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