Acting
Nancy Carroll
EN cinema · 39 credits
Born
19 November 1903
Died
6 August 1965 (aged 61)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Ann Veronica LaHiff
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.
Known for
Filmography
There Goes My Heart
as Dorothy Moore
That Certain Age
as Grace Bristow
Atlantic Adventure
as Helen Murdock
After the Dance
as Anne Taylor
I'll Love You Always
as Nora Clegg
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Sally Marsh
Springtime for Henry
as Julia Jelliwell
Jealousy
as Jo O'Roarke
The Woman Accused
as Glenda O'Brien
Child of Manhattan
as Madelaine McGonagle
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Maria Held
I Love That Man
as Grace Clark
Hot Saturday
as Ruth Brock
Broken Lullaby
as Fraulein Elsa
Scarlet Dawn
as Tanyusha Krasnoff
Under-Cover Man
as Lora Madigan
Wayward
as Daisy Frost
Stolen Heaven
as Mary
The Night Angel
as Yula Martini
Personal Maid
as Nora Ryan
The Devil's Holiday
as Hallie Hobart
Follow Thru
as Lora Moore
Laughter
as Peggy Gibson
Paramount on Parade
as Herself
Honey
as Olivia Dangerfield
The Dance of Life
as Bonny Lee King
The Sin Sister
as Pearl
Close Harmony
as Marjorie Merwin
Illusion
as Claire Jernigan
Sweetie
as Barbara Pell
Abie's Irish Rose
as Rosemary Murphy
The Shopworn Angel
as Daisy Heath
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Barbara Quayle
Manhattan Cocktail
as Babs Clark
Chicken à la King
as Maisie Devoe
The Water Hole
as Judith Endicott
Ladies Must Dress
as Mazie