Nancy Carroll
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1903-11-19
- Died
- 1965-08-06
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ann Veronica LaHiff
Biography
Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress.She began her acting career in Broadway musicals. She became a successful actress in "talkies" because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Her film debut was in Ladies Must Dress in 1927.
In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, co-starring Richard Dix, made her a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Devil's Holiday. Among her other films are Laughter (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), Hot Saturday (1932) with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) directed by James Whale, and Broken Lullaby aka The Man I Killed (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Carroll retired from films in 1938, returned to the stage, and starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. In the following year, she guest starred in the television version of The Egg and I, starring her daughter, Patricia Kirkland.
On August 6, 1965, she was found dead after failing to arrive at the theatre for a performance. The cause of her death was an aneurysm. She was 61 years old.
For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Nancy Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (39)
The Woman Accused
1933
as Glenda O'Brien
That Certain Age
1938
as Grace Bristow
Broken Lullaby
1932
as Fraulein Elsa
Sweetie
1929
as Barbara Pell
The Wolf of Wall Street
1929
as Gert
Honey
1930
as Olivia Dangerfield
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Helen Murdock
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Maria Held
Hot Saturday
1932
as Ruth Brock
I Love That Man
1933
as Grace Clark
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Dorothy Moore
Scarlet Dawn
1932
as Tanyusha Krasnoff
Follow Thru
1930
as Lora Moore
The Water Hole
1928
as Judith Endicott
Child of Manhattan
1933
as Madelaine McGonagle
Jealousy
1934
as Jo O'Roarke
Easy Come, Easy Go
1928
as Barbara Quayle
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Sally Marsh
Close Harmony
1929
as Marjorie Merwin
Under-Cover Man
1932
as Lora Madigan
After the Dance
1935
as Anne Taylor
Illusion
1929
as Claire Jernigan
The Shopworn Angel
1928
as Daisy Heath
The Devil's Holiday
1930
as Hallie Hobart
Abie's Irish Rose
1928
as Rosemary Murphy
Dangerous Paradise
1930
as Alma
Chicken à la King
1928
as Maisie Devoe
Personal Maid
1931
as Nora Ryan
The Sin Sister
1929
as Pearl
The Night Angel
1931
as Yula Martini
Laughter
1930
as Peggy Gibson
Stolen Heaven
1931
as Mary
Manhattan Cocktail
1928
as Babs Clark
Ladies Must Dress
1927
as Mazie
I'll Love You Always
1935
as Nora Clegg
The Dance of Life
1929
as Bonny Lee King
Springtime for Henry
1934
as Julia Jelliwell
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Herself
Wayward
1932
as Daisy Frost
About Nancy Carroll
Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress.She began her acting career in Broadway musicals. She became a successful actress in "talkies" because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Her film debut was in Ladies Must Dress in 1927. In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, co-starring Richard Dix, made her a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Devil's Holiday. Among her other films are Laughter (1930), Param… With 42 credits spanning from 1927 to 1962, Nancy Carroll has appeared in 39 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nancy Carroll Movies
- The Woman Accused (1933) — as Glenda O'Brien
- That Certain Age (1938) — as Grace Bristow
- Broken Lullaby (1932) — as Fraulein Elsa
- Sweetie (1929) — as Barbara Pell
- The Wolf of Wall Street (1929) — as Gert
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