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