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Acting
Myrna Loy
Also known as: Мирна Лой, میرنا لوی
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 2, 1905
Day of Death
December 14, 1993
Age at Death
88 years old
Place of Birth
Radersburg, Montana, USA
Popularity Score
1.1
Filmography
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
2008Movie
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2007Movie
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005Movie
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995Movie
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994Movie
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990Movie
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988TV
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987Movie
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1986Movie
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982Movie
Summer Solstice
Margaret
1981Movie
Just Tell Me What You Want
Stella Liberti
1980Movie
The End
Maureen Lawson
1978Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978TV
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Ethel
1977Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975Movie
Airport 1975
Mrs. Devaney
1974Movie
The Elevator
Amanda Kenyon
1974Movie
Indict and Convict
Judge Christine Tayloy
1974Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973TV
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972Movie
The Couple Takes a Wife
Barbara's Mother
1972Movie
Death Takes a Holiday
Selena Chapman
1971Movie
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Evelyn Tryon
1971Movie
Columbo
Lizzi Fielding
1971TV
The April Fools
Grace Greenlaw
1969Movie
Ironside
Andrea Wollcott
1967TV
Family Affair
1966TV
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nora Charles (archive footage)
1964Movie
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962TV
The Virginian
Mrs. Miles
1962TV
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961TV
Midnight Lace
Aunt Bea
1960Movie
From the Terrace
Martha Eaton
1960Movie
Lonelyhearts
Florence Shrike
1959Movie
Meet Me in St. Louis
Anna Smith
1959Movie
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Mary Sidney
1959TV
The Ambassador's Daughter
Mrs. Cartwright
1956Movie
The George Gobel Show
Self
1954TV
General Electric Theater
Kate Kennedy
1953TV
Belles on Their Toes
Lillian Gilbreth
1952Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Nancy Knox
1951TV
Cheaper by the Dozen
Lillian Gilbreth
1950Movie
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
The Red Pony
Alice Tiflin
1949Movie
That Dangerous Age
Lady Cathy Brooke
1949Movie
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Muriel Blandings
1948Movie
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Margaret
1947Movie
Song of the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1947Movie
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
1947Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
Milly Stephenson
1946Movie
So Goes My Love
Jane Budden Maxim
1946Movie
The Thin Man Goes Home
Nora Charles
1944Movie
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944Movie
Show-Business at War
Self
1943Movie
Love Crazy
Susan Ireland
1941Movie
Shadow of the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1941Movie
I Love You Again
Kay Wilson
1940Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
Margot Sherwood Merrick
1940Movie
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
1940Movie
Northward, Ho!
Herself
1940Movie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940Movie
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940Movie
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles
1939Movie
The Rains Came
Lady Edwina Esketh
1939Movie
Lucky Night
Cora Jordan
1939Movie
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939Movie
Too Hot to Handle
Alma Harding
1938Movie
Test Pilot
Ann "Thursday" Barton
1938Movie
Man-Proof
Mimi Swift
1938Movie
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1938Movie
Double Wedding
Margit Agnew
1937Movie
Parnell
Katie O'Shea
1937Movie
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1937Movie
Libeled Lady
Connie Allenbury
1936Movie
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1936Movie
The Great Ziegfeld
Billie Burke
1936Movie
Wife vs. Secretary
Linda Stanhope
1936Movie
Petticoat Fever
Irene Campton
1936Movie
To Mary - with Love
Mary Wallace
1936Movie
Whipsaw
Vivian Palmer
1935Movie
Wings in the Dark
Sheila Mason
1935Movie
The Thin Man
Nora Charles
1934Movie
Manhattan Melodrama
Eleanor Packer
1934Movie
Stamboul Quest
Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
1934Movie
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934Movie
Broadway Bill
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
1934Movie
Men in White
Laura Hudson
1934Movie
Penthouse
Gertie Waxted
1933Movie
Night Flight
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
1933Movie
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Belle Mercer
1933Movie
Topaze
Coco
1933Movie
When Ladies Meet
Mary Howard
1933Movie
The Barbarian
Diana 'Di' Standing
1933Movie
Scarlet River
Herself (uncredited)
1933Movie
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Fah Lo See
1932Movie
Love Me Tonight
Countess Valentine
1932Movie
Thirteen Women
Ursula Georgi
1932Movie
The Animal Kingdom
Cecelia
1932Movie
Emma
Isabelle
1932Movie
The Wet Parade
Eileen Pinchon
1932Movie
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp
1932Movie
New Morals for Old
Myra
1932Movie
The Woman in Room 13
Sari Loder
1932Movie
Arrowsmith
Joyce Lanyon
1931Movie
Transatlantic
Kay Graham
1931Movie
A Connecticut Yankee
Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
1931Movie
The Naughty Flirt
Linda Gregory
1931Movie
Consolation Marriage
Elaine Brandon
1931Movie
Body and Soul
Alice Lester
1931Movie
Rebound
Evie Lawrence
1931Movie
Skyline
Paula Lambert
1931Movie
Hush Money
Flo Curtis
1931Movie
The Devil to Pay!
Mary Crayle
1930Movie
The Truth About Youth
Kara
1930Movie
Renegades
Eleanore
1930Movie
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Carmita
1930Movie
Cock o' the Walk
Narita
1930Movie
Bride of the Regiment
Sophie
1930Movie
Under a Texas Moon
Lolita Romero
1930Movie
The Last of the Duanes
Lola Bland
1930Movie
The Bad Man
(uncredited)
1930Movie
Isle of Escape
Moira
1930Movie
Cameo Kirby
Lea
1930Movie
The Jazz Cinderella
Mildred Vane
1930Movie
The Great Divide
Manuella
1929Movie
The Squall
Nubi
1929Movie
The Black Watch
Yasmani
1929Movie
The Desert Song
Azuri
1929Movie
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
1929Movie
Hardboiled Rose
Rose Duhamel
1929Movie
Fancy Baggage
Myrna
1929Movie
Evidence
Native Girl
1929Movie
Noah's Ark
Showgirl / Slave Girl
1928Movie
The Midnight Taxi
Gertie Fairfax
1928Movie
State Street Sadie
Sadie
1928Movie
What Price Beauty?
Vamp
1928Movie
A Girl in Every Port
Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
1928Movie
Pay as You Enter
Yvonne De Russo
1928Movie
Beware of Married Men
Juanita Sheldon
1928Movie
Turn Back the Hours
Tiza Torreon
1928Movie
The Crimson City
Isobel
1928Movie
The Jazz Singer
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1927Movie
When a Man Loves
Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
1927Movie
The Girl from Chicago
Mary Carlton
1927Movie
Bitter Apples
Belinda White
1927Movie
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Fifi
1927Movie
The Climbers
Countess Veya
1927Movie
If I Were Single
Joan Whitley
1927Movie
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Claudette Ralston
1927Movie
Simple Sis
1927Movie
Finger Prints
Vamp
1927Movie
The Heart of Maryland
Mulatta
1927Movie
Don Juan
Mai - Lady in Waiting
1926Movie
So This Is Paris
Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
1926Movie
Why Girls Go Back Home
Sally Short
1926Movie
The Exquisite Sinner
Living Statue
1926Movie
Across the Pacific
Roma
1926Movie
The Cave Man
Maid
1926Movie
The Love Toy
Bit Part (uncredited)
1926Movie
The Gilded Highway
Inez Quartz
1926Movie
The Third Degree
Bit Part (uncredited)
1926Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
1925Movie
Pretty Ladies
Showgirl (uncredited)
1925Movie
1925 Studio Tour
Self (uncredited)
1925Movie
The Wanderer
Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
1925Movie
Sporting Life
Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
1925Movie