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.
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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)
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)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Stella Liberti
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Stella Liberti
The End
as Maureen Lawson
The End
as Maureen Lawson
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
as Ethel
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
as Ethel
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney
The Elevator
as Amanda Kenyon
The Elevator
as Amanda Kenyon
Indict and Convict
as Judge Christine Tayloy
Indict and Convict
as Judge Christine Tayloy
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Barbara's Mother
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Barbara's Mother
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The April Fools
as Grace Greenlaw
The April Fools
as Grace Greenlaw
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
Midnight Lace
as Aunt Bea
Midnight Lace
as Aunt Bea
From the Terrace
as Martha Eaton
From the Terrace
as Martha Eaton
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Anna Smith
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Anna Smith
Lonelyhearts
as Florence Shrike
Lonelyhearts
as Florence Shrike
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Mrs. Cartwright
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Mrs. Cartwright
Belles on Their Toes
as Lillian Gilbreth
Belles on Their Toes
as Lillian Gilbreth
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Lillian Gilbreth
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Lillian Gilbreth
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Muriel Blandings
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Muriel Blandings
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Margaret
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Margaret
Song of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Song of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
So Goes My Love
as Jane Budden Maxim
So Goes My Love
as Jane Budden Maxim
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nora Charles
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nora Charles
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
as Self
Show-Business at War
as Self
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Love Crazy
as Susan Ireland
Love Crazy
as Susan Ireland
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Margot Sherwood Merrick
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Margot Sherwood Merrick
I Love You Again
as Kay Wilson
I Love You Again
as Kay Wilson
Northward, Ho!
as Herself
Northward, Ho!
as Herself
Another Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Another Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Lucky Night
as Cora Jordan
Lucky Night
as Cora Jordan
Too Hot to Handle
as Alma Harding
Too Hot to Handle
as Alma Harding
Test Pilot
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
Test Pilot
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
Double Wedding
as Margit Agnew
Double Wedding
as Margit Agnew
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
After the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
After the Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Libeled Lady
as Connie Allenbury
Libeled Lady
as Connie Allenbury
To Mary - with Love
as Mary Wallace
To Mary - with Love
as Mary Wallace
The Great Ziegfeld
as Billie Burke
The Great Ziegfeld
as Billie Burke
Petticoat Fever
as Irene Campton
Petticoat Fever
as Irene Campton
Whipsaw
as Vivian Palmer
Whipsaw
as Vivian Palmer
The Thin Man
as Nora Charles
The Thin Man
as Nora Charles
Manhattan Melodrama
as Eleanor Packer
Manhattan Melodrama
as Eleanor Packer
When Ladies Meet
as Mary Howard
When Ladies Meet
as Mary Howard
Scarlet River
as Herself (uncredited)
Scarlet River
as Herself (uncredited)
New Morals for Old
as Myra
New Morals for Old
as Myra
The Woman in Room 13
as Sari Loder
The Woman in Room 13
as Sari Loder
The Wet Parade
as Eileen Pinchon
The Wet Parade
as Eileen Pinchon
A Connecticut Yankee
as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
A Connecticut Yankee
as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Renegades
as Eleanore
Renegades
as Eleanore
The Bad Man
as (uncredited)
The Bad Man
as (uncredited)
The Last of the Duanes
as Lola Bland
The Last of the Duanes
as Lola Bland
Under a Texas Moon
as Lolita Romero
Under a Texas Moon
as Lolita Romero
Cameo Kirby
as Lea
Cameo Kirby
as Lea
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
The Squall
as Nubi
The Squall
as Nubi
Fancy Baggage
as Myrna
Fancy Baggage
as Myrna
Don Juan
as Mai - Lady in Waiting
Don Juan
as Mai - Lady in Waiting