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Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

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

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 • Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 • Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 • Self (archive footage)
William Powell: A True Gentleman
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 • Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 • (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 • Self (archive footage)
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Complicated Women
Complicated Women
2003 • Self (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • (archive footage)
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 • Self (archive footage)
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Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
1981 • Margaret
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The End
The End
1978 • Maureen Lawson
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That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • (archive footage)
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • Self (archive footage)
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Airport 1975
Airport 1975
1974 • Mrs. Devaney
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The Elevator
The Elevator
1974 • Amanda Kenyon
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Indict and Convict
Indict and Convict
1974 • Judge Christine Tayloy
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The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972 • Barbara's Mother
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 • Self (archive footage)
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Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday
1971 • Selena Chapman
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The April Fools
The April Fools
1969 • Grace Greenlaw
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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 • Nora Charles (archive footage)
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 • Self (archive footage)
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Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace
1960 • Aunt Bea
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From the Terrace
From the Terrace
1960 • Martha Eaton
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Lonelyhearts
Lonelyhearts
1959 • Florence Shrike
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The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 • Mrs. Cartwright
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Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes
1952 • Lillian Gilbreth
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 • Lillian Gilbreth
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That Dangerous Age
That Dangerous Age
1949 • Lady Cathy Brooke
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The Red Pony
The Red Pony
1949 • Alice Tiflin
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The Senator Was Indiscreet
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947 • Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 • Judge Margaret Turner
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Song of the Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
1947 • Nora Charles
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The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 • Milly Stephenson
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So Goes My Love
So Goes My Love
1946 • Jane Budden Maxim
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Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
1944 • (archive footage)
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Love Crazy
Love Crazy
1941 • Susan Ireland
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Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 • Margot Sherwood Merrick
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I Love You Again
I Love You Again
1940 • Kay Wilson
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Trifles of Importance
Trifles of Importance
1940 • Self (archive footage)
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Northward, Ho!
Northward, Ho!
1940 • Herself
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Another Thin Man
Another Thin Man
1939 • Nora Charles
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The Rains Came
The Rains Came
1939 • Lady Edwina Esketh
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Lucky Night
Lucky Night
1939 • Cora Jordan
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Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
1938 • Alma Harding
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Test Pilot
Test Pilot
1938 • Ann "Thursday" Barton
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Another Romance of Celluloid
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938 • Self (uncredited)
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Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 • Mimi Swift
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Double Wedding
Double Wedding
1937 • Margit Agnew
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The Romance of Celluloid
The Romance of Celluloid
1937 • Self (archive footage)
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Parnell
Parnell
1937 • Katie O'Shea
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After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man
1936 • Nora Charles
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Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady
1936 • Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
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To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love
1936 • Mary Wallace
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The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
1936 • Billie Burke
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Petticoat Fever
Petticoat Fever
1936 • Irene Campton
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Wife vs. Secretary
Wife vs. Secretary
1936 • Linda Stanhope
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Whipsaw
Whipsaw
1935 • Vivian Palmer
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Wings in the Dark
Wings in the Dark
1935 • Sheila Mason
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Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill
1934 • Alice 'Princess' Higgins
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Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
1934 • Evelyn Prentice
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Stamboul Quest
Stamboul Quest
1934 • Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man
1934 • Nora Charles
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Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 • Eleanor Packer
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Men in White
Men in White
1934 • Laura Hudson
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Night Flight
Night Flight
1933 • Wife of Brazilian Pilot
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Penthouse
Penthouse
1933 • Gertie Waxted
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The Barbarian
The Barbarian
1933 • Diana 'Di' Standing
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Scarlet River
Scarlet River
1933 • Herself (uncredited)
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Topaze
Topaze
1933 • Coco
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The Animal Kingdom
The Animal Kingdom
1932 • Cecelia Henry Collier
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Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women
1932 • Ursula Georgi
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Love Me Tonight
Love Me Tonight
1932 • Countess Valentine
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The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 • Eileen Pinchon
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
1932 • Becky Sharp
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Emma
Emma
1932 • Isabelle
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Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 • Joyce Lanyon
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Consolation Marriage
Consolation Marriage
1931 • Elaine Brandon
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Skyline
Skyline
1931 • Paula Lambert
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Rebound
Rebound
1931 • Evie Lawrence
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Transatlantic
Transatlantic
1931 • Kay Graham
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Hush Money
Hush Money
1931 • Flo Curtis
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A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
1931 • Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
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Body and Soul
Body and Soul
1931 • Alice Lester
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The Naughty Flirt
The Naughty Flirt
1931 • Linda Gregory
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The Devil to Pay!
The Devil to Pay!
1930 • Mary Crayle
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Renegades
Renegades
1930 • Eleanore
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The Bad Man
The Bad Man
1930 • (uncredited)
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The Jazz Cinderella
The Jazz Cinderella
1930 • Mildred Vane
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Under a Texas Moon
Under a Texas Moon
1930 • Lolita Romero
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Evidence
Evidence
1929 • Native Girl
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The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows
1929 • Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
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Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose
1929 • Rose Duhamel
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Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark
1928 • Showgirl / Slave Girl
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The Midnight Taxi
The Midnight Taxi
1928 • Gertie Fairfax
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Pay as You Enter
Pay as You Enter
1928 • Yvonne De Russo
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Turn Back the Hours
Turn Back the Hours
1928 • Tiza Torreon
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A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port
1928 • Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
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Beware of Married Men
Beware of Married Men
1928 • Juanita Sheldon
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If I Were Single
If I Were Single
1927 • Joan Whitley
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The Girl from Chicago
The Girl from Chicago
1927 • Mary Carlton
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The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1927 • Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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A Sailor's Sweetheart
A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927 • Claudette Ralston
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When a Man Loves
When a Man Loves
1927 • Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
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The Climbers
The Climbers
1927 • Countess Veya
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Bitter Apples
Bitter Apples
1927 • Belinda White
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The Third Degree
The Third Degree
1926 • Bit Part (uncredited)
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Don Juan
Don Juan
1926 • Mai - Lady in Waiting
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So This Is Paris
So This Is Paris
1926 • Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
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The Exquisite Sinner
The Exquisite Sinner
1926 • Living Statue
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The Gilded Highway
The Gilded Highway
1926 • Inez Quartz
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The Love Toy
The Love Toy
1926 • Bit Part (uncredited)
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925 • Slave Girl (uncredited)
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Sporting Life
Sporting Life
1925 • Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
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Pretty Ladies
Pretty Ladies
1925 • Showgirl (uncredited)
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The Wanderer
The Wanderer
1925 • Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
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1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour
1925 • Self (uncredited)
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