Nancy Carroll
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1903
- Died
- August 6, 1965 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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. 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.
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Filmography
Going My Way
TV · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Bernice Hacker · 1 ep
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Aldrich Family
TV · as Alice Aldrich · 41 eps
There Goes My Heart
Movie · as Dorothy Moore
That Certain Age
Movie · as Grace Bristow
Atlantic Adventure
Movie · as Helen Murdock
After the Dance
Movie · as Anne Taylor
I'll Love You Always
Movie · as Nora Clegg
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Sally Marsh
Springtime for Henry
Movie · as Julia Jelliwell
Jealousy
Movie · as Jo O'Roarke
The Woman Accused
Movie · as Glenda O'Brien
Child of Manhattan
Movie · as Madelaine McGonagle
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Movie · as Maria Held
I Love That Man
Movie · as Grace Clark
Hot Saturday
Movie · as Ruth Brock
Broken Lullaby
Movie · as Fraulein Elsa
Scarlet Dawn
Movie · as Tanyusha Krasnoff
Under-Cover Man
Movie · as Lora Madigan
Wayward
Movie · as Daisy Frost
Stolen Heaven
Movie · as Mary
The Night Angel
Movie · as Yula Martini
Personal Maid
Movie · as Nora Ryan
The Devil's Holiday
Movie · as Hallie Hobart
Follow Thru
Movie · as Lora Moore
Laughter
Movie · as Peggy Gibson
Dangerous Paradise
Movie · as Alma
Paramount on Parade
Movie · as Herself
Honey
Movie · as Olivia Dangerfield
The Dance of Life
Movie · as Bonny Lee King
The Sin Sister
Movie · as Pearl
Close Harmony
Movie · as Marjorie Merwin
Illusion
Movie · as Claire Jernigan
Sweetie
Movie · as Barbara Pell
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Gert
Abie's Irish Rose
Movie · as Rosemary Murphy
The Shopworn Angel
Movie · as Daisy Heath
Manhattan Cocktail
Movie · as Babs Clark
Easy Come, Easy Go
Movie · as Barbara Quayle
Chicken à la King
Movie · as Maisie Devoe
The Water Hole
Movie · as Judith Endicott
Ladies Must Dress
Movie · as Mazie