The Resume

(October 27, 1920-February 22, 2018)
Portrayed Katherine Romano on ‘One Day At A Time’
Acted in ‘Caesar’s Hour,’ ‘The Band Wagon,’ ‘A Child Is Born,’ ‘The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex,’ ‘The Happy Ending,’ ‘Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County,’ ‘Harper Valley P.T.A.’ and ‘Amy’
Appeared on Broadway in ‘Love Life’ and ‘Mr. President’
Board member of the National Council for the Disabled and the President’s Committee on the Handicapped
Aunt of Shelly Fabares

Why she might be annoying:

She changed her surname from Fabares to Fabray after it was mispronounced by Ed Sullivan.
She replaced the popular Imogene Coca on ‘Caesar’s Hour.’
She is one of several celebrities to be named honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades, California.
Her self-titled television show was canceled after just thirteen episodes.
As a child actress, she was nicknamed ‘Baby Nanette.’

Why she might not be annoying:

She was hearing impaired for a significant portion of her adult life and had four operations to correct her hearing.
She testified in front of the United States Congress regarding rights for the disabled.
Her work on behalf of the disabled earned her an Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award.
She was influential in bringing closed captioning to television programming.
She won the Best Actress Tony Award for her role in the musical ‘Love Life (1949).’
She won three Emmy Awards for her work on ‘Caesar’s Hour.’

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 45)
• Andy Williams Show Guests [1962-71]
• Carol Burnett Show Guests
• Dean Martin Show Guests [A-K]
• D's Profiles [Series 02]
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• Fred Astaire’s Dance Partners
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1966-82]
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Boarded the Love Boat [E-K]
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 97)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[F-I]
• I Portrayed a Queen
• I'm Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm on Match Game
• Match Game
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy (Ranked: 1956)
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy (Ranked: 1955)
• Person to Person - Guests [A-K]
• Profiles 16251-16500 (Ranked: 16367)
• Redheads - Female [A-L]
• Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [1967-70]
• Stars of MGM Musicals
• Tony Award: Best Actress in a Musical (Ranked: 1949)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 17.65% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 57 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 136 Votes: 47.79% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 41 Votes: 46.34% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 59 Votes: 47.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 83 Votes: 45.78% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 128 Votes: 39.06% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 181 Votes: 44.20% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 280 Votes: 42.14% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 248 Votes: 43.15% Annoying