Myrna Loy
Actor
- Born
- August 2, 1905 · Radersburg, Montana, USA
- Died
- December 14, 1993 (age 88)
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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.
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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
November 22, 1946
The Thin Man
May 25, 1934
Airport 1975
October 18, 1974
The Jazz Singer
October 6, 1927
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
March 25, 1948
After the Thin Man
December 25, 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
April 8, 1936
Another Thin Man
November 17, 1939
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
September 1, 1947
Libeled Lady
October 9, 1936
Midnight Lace
October 13, 1960
Shadow of the Thin Man
November 21, 1941
Acting159
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn as Self (archive footage)
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
- 2007Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2005William Powell: A True Gentleman
- 2005Alias Nick and Nora
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1994That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) (uncredited)