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Nancy Carroll
Actor

Nancy Carroll

19 Nov 1903Born
6 Aug 1965Died
61Age at death
41Credits

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.

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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

Filmography

  1. 1962Going My WaySeries (1 episode)
  2. 1958Naked CitySeries: Bernice Hacker (1 episode)
  3. 1949The Aldrich FamilySeries: Alice Aldrich (41 episodes)
  4. 1938There Goes My HeartFilm: Dorothy Moore
  5. 1938That Certain AgeFilm: Grace Bristow
  6. 1935Atlantic AdventureFilm: Helen Murdock
  7. 1935After the DanceFilm: Anne Taylor
  8. 1935I'll Love You AlwaysFilm: Nora Clegg
  9. 1934JealousyFilm: Jo O'Roarke
  10. 1934Transatlantic Merry-Go-RoundFilm: Sally Marsh
  11. 1934Springtime for HenryFilm: Julia Jelliwell
  12. 1933I Love That ManFilm: Grace Clark
  13. 1933The Kiss Before the MirrorFilm: Maria Held
  14. 1933The Woman AccusedFilm: Glenda O'Brien
  15. 1933Child of ManhattanFilm: Madelaine McGonagle
  16. 1932Under-Cover ManFilm: Lora Madigan
  17. 1932Scarlet DawnFilm: Tanyusha Krasnoff
  18. 1932Hot SaturdayFilm: Ruth Brock
  19. 1932WaywardFilm: Daisy Frost
  20. 1932Broken LullabyFilm: Fraulein Elsa
  21. 1931Personal MaidFilm: Nora Ryan
  22. 1931The Night AngelFilm: Yula Martini
  23. 1931Stolen HeavenFilm: Mary
  24. 1930Follow ThruFilm: Lora Moore
  25. 1930LaughterFilm: Peggy Gibson
  26. 1930The Devil's HolidayFilm: Hallie Hobart
  27. 1930HoneyFilm: Olivia Dangerfield
  28. 1930Dangerous ParadiseFilm: Alma
  29. 1929SweetieFilm: Barbara Pell
  30. 1929IllusionFilm: Claire Jernigan
  31. 1929The Dance of LifeFilm: Bonny Lee King
  32. 1929Close HarmonyFilm: Marjorie Merwin
  33. 1929The Sin SisterFilm: Pearl
  34. 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetFilm: Gert
  35. 1928The Shopworn AngelFilm: Daisy Heath
  36. 1928Manhattan CocktailFilm: Babs Clark
  37. 1928The Water HoleFilm: Judith Endicott
  38. 1928Chicken à la KingFilm: Maisie Devoe
  39. 1928Easy Come, Easy GoFilm: Barbara Quayle
  40. 1928Abie's Irish RoseFilm: Rosemary Murphy
  41. 1927Ladies Must DressFilm: Mazie

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