Myrna Loy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1905
- Died
- December 14, 1993 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Radersburg, Montana, USA
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.
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Filmography
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Movie
Alias Nick and Nora
Movie
Complicated Women
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Movie · as (archive footage)
American Experience
TV · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Summer Solstice
Movie · as Margaret
Just Tell Me What You Want
Movie · as Stella Liberti
The End
Movie · as Maureen Lawson
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Movie · as Ethel
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Airport 1975
Movie · as Mrs. Devaney
The Elevator
Movie · as Amanda Kenyon
Indict and Convict
Movie · as Judge Christine Tayloy
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Couple Takes a Wife
Movie · as Barbara's Mother
Death Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Selena Chapman
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Movie · as Evelyn Tryon
Columbo
TV · as Lizzi Fielding · 1 ep
The April Fools
Movie · as Grace Greenlaw
Ironside
TV · as Andrea Wollcott · 1 ep
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie · as Nora Charles (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Mrs. Miles · 1 ep
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Midnight Lace
Movie · as Aunt Bea
From the Terrace
Movie · as Martha Eaton
Lonelyhearts
Movie · as Florence Shrike
Meet Me in St. Louis
Movie · as Anna Smith
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Mary Sidney · 1 ep
The Ambassador's Daughter
Movie · as Mrs. Cartwright
The George Gobel Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Kate Kennedy, Maggie Webster, Allie Evans · 1 ep
Belles on Their Toes
Movie · as Lillian Gilbreth
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Nancy Knox · 1 ep
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie · as Lillian Gilbreth
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Red Pony
Movie · as Alice Tiflin
That Dangerous Age
Movie · as Lady Cathy Brooke
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Movie · as Muriel Blandings
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Movie · as Margaret
Song of the Thin Man
Movie · as Nora Charles
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Movie · as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Milly Stephenson
So Goes My Love
Movie · as Jane Budden Maxim
The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie · as Nora Charles
Twenty Years After
Movie · as (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Movie · as Self
Love Crazy
Movie · as Susan Ireland
Shadow of the Thin Man
Movie · as Nora Charles
I Love You Again
Movie · as Kay Wilson
Third Finger, Left Hand
Movie · as Margot Sherwood Merrick
Trifles of Importance
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Northward, Ho!
Movie · as Herself
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Movie · as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Movie · as Self
Another Thin Man
Movie · as Nora Charles
The Rains Came
Movie · as Lady Edwina Esketh
Lucky Night
Movie · as Cora Jordan
From the Ends of the Earth
Movie · as Self
Too Hot to Handle
Movie · as Alma Harding
Test Pilot
Movie · as Ann "Thursday" Barton
Man-Proof
Movie · as Mimi Swift
Another Romance of Celluloid
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Double Wedding
Movie · as Margit Agnew
Parnell
Movie · as Katie O'Shea
The Romance of Celluloid
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Libeled Lady
Movie · as Connie Allenbury
After the Thin Man
Movie · as Nora Charles
The Great Ziegfeld
Movie · as Billie Burke
Wife vs. Secretary
Movie · as Linda Stanhope
Petticoat Fever
Movie · as Irene Campton
To Mary - with Love
Movie · as Mary Wallace
Whipsaw
Movie · as Vivian Palmer
Wings in the Dark
Movie · as Sheila Mason
The Thin Man
Movie · as Nora Charles
Manhattan Melodrama
Movie · as Eleanor Packer
Stamboul Quest
Movie · as Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
Evelyn Prentice
Movie · as Evelyn Prentice
Broadway Bill
Movie · as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Men in White
Movie · as Laura Hudson
Penthouse
Movie · as Gertie Waxted
Night Flight
Movie · as Wife of Brazilian Pilot
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Movie · as Belle Mercer
Topaze
Movie · as Coco
When Ladies Meet
Movie · as Mary Howard
The Barbarian
Movie · as Diana 'Di' Standing
Scarlet River
Movie · as Herself (uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Movie · as Fah Lo See
Love Me Tonight
Movie · as Countess Valentine
Thirteen Women
Movie · as Ursula Georgi
The Animal Kingdom
Movie · as Cecelia
Emma
Movie · as Isabelle
The Wet Parade
Movie · as Eileen Pinchon
Vanity Fair
Movie · as Becky Sharp
New Morals for Old
Movie · as Myra
The Woman in Room 13
Movie · as Sari Loder
Arrowsmith
Movie · as Joyce Lanyon
Transatlantic
Movie · as Kay Graham
A Connecticut Yankee
Movie · as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Naughty Flirt
Movie · as Linda Gregory
Consolation Marriage
Movie · as Elaine Brandon
Body and Soul
Movie · as Alice Lester
Rebound
Movie · as Evie Lawrence
Skyline
Movie · as Paula Lambert
Hush Money
Movie · as Flo Curtis
The Devil to Pay!
Movie · as Mary Crayle
The Truth About Youth
Movie · as Kara
Renegades
Movie · as Eleanore
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Carmita
Bride of the Regiment
Movie · as Sophie
Cock o' the Walk
Movie · as Narita
Under a Texas Moon
Movie · as Lolita Romero
The Last of the Duanes
Movie · as Lola Bland
The Bad Man
Movie · as (uncredited)
Cameo Kirby
Movie · as Lea
The Jazz Cinderella
Movie · as Mildred Vane
Isle of Escape
Movie · as Moira
The Great Divide
Movie · as Manuella
The Squall
Movie · as Nubi
The Black Watch
Movie · as Yasmani
The Desert Song
Movie · as Azuri
The Show of Shows
Movie · as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Hardboiled Rose
Movie · as Rose Duhamel
Fancy Baggage
Movie · as Myrna
Evidence
Movie · as Native Girl
Noah's Ark
Movie · as Showgirl / Slave Girl
State Street Sadie
Movie · as Sadie
The Midnight Taxi
Movie · as Gertie Fairfax
What Price Beauty?
Movie · as Vamp
A Girl in Every Port
Movie · as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
Pay as You Enter
Movie · as Yvonne De Russo
The Crimson City
Movie · as Isobel
Turn Back the Hours
Movie · as Tiza Torreon
Beware of Married Men
Movie · as Juanita Sheldon
The Jazz Singer
Movie · as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
When a Man Loves
Movie · as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
The Girl from Chicago
Movie · as Mary Carlton
Bitter Apples
Movie · as Belinda White
Finger Prints
Movie · as Vamp
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Movie · as Fifi
If I Were Single
Movie · as Joan Whitley
The Climbers
Movie · as Countess Veya
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Movie · as Claudette Ralston
The Heart of Maryland
Movie · as Mulatta
Simple Sis
Movie
Don Juan
Movie · as Mai - Lady in Waiting
So This Is Paris
Movie · as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
Why Girls Go Back Home
Movie · as Sally Short
The Exquisite Sinner
Movie · as Living Statue
Across the Pacific
Movie · as Roma
The Cave Man
Movie · as Maid
The Love Toy
Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Gilded Highway
Movie · as Inez Quartz
The Third Degree
Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Movie · as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Pretty Ladies
Movie · as Showgirl (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Wanderer
Movie · as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
Sporting Life
Movie · as Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)