Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares, 27 October 1920 – 22 February 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer.

She was a panelist in one incarnation of Match Game:
 * Match Game (1973)

Career Highlights
Nanette 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 in Caesar's Hour, for which she won three Emmy Awards, as well as appearing 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, in 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 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.