Myrna Loy
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: August 2, 1905
Day of Death: December 14, 1993 (88 years old)
Place of Birth: Radersburg, Montana, USA
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.
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Actor Mary Crayle
The Devil to Pay!
Actor Linda Gregory
The Naughty Flirt
Actor Kara
The Truth About Youth
Actor Eleanore
Renegades
Actor Carmita
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Actor Narita
Cock o' the Walk
Actor Sophie
Bride of the Regiment
Actor Lolita Romero
Under a Texas Moon
Actor Lola Bland
The Last of the Duanes
Actor (uncredited)
The Bad Man
Actor Moira
Isle of Escape
Actor Lea
Cameo Kirby
Actor Mildred Vane
The Jazz Cinderella
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1928
Actor Showgirl / Slave Girl
Noah's Ark
Actor Gertie Fairfax
The Midnight Taxi
Actor Sadie
State Street Sadie
Actor Vamp
What Price Beauty?
Actor Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
A Girl in Every Port
Actor Self (1928, 1930)
Fashion News
Actor Yvonne De Russo
Pay as You Enter
Actor Juanita Sheldon
Beware of Married Men
Actor Tiza Torreon
Turn Back the Hours
Actor Isobel
The Crimson City
1927
Actor Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The Jazz Singer
Actor Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
When a Man Loves
Actor Mary Carlton
The Girl from Chicago
Actor Belinda White
Bitter Apples
Actor Fifi
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Actor Countess Veya
The Climbers
Actor Joan Whitley
If I Were Single
Actor Claudette Ralston
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Actor
Simple Sis
Actor Vamp
Finger Prints
Actor Mulatta
The Heart of Maryland
1926
Actor Mai - Lady in Waiting
Don Juan
Actor Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
So This Is Paris
Actor Sally Short
Why Girls Go Back Home
Actor Living Statue
The Exquisite Sinner
Actor Roma
Across the Pacific
Actor Maid
The Cave Man
Actor Bit Part (uncredited)
The Love Toy
Actor Inez Quartz
The Gilded Highway
Actor Bit Part (uncredited)
The Third Degree