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