mulligan, Herbert Hirschman, Norman Felton, Sidney Lumet, Kirk Browning
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
Starring:
Wayne Knight, Fred Willard, Wayne Rogers, Marcia Cross, Barry Van Dyke, Abe Vigoda, Mary Wickes
Directed By:
Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie, Jerry Jameson
Love, American Style (1969)
Love, American Style
Starring:
Ray Walston, Richard Dawson, Maud Adams, Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Werner Klemperer, Vivian Vance
Directed By:
Charles R. Rondeau, Bruce Bilson, Leslie H. Martinson, Gary Nelson, Richard Michaels
Caesar's Hour (1954)
Caesar's Hour
Role:
Herself (3 episodes, 1955)
Starring:
Bea Arthur, Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner
Directed By:
Frank Bunetta
Awards:
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Hotel (1983)
Hotel
Starring:
Lola Falana, Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Luckinbill, Tori Spelling, Alec Baldwin, Dinah Shore, Jane Wyatt
Directed By:
Bruce Bilson, Jerome Courtland, Nancy Malone, James Brolin, Vincent McEveety
One Day at a Time (1975)
One Day at a Time
TV-PG
Starring:
Corey Feldman, Alice Ghostley, Lee Grant, Jay Leno, Eve Plumb, Valerie Bertinelli, Dick Van Patten
Directed By:
Alan Rafkin, Herbert Kenwith, Noam Pitlik, Tony Singletary, Howard Morris
The Golden Palace (1992)
The Golden Palace
Starring:
Jack Black, Margaret Cho, Estelle Getty, Kim Fields, Don Cheadle, Joely Fisher, George Burns
Directed By:
Peter D. Beyt, Lex Passaris
Coach (1989)
Coach
TV-PG
Starring:
Jussie Smollett, Terrence Howard, Craig T. Nelson, A. J. Langer, Lisa Kudrow, Dick Van Dyke, Alan Young
Directed By:
Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson, Jeff Meyer, Tony Dow, Michael Lembeck
The Jerry Lewis Show (1967)
The Jerry Lewis Show
Starring:
Janet Leigh, Flip Wilson, Barbara Feldon, Lynn Redgrave, Jerry Lewis, Ben Gazzara
Directed By:
Bill Foster
The Love Boat (1977)
The Love Boat
TV-G
Starring:
Britt Ekland, Hayley Mills, Elinor Donahue, Janet Gaynor, Adrienne Barbeau, Tanya Roberts, Vanessa Lynn Williams
Directed By:
Richard Kinon, Roger Duchowny, Robert Scheerer, Allen Baron, Ted Lange
Startime (1959)
Startime
Starring:
Rosalind Russell, Jack Benny, Joan Fontaine, Gracie Allen, Dean Martin, Alec Guinness, Ingrid Bergman
Directed By:
Alfred Hitchcock, Greg Garrison, Gordon Rigsby, Jack Donohue, Bretaigne Windust
The Munsters Today (1987)
The Munsters Today
Starring:
Jonathan Brandis, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lee Meriwether, Jason Marsden, John Schuck, Howard Morton
Directed By:
Lee Lochhead, Norman Abbott, Bob Claver, Bonnie Franklin, Doug Rogers

Nanette Fabray Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Caesar's Hour Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series 1957
Caesar's Hour Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1956
Winner Best Comedienne 1956