Myrna Loy
Born
August 2, 1905
Died
December 14, 1993 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2007
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
Self (archive footage)
1993
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1988
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1988
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1986
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Summer Solstice
Margaret
1981
Just Tell Me What You Want
Stella Liberti
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The End
Maureen Lawson
1978
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Ethel
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Airport 1975
Mrs. Devaney
1974
The Elevator
Amanda Kenyon
1974
Indict and Convict
Judge Christine Tayloy
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Couple Takes a Wife
Barbara's Mother
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Evelyn Tryon
1971
Death Takes a Holiday
Selena Chapman
1971
Columbo
Lizzi Fielding · (1 episode)
1971
The April Fools
Grace Greenlaw
1969
Ironside
Andrea Wollcott · (1 episode)
1967
Family Affair
(1 episode)
1966
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nora Charles (archive footage)
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Mrs. Miles · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1961
Midnight Lace
Aunt Bea
1960
From the Terrace
Martha Eaton
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Mary Sidney · (1 episode)
1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Anna Smith
1959
Lonelyhearts
Florence Shrike
1959
The Ambassador's Daughter
Mrs. Cartwright
1956
The George Gobel Show
Self · (1 episode)
1954
General Electric Theater
Kate Kennedy · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Maggie Webster · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Allie Evans · (1 episode)
1953
Belles on Their Toes
Lillian Gilbreth
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Nancy Knox · (1 episode)
1951
Cheaper by the Dozen
Lillian Gilbreth
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
That Dangerous Age
Lady Cathy Brooke
1949
The Red Pony
Alice Tiflin
1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Muriel Blandings
1948
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Judge Margaret Turner
1947
Song of the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
Milly Stephenson
1946
So Goes My Love
Jane Budden Maxim
1946
The Thin Man Goes Home
Nora Charles
1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Shadow of the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1941
Love Crazy
Susan Ireland
1941
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Margot Sherwood Merrick
1940
I Love You Again
Kay Wilson
1940
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940
Northward, Ho!
Herself
1940
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles
1939
The Rains Came
Lady Edwina Esketh
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
1939
Lucky Night
Cora Jordan
1939
Too Hot to Handle
Alma Harding
1938
Test Pilot
Ann "Thursday" Barton
1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
1938
Man-Proof
Mimi Swift
1938
Double Wedding
Margit Agnew
1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
1937
Parnell
Katie O'Shea
1937
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles
1936
Libeled Lady
Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
1936
To Mary - with Love
Mary Wallace
1936
The Great Ziegfeld
Billie Burke
1936
Petticoat Fever
Irene Campton
1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Linda Stanhope
1936
Whipsaw
Vivian Palmer
1935
Wings in the Dark
Sheila Mason
1935
Broadway Bill
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
1934
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934
Stamboul Quest
Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
1934
The Thin Man
Nora Charles
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Eleanor Packer
1934
Men in White
Laura Hudson
1934
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Belle Mercer
1933
Night Flight
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
1933
Penthouse
Gertie Waxted
1933
When Ladies Meet
Mary
1933
The Barbarian
Diana 'Di' Standing
1933
Scarlet River
Herself (uncredited)
1933
Topaze
Coco
1933
The Animal Kingdom
Cecelia Henry Collier
1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Fah Lo See
1932
Thirteen Women
Ursula Georgi
1932
Love Me Tonight
Countess Valentine
1932
New Morals for Old
Myra
1932
The Woman in Room 13
Sari Loder
1932
The Wet Parade
Eileen Pinchon
1932
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp
1932
Emma
Isabelle
1932
Arrowsmith
Joyce Lanyon
1931
Consolation Marriage
Elaine Brandon
1931
Skyline
Paula Lambert
1931
Rebound
Evie Lawrence
1931
Transatlantic
Kay Graham
1931
Hush Money
Flo Curtis
1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
1931
Body and Soul
Alice Lester
1931
The Naughty Flirt
Linda Gregory
1931
The Devil to Pay!
Mary Crayle
1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Carmita
1930
The Truth About Youth
Kara
1930
Renegades
Eleanore
1930
The Bad Man
(uncredited)
1930
The Jazz Cinderella
Mildred Vane
1930
The Last of the Duanes
Lola Bland
1930
Bride of the Regiment
Sophie
1930
Cock o' the Walk
Narita
1930
Under a Texas Moon
Lolita Romero
1930
Isle of Escape
Moira
1930
Cameo Kirby
Lea
1930
Evidence
Native Girl
1929
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
1929
The Great Divide
Manuella
1929
The Black Watch
Yasmani
1929
The Squall
Nubi
1929
The Desert Song
Azuri
1929
Hardboiled Rose
Rose Duhamel
1929
Fancy Baggage
Myrna
1929
Noah's Ark
Showgirl / Slave Girl
1928
The Midnight Taxi
Gertie Fairfax
1928
State Street Sadie
Sadie
1928
Pay as You Enter
Yvonne De Russo
1928
The Crimson City
Isobel
1928
Turn Back the Hours
Tiza Torreon
1928
A Girl in Every Port
Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
1928
What Price Beauty?
Vamp
1928
Beware of Married Men
Juanita Sheldon
1928
If I Were Single
Joan Whitley
1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Fifi
1927
The Girl from Chicago
Mary Carlton
1927
The Jazz Singer
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Claudette Ralston
1927
When a Man Loves
Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
1927
The Heart of Maryland
Mulatta
1927
Simple Sis
1927
The Climbers
Countess Veya
1927
Bitter Apples
Belinda White
1927
Finger Prints
Vamp
1927
The Third Degree
Bit Part (uncredited)
1926
Across the Pacific
Roma
1926
Don Juan
Mai - Lady in Waiting
1926
So This Is Paris
Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
1926
The Exquisite Sinner
Living Statue
1926
The Gilded Highway
Inez Quartz
1926
Why Girls Go Back Home
Sally Short
1926
The Love Toy
Bit Part (uncredited)
1926
The Cave Man
Maid
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
1925
Sporting Life
Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
1925
Pretty Ladies
Showgirl (uncredited)
1925
The Wanderer
Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self (uncredited)
1925