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Myrna Loy

Acting 88 (deceased) years old Radersburg, Montana, USA ★ 1.1
Born: August 2, 1905
Died: December 14, 1993

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). 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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Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives Milly Stephenson 1946
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 Mrs. Devaney 1974
The Thin Man
The Thin Man Nora Charles 1934
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen Lillian Gilbreth 1950
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1927

Filmography

Acting Credits (172)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Gertie Waxted (archive footage) 2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) 2007
William Powell: A True Gentleman
William Powell: A True Gentleman 2005
Complicated Women
Complicated Women Self (archive footage) 2003
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (archive footage) 1990
American Experience
American Experience Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Self (archive footage) 1986
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice Margaret 1981
Just Tell Me What You Want
Just Tell Me What You Want Stella Liberti 1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978
The End
The End Maureen Lawson 1978
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
It Happened at Lakewood Manor Ethel 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975
Airport 1975
Airport 1975 Mrs. Devaney 1974
The Elevator
The Elevator Amanda Kenyon 1974
Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict Judge Christine Tayloy 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife Barbara's Mother 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory Self (archive footage) 1972
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate Evelyn Tryon 1971
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday Selena Chapman 1971
Columbo
Columbo Lizzi Fielding 1971
The April Fools
The April Fools Grace Greenlaw 1969
Ironside
Ironside Andrea Wollcott 1967
Family Affair
Family Affair 1966
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy Nora Charles (archive footage) 1964
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Virginian
The Virginian Mrs. Miles 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Self (archive footage) 1961
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace Aunt Bea 1960
From the Terrace
From the Terrace Martha Eaton 1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Mary Sidney 1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis Anna Smith 1959
Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts Florence Shrike 1959
The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter Mrs. Cartwright 1956
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Kate Kennedy 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Maggie Webster 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Allie Evans 1953
Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes Lillian Gilbreth 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Nancy Knox 1951
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen Lillian Gilbreth 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
That Dangerous Age
That Dangerous Age Lady Cathy Brooke 1949
The Red Pony
The Red Pony Alice Tiflin 1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Muriel Blandings 1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet Mrs. Ashton (uncredited) 1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Judge Margaret Turner 1947
Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man Nora Charles 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives Milly Stephenson 1946
So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love Jane Budden Maxim 1946
The Thin Man Goes Home
The Thin Man Goes Home Nora Charles 1944
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War Self 1943
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man Nora Charles 1941
Love Crazy
Love Crazy Susan Ireland 1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound Self 1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand Margot Sherwood Merrick 1940
I Love You Again
I Love You Again Kay Wilson 1940
Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance Self (archive footage) 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Hollywood: Style Center of the World Self 1940
Northward, Ho!
Northward, Ho! Herself 1940
Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man Nora Charles 1939
The Rains Came
The Rains Came Lady Edwina Esketh 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth Self 1939
Lucky Night
Lucky Night Cora Jordan 1939
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle Alma Harding 1938
Test Pilot
Test Pilot Ann "Thursday" Barton 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof Mimi Swift 1938
Double Wedding
Double Wedding Margit Agnew 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid Self (archive footage) 1937
Parnell
Parnell Katie O'Shea 1937
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man Nora Charles 1936
Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady Constance 'Connie' Allenbury 1936
To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love Mary Wallace 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld Billie Burke 1936
Petticoat Fever
Petticoat Fever Irene Campton 1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary Linda Stanhope 1936
Whipsaw
Whipsaw Vivian Palmer 1935
Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark Sheila Mason 1935
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill Alice 'Princess' Higgins 1934
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice Evelyn Prentice 1934
Stamboul Quest
Stamboul Quest Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen 1934
The Thin Man
The Thin Man Nora Charles 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama Eleanor Packer 1934
Men in White
Men in White Laura Hudson 1934
The Prizefighter and the Lady
The Prizefighter and the Lady Belle Mercer 1933
Night Flight
Night Flight Wife of Brazilian Pilot 1933
Penthouse
Penthouse Gertie Waxted 1933
When Ladies Meet
When Ladies Meet Mary 1933
The Barbarian
The Barbarian Diana 'Di' Standing 1933
Scarlet River
Scarlet River Herself (uncredited) 1933
Topaze
Topaze Coco 1933
The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom Cecelia Henry Collier 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
The Mask of Fu Manchu Fah Lo See 1932
Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women Ursula Georgi 1932
Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight Countess Valentine 1932
New Morals for Old
New Morals for Old Myra 1932
The Woman in Room 13
The Woman in Room 13 Sari Loder 1932
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade Eileen Pinchon 1932
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair Becky Sharp 1932
Emma
Emma Isabelle 1932
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith Joyce Lanyon 1931
Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage Elaine Brandon 1931
Skyline
Skyline Paula Lambert 1931
Rebound
Rebound Evie Lawrence 1931
Transatlantic
Transatlantic Kay Graham 1931
Hush Money
Hush Money Flo Curtis 1931
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion 1931
Body and Soul
Body and Soul Alice Lester 1931
The Naughty Flirt
The Naughty Flirt Linda Gregory 1931
The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay! Mary Crayle 1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Rogue of the Rio Grande Carmita 1930
The Truth About Youth
The Truth About Youth Kara 1930
Renegades
Renegades Eleanore 1930
The Bad Man
The Bad Man (uncredited) 1930
The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella Mildred Vane 1930
The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes Lola Bland 1930
Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment Sophie 1930
Cock o' the Walk
Cock o' the Walk Narita 1930
Under a Texas Moon
Under a Texas Moon Lolita Romero 1930
Isle of Escape
Isle of Escape Moira 1930
Cameo Kirby
Cameo Kirby Lea 1930
Evidence
Evidence Native Girl 1929
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers 1929
The Great Divide
The Great Divide Manuella 1929
The Black Watch
The Black Watch Yasmani 1929
The Squall
The Squall Nubi 1929
The Desert Song
The Desert Song Azuri 1929
Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose Rose Duhamel 1929
Fancy Baggage
Fancy Baggage Myrna 1929
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark Showgirl / Slave Girl 1928
The Midnight Taxi
The Midnight Taxi Gertie Fairfax 1928
State Street Sadie
State Street Sadie Sadie 1928
Pay as You Enter
Pay as You Enter Yvonne De Russo 1928
The Crimson City
The Crimson City Isobel 1928
Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours Tiza Torreon 1928
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited) 1928
What Price Beauty?
What Price Beauty? Vamp 1928
Beware of Married Men
Beware of Married Men Juanita Sheldon 1928
If I Were Single
If I Were Single Joan Whitley 1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Ham and Eggs at the Front Fifi 1927
The Girl from Chicago
The Girl from Chicago Mary Carlton 1927
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart
A Sailor's Sweetheart Claudette Ralston 1927
When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves Convict Behind Manon (uncredited) 1927
The Heart of Maryland
The Heart of Maryland Mulatta 1927
Simple Sis
Simple Sis 1927
The Climbers
The Climbers Countess Veya 1927
Bitter Apples
Bitter Apples Belinda White 1927
Finger Prints
Finger Prints Vamp 1927
The Third Degree
The Third Degree Bit Part (uncredited) 1926
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific Roma 1926
Don Juan
Don Juan Mai - Lady in Waiting 1926
So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris Lalle's Maid (uncredited) 1926
The Exquisite Sinner
The Exquisite Sinner Living Statue 1926
The Gilded Highway
The Gilded Highway Inez Quartz 1926
Why Girls Go Back Home
Why Girls Go Back Home Sally Short 1926
The Love Toy
The Love Toy Bit Part (uncredited) 1926
The Cave Man
The Cave Man Maid 1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Slave Girl (uncredited) 1925
Sporting Life
Sporting Life Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited) 1925
Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies Showgirl (uncredited) 1925
The Wanderer
The Wanderer Girl at Baccanal (uncredited) 1925
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour Self (uncredited) 1925

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