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Myrna Loy
Actor

Myrna Loy

2 Aug 1905Born
14 Dec 1993Died
88Age at death
145Credits

Biography

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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).

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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.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 145 credits.

  1. 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilm: Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
  2. 2005William Powell: A True GentlemanFilm
  3. 2005Alias Nick and NoraFilm
  4. 1994That's Entertainment! IIIFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  5. 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home ToFilm: (archive footage)
  6. 1981Summer SolsticeFilm: Margaret
  7. 1980Just Tell Me What You WantFilm: Stella Liberti
  8. 1978The EndFilm: Maureen Lawson
  9. 1977It Happened at Lakewood ManorFilm: Ethel
  10. 1976That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm: (archive footage)
  11. 1974Airport 1975Film: Mrs. Devaney
  12. 1974The ElevatorFilm: Amanda Kenyon
  13. 1974Indict and ConvictFilm: Judge Christine Tayloy
  14. 1972The Couple Takes a WifeFilm: Barbara's Mother
  15. 1971Do Not Fold, Spindle, or MutilateFilm: Evelyn Tryon
  16. 1971Death Takes a HolidayFilm: Selena Chapman
  17. 1971ColumboSeries: Lizzi Fielding (1 episode)
  18. 1969The April FoolsFilm: Grace Greenlaw
  19. 1967IronsideSeries: Andrea Wollcott (1 episode)
  20. 1966Family AffairSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilm: Nora Charles (archive footage)
  22. 1962The VirginianSeries: Mrs. Miles (1 episode)
  23. 1960Midnight LaceFilm: Aunt Bea
  24. 1960From the TerraceFilm: Martha Eaton
  25. 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries: Mary Sidney (1 episode)
  26. 1959Meet Me in St. LouisFilm: Anna Smith
  27. 1959LonelyheartsFilm: Florence Shrike
  28. 1956The Ambassador's DaughterFilm: Mrs. Cartwright
  29. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Kate Kennedy, Maggie Webster, Allie Evans (1 episode)
  30. 1952Belles on Their ToesFilm: Lillian Gilbreth
  31. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Nancy Knox (1 episode)
  32. 1950Cheaper by the DozenFilm: Lillian Gilbreth
  33. 1949That Dangerous AgeFilm: Lady Cathy Brooke
  34. 1949The Red PonyFilm: Alice Tiflin
  35. 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseFilm: Muriel Blandings
  36. 1947The Senator Was IndiscreetFilm: Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
  37. 1947The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerFilm: Margaret
  38. 1947Song of the Thin ManFilm: Nora Charles
  39. 1946The Best Years of Our LivesFilm: Milly Stephenson
  40. 1946So Goes My LoveFilm: Jane Budden Maxim
  41. 1944The Thin Man Goes HomeFilm: Nora Charles
  42. 1944Twenty Years AfterFilm: (archive footage)
  43. 1941Shadow of the Thin ManFilm: Nora Charles
  44. 1941Love CrazyFilm: Susan Ireland
  45. 1940Third Finger, Left HandFilm: Margot Sherwood Merrick
  46. 1940I Love You AgainFilm: Kay Wilson
  47. 1939Another Thin ManFilm: Nora Charles
  48. 1939The Rains CameFilm: Lady Edwina Esketh
  49. 1939Lucky NightFilm: Cora Jordan
  50. 1938Too Hot to HandleFilm: Alma Harding
  51. 1938Test PilotFilm: Ann "Thursday" Barton
  52. 1938Man-ProofFilm: Mimi Swift
  53. 1937Double WeddingFilm: Margit Agnew
  54. 1937ParnellFilm: Katie O'Shea
  55. 1936After the Thin ManFilm: Nora Charles
  56. 1936Libeled LadyFilm: Connie Allenbury
  57. 1936To Mary - with LoveFilm: Mary Wallace
  58. 1936The Great ZiegfeldFilm: Billie Burke
  59. 1936Petticoat FeverFilm: Irene Campton
  60. 1936Wife vs. SecretaryFilm: Linda Stanhope
  61. 1935WhipsawFilm: Vivian Palmer
  62. 1935Wings in the DarkFilm: Sheila Mason
  63. 1934Broadway BillFilm: Alice 'Princess' Higgins
  64. 1934Evelyn PrenticeFilm: Evelyn Prentice
  65. 1934Stamboul QuestFilm: Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
  66. 1934The Thin ManFilm: Nora Charles
  67. 1934Manhattan MelodramaFilm: Eleanor Packer
  68. 1934Men in WhiteFilm: Laura Hudson
  69. 1933The Prizefighter and the LadyFilm: Belle Mercer
  70. 1933Night FlightFilm: Wife of Brazilian Pilot
  71. 1933PenthouseFilm: Gertie Waxted
  72. 1933When Ladies MeetFilm: Mary Howard
  73. 1933The BarbarianFilm: Diana 'Di' Standing
  74. 1933TopazeFilm: Coco
  75. 1932The Animal KingdomFilm: Cecelia
  76. 1932The Mask of Fu ManchuFilm: Fah Lo See
  77. 1932Thirteen WomenFilm: Ursula Georgi
  78. 1932Love Me TonightFilm: Countess Valentine
  79. 1932New Morals for OldFilm: Myra
  80. 1932The Woman in Room 13Film: Sari Loder

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