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
| Birth Location | Radersburg, Montana, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905-08-02 |
| Died | 1993-12-14 |
Movies
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Summer Solstice
as Margaret
1981
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Stella Liberti
1980
The End
as Maureen Lawson
1978
Ants
as Ethel
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney
1974
The Elevator
as Amanda Kenyon
1974
Indict and Convict
as Judge Christine Tayloy
1974
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Barbara's Mother
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Evelyn Tryon
1971
Death Takes a Holiday
as Selena Chapman
1971
The April Fools
as Grace Greenlaw
1969
The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)
1965
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
1964
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
Midnight Lace
as Aunt Bea
1960
From the Terrace
as Martha Eaton
1960
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Anna Smith
1959
Lonelyhearts
as Florence Shrike
1959
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Mrs. Cartwright
1956
Belles on Their Toes
as Lillian Gilbreth
1952
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Lillian Gilbreth
1950
That Dangerous Age
as Lady Cathy Brooke
1949
The Red Pony
as Alice Tiflin
1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Muriel Blandings
1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Judge Margaret Turner
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Milly Stephenson
1946
So Goes My Love
as Jane Budden Maxim
1946
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nora Charles
1944
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1944
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
1941
Love Crazy
as Susan Ireland
1941
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Margot Sherwood Merrick
1940
I Love You Again
as Kay Wilson
1940
Trifles of Importance
as Self (archive footage)
1940
1940
Northward, Ho!
as Herself
1940
Another Thin Man
as Nora Charles
1939
The Rains Came
as Lady Edwina Esketh
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
1939
Lucky Night
as Cora Jordan
1939
Too Hot to Handle
as Alma Harding
1938
Test Pilot
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
Man-Proof
as Mimi Swift
1938
Double Wedding
as Margit Agnew
1937
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
1937
Parnell
as Katie O'Shea
1937
After the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
1936
Libeled Lady
as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
1936
To Mary - with Love
as Mary Wallace
1936
The Great Ziegfeld
as Billie Burke
1936
Petticoat Fever
as Irene Campton
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
as Linda Stanhope
1936
Whipsaw
as Vivian Palmer
1935
Wings in the Dark
as Sheila Mason
1935
Broadway Bill
as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
1934
Evelyn Prentice
as Evelyn Prentice
1934
Stamboul Quest
as Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
1934
The Thin Man
as Nora Charles
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
as Eleanor Packer
1934
Men in White
as Laura Hudson
1934
The Prizefighter and the Lady
as Belle Mercer
1933
Night Flight
as Wife of Brazilian Pilot
1933
Penthouse
as Gertie Waxted
1933
When Ladies Meet
as Mary
1933
The Barbarian
as Diana 'Di' Standing
1933
Scarlet River
as Herself (uncredited)
1933
Topaze
as Coco
1933
The Animal Kingdom
as Cecelia Henry Collier
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Fah Lo See
1932
Thirteen Women
as Ursula Georgi
1932
Love Me Tonight
as Countess Valentine
1932
New Morals for Old
as Myra
1932
The Woman in Room 13
as Sari Loder
1932
The Wet Parade
as Eileen Pinchon
1932
Vanity Fair
as Becky Sharp
1932
Emma
as Isabelle
1932
Arrowsmith
as Joyce Lanyon
1931
Consolation Marriage
as Elaine Brandon
1931
Skyline
as Paula Lambert
1931
Rebound
as Evie Lawrence
1931
Transatlantic
as Kay Graham
1931
Hush Money
as Flo Curtis
1931
A Connecticut Yankee
as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
1931
Body and Soul
as Alice Lester
1931
The Devil to Pay!
as Mary Crayle
1930
The Naughty Flirt
as Linda Gregory
1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
as Carmita
1930
The Truth About Youth
as Kara
1930
Renegades
as Eleanore
1930
The Bad Man
as (uncredited)
1930
The Jazz Cinderella
as Mildred Vane
1930
The Last of the Duanes
as Lola Bland
1930
Bride of the Regiment
as Sophie
1930
Cock o' the Walk
as Narita
1930
Under a Texas Moon
as Lolita Romero
1930
Isle of Escape
as Moira
1930
Cameo Kirby
as Lea
1930
Evidence
as Native Girl
1929
Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
1929
The Great Divide
as Manuella
1929
The Black Watch
as Yasmani
1929
The Squall
as Nubi
1929
The Desert Song
as Azuri
1929
Hardboiled Rose
as Rose Duhamel
1929
Fancy Baggage
as Myrna
1929
Fashion News
as Self (1928, 1930)
1928
Noah's Ark
as Showgirl / Slave Girl
1928
The Midnight Taxi
as Gertie Fairfax
1928
State Street Sadie
as Sadie
1928
Pay as You Enter
as Yvonne De Russo
1928
The Crimson City
as Isobel
1928
Turn Back the Hours
as Tiza Torreon
1928
A Girl in Every Port
as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
1928
What Price Beauty?
as Vamp
1928
Beware of Married Men
as Juanita Sheldon
1928
If I Were Single
as Joan Whitley
1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front
as Fifi
1927
The Girl from Chicago
as Mary Carlton
1927
The Jazz Singer
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Claudette Ralston
1927
When a Man Loves
as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
1927
The Heart of Maryland
as Mulatta
1927
1927
The Climbers
as Countess Veya
1927
Bitter Apples
as Belinda White
1927
Finger Prints
as Vamp
1927
The Third Degree
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1926
Across the Pacific
as Roma
1926
Don Juan
as Mai - Lady in Waiting
1926
So This Is Paris
as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
1926
The Exquisite Sinner
as Living Statue
1926
The Gilded Highway
as Inez Quartz
1926
Why Girls Go Back Home
as Sally Short
1926
The Love Toy
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1926
The Cave Man
as Maid
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
1925
Sporting Life
as Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
1925
Pretty Ladies
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1925
The Wanderer
as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
1925
1925 Studio Tour
as Self (uncredited)
1925
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