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| 1 | Appeared numerous times on "The Hollywood Squares" and would say "Hello" in sign language when introduced at the beginning of each episode. |
| 2 | Appeared with her niece, Shelley Fabares, on One Day at a Time (1975) and the April 15, 1975 episode of The Hollywood Squares (1965). |
| 3 | She is a staunch conservative Republican. |
| 4 | Turned down the chance to be the original voice of "Wilma Flintstone" on The Flintstones (1960) in order to accept Irving Berlin's offer to star in his show "Mr. President". "Mr. President" was Berlin's last completed show and only real flop, opening to such negative reviews that even Berlin's family didn't dare tell him, leaving him to read about it in the next day's papers. The Flintstones (1960) , of course, have become American pop-cultural icons. |
| 5 | Seriously injured by a runaway elephant during the filming of Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978). |
| 6 | Honorary member of Delta Zeta sorority, Xi Omicron chapter. |
| 7 | References stating that she appeared in the "Our Gang" comedy shorts as a child are highly exaggerated. Nanette was an extra once among dozens of other children in one episode. |
| 8 | Once had surgery to enlarge - not reduce - the size of her nose. |
| 9 | Won Broadway's 1949 Tony Award as Best Actress (Musical) for "Love Life." Was also nominated in the same category in 1963 for "Mr. President." |
| 10 | A hearing-impaired performer for many years until four operations restored it, she has been known and won awards for her many humanitarian efforts in this field as well as others, serving on several committees that fight for the rights of the disabled or handicapped, and becoming a prime force in bringing sign language and captioning to TV. |
| 11 | Recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award. |
| 12 | Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1993. |
| 13 | Aunt of actress Shelley Fabares. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Coach | 1990-1994 | TV Series | Mildred Armstrong / Christine's Mom |
| Teresa's Tattoo | 1994 | | Martha Mae |
| The Golden Palace | 1993 | TV Series | Fern |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1991 | TV Series | Emmaline Bristow |
| Personal Exemptions | 1989 | | |
| The Munsters Today | 1989 | TV Series | Dottie |
| Hotel | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Maggie Lewis / Harriet Gold |
| One Day at a Time | 1979-1984 | TV Series | Grandma Katherine Romano |
| The Love Boat | 1978-1981 | TV Series | Shirley Simpson / Maggie O'Brian / Mitzy Monroe |
| Amy | 1981 | | Malvina |
| The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | 1979 | TV Movie | Dora Dayton |
| Harper Valley P.T.A. | 1978 | | Alice Finely |
| Maude | 1977 | TV Series | Katie Malloy |
| Happy Anniversary and Goodbye | 1974 | TV Movie | Fay |
| Love, American Style | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Helen (segment "Love and the Parent's Sake") / Casey (segment "Love and the Liberated Lady Boss") / Cindy (segment "Love and the Heist") / ... |
| The Couple Takes a Wife | 1972 | TV Movie | Marion Randolph |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1972 | TV Series | Dottie Richards |
| Magic Carpet | 1972 | TV Movie | Virginia Wolfe |
| Howdy | 1970 | TV Movie | |
| But I Don't Want to Get Married! | 1970 | TV Movie | Mrs. Vale |
| George M! | 1970 | TV Movie | Helen Costigan 'Nellie' Cohan |
| Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | 1970 | | Sadie |
| The Happy Ending | 1969 | | Agnes |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1967 | TV Series | Policewoman Wife |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1967 | TV Series | Narrator |
| The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | 1967 | TV Series | Desiree |
| Fame Is the Name of the Game | 1966 | TV Movie | Pat |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | 1966 | TV Movie | The White Queen |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Hannah King |
| Burke's Law | 1964 | TV Series | Rowena Coolidge / Amanda Tribble |
| Westinghouse Playhouse | 1961 | TV Series | Nan McGovern / Nanette McGovern |
| The Subterraneans | 1960 | | Society Woman (uncredited) |
| So Help Me, Aphrodite | 1960 | TV Movie | Sally |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Sally |
| Laramie | 1959 | TV Series | Essie Bright |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Josephine Evans |
| The Alcoa Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Rosemary Chase |
| Playhouse 90 | 1956 | TV Series | Helen Doss |
| Saturday Spectacular: High Button Shoes | 1956 | TV Movie | Sara Longstreet (uncredited) |
| Caesar's Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Ann Victor (1954-1956) |
| The Band Wagon | 1953 | | Lily Marton |
| Omnibus | 1953 | TV Series | Raina Petkoff |
| The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima | 1952 | | Florinda (unconfirmed, uncredited) |
| The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre | 1949 | TV Series | |
| A Child Is Born | 1939 | | Gladys Norton (as Nanette Fabares) |
| The Monroe Doctrine | 1939 | Short | Rosita De La Torre (as Nanette Fabares) |
| The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | 1939 | | Mistress Margaret Radcliffe (as Nanette Fabares) |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary performer: "That's Entertainment" | |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary performer: "That's Entertainment" 1953, "Triplets" 1937 - uncredited | |
| Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody | 1962 | TV Movie performer: "If I Had a Talking Picture of You", "Should I", "Singin' in the Rain" - uncredited | |
| The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | 1962 | TV Movie performer: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | |
| The Band Wagon | 1953 | "That's Entertainment" 1953, uncredited / performer: "That's Entertainment" 1953, "I Love Louisa" 1931, "Louisiana Hayride" 1932, "Triplets" 1937 - uncredited | |
| The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex | 1939 | performer: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love Come Live With Me and Be My Love" posthumous 1599 - uncredited | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary filming | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| American Masters | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Elizabeth & Essex: Battle Royale | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself - Actress |
| Get Aboard! The Band Wagon | 2005 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The One Day at a Time Reunion | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - Shining Stars | 2003 | Video | Herself |
| Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Impact of Sid Caesar | 2003 | Video | Herself |
| Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar | 2003 | Video | Herself |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | Documentary | Herself |
| Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy | 2001 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Dream Team of Comedy | 2001 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - Love & Laughter | 2001 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites - The Professor and Other Clowns | 2001 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy | 2000 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room | 2000 | Video documentary | Herself |
| The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV | 2000 | Video documentary | Herself |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Revival of a Musical |
| The 52th Annual Golden Apple Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 49th Annual Golden Apple Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Child Help Benefit Special | 1987 | TV Movie | Herself |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Great Performances | 1986 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 45th Annual Golden Apple Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Women I Love: Beautiful But Funny | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Password Plus | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1967-1978 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
| Dinah's Place | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Herself |
| The New High Rollers | 1974 | TV Series | Assistant (1974-80) |
| ABC Late Night | 1974 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Baffle | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 20th Annual Genii Awards | 1974 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| Burt and the Girls | 1973 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Match Game 73 | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | 1968-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1967-1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 25th Annual Tony Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| He Said, She Said | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Movie Game | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| What's It All About, World? | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1968 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Actress |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself / Sketch Actor |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| Everybody's Talking | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| Password All-Stars | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist / Herself |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1965 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1955-1963 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
| Stump the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Panelist |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess / Herself - Singer |
| What's My Line? | 1956-1962 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The Writers Guild Awards | 1962 | TV Special | Herself - Performer |
| Arthur Freed's Hollywood Melody | 1962 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | 1962 | TV Movie | Herself - Singer |
| Chevrolet Golden Anniversary | 1961 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Host |
| Shower of Stars | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1956 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Caesar's Hour | 1955 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1948-1953 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Singer |
| Your Show of Shows | 1950-1951 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Performer |
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