Nanette Fabray, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nanette Fabray

American actress, singer and dancer

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-2018

Profession: actor, singer, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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 comedic partner on Caesar's Hour, for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as co-starring with Fred Astaire in the film musical The Band Wagon.
From 1979 to 1984, she appeared as Katherine Romano, the mother of lead character Ann Romano, on the TV series One Day at a Time.
She also appeared as Christine Armstrong's (played by her niece Shelley Fabares) in the television series "Coach." Fabray overcame a significant hearing impairment and was a long-time advocate for the rights of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Her honors for representing the handicapped included the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.