Myrna Loy
Known for Acting · 172 credits
- Born
- 1905-08-02
- Died
- 1993-12-14
- Place of birth
- Radersburg, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Мирна Лой · میرنا لوی
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with William Powell resulted in 14 films together, including five subsequent Thin Man films.
Although Loy was never nominated for a competitive Academy Award, in March 1991 she was presented with an Honorary Academy Award with the inscription "In recognition of her extraordinary qualities both on screen and off, with appreciation for a lifetime's worth of indelible performances."
During World War II, Loy served as assistant to the director of military and naval welfare for the Red Cross. She was later appointed a member-at-large of the U.S. Commission to UNESCO. Her acting career by no means ended in the 1940s. She continued to actively pursue stage and television appearances in addition to films in subsequent decades.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Ironside
1967
as Andrea Wollcott
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Lizzi Fielding
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Virginian
1962
as Mrs. Miles
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Family Affair
1966
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mary Sidney
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Nancy Knox
General Electric Theater
1953
as Kate Kennedy / Maggie Webster / Allie Evans
Movies (158)
Simple Sis
1927
Airport 1975
1974
as Mrs. Devaney
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Milly Stephenson
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Lillian Gilbreth
Evidence
1929
as Native Girl
Parnell
1937
as Katie O'Shea
The Thin Man
1934
as Nora Charles
Libeled Lady
1936
as Connie Allenbury
Evelyn Prentice
1934
as Evelyn Prentice
Vanity Fair
1932
as Becky Sharp
The April Fools
1969
as Grace Greenlaw
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Countess Valentine
After the Thin Man
1936
as Nora Charles
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Linda Stanhope
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939
as Nora Charles
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
The Naughty Flirt
1931
as Linda Gregory
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Nora Charles
Midnight Lace
1960
as Aunt Bea
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Eleanor Packer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Margaret
From the Terrace
1960
as Martha Eaton
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Fah Lo See
Bitter Apples
1927
as Belinda White
The End
1978
as Maureen Lawson
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Nora Charles
Noah's Ark
1928
as Showgirl / Slave Girl
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Muriel Blandings
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
as Ethel
The Wet Parade
1932
as Eileen Pinchon
The Animal Kingdom
1932
as Cecelia
The Rains Came
1939
as Lady Edwina Esketh
Beware of Married Men
1928
as Juanita Sheldon
Thirteen Women
1932
as Ursula Georgi
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
I Love You Again
1940
as Kay Wilson
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway Bill
1934
as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Isle of Escape
1930
as Moira
When a Man Loves
1927
as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Margot Sherwood Merrick
Don Juan
1926
as Mai - Lady in Waiting
A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Claudette Ralston
Night Flight
1933
as Wife of Brazilian Pilot
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Lillian Gilbreth
Skyline
1931
as Paula Lambert
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971
as Evelyn Tryon
Men in White
1934
as Laura Hudson
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Whipsaw
1935
as Vivian Palmer
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Billie Burke
Love Crazy
1941
as Susan Ireland
Emma
1932
as Isabelle
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Mrs. Cartwright
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Cock o' the Walk
1930
as Narita
Death Takes a Holiday
1971
as Selena Chapman
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Belle Mercer
Double Wedding
1937
as Margit Agnew
Lonelyhearts
1959
as Florence Shrike
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
The Woman in Room 13
1932
as Sari Loder
When Ladies Meet
1933
as Mary Howard
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Wings in the Dark
1935
as Sheila Mason
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980
as Stella Liberti
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Arrowsmith
1931
as Joyce Lanyon
Test Pilot
1938
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mary Crayle
Body and Soul
1931
as Alice Lester
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Mary Carlton
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Nora Charles
Indict and Convict
1974
as Judge Christine Tayloy
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
The Red Pony
1949
as Alice Tiflin
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
as Anna Smith
The Barbarian
1933
as Diana 'Di' Standing
Finger Prints
1927
as Vamp
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
The Black Watch
1929
as Yasmani
The Squall
1929
as Nubi
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
So Goes My Love
1946
as Jane Budden Maxim
Lucky Night
1939
as Cora Jordan
Trifles of Importance
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Petticoat Fever
1936
as Irene Campton
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Elaine Brandon
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Penthouse
1933
as Gertie Waxted
The Exquisite Sinner
1926
as Living Statue
The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Mulatta
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
So This Is Paris
1926
as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
The Truth About Youth
1930
as Kara
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Alma Harding
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Barbara's Mother
Topaze
1933
as Coco
New Morals for Old
1932
as Myra
Transatlantic
1931
as Kay Graham
Hush Money
1931
as Flo Curtis
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Summer Solstice
1981
as Margaret
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self (uncredited)
Pretty Ladies
1925
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
What Price Beauty?
1928
as Vamp
The Great Divide
1929
as Manuella
About Myrna Loy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American actress. Trained as a dancer, she devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. Originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, her career prospects improved following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934). Her successful pairing with William Powell resulted in 14 films together, including five subsequent Thin Man films. Although Loy was never nominated fo… With 172 credits spanning from 1925 to 2015, Myrna Loy has appeared in 158 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Myrna Loy Movies
- Simple Sis (1927)
- Airport 1975 (1974) — as Mrs. Devaney
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Milly Stephenson
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Lillian Gilbreth
- Evidence (1929) — as Native Girl
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