Myrna Loy
Biography
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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Movies (36)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2007
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage)
1990
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Summer Solstice
as Margaret
1981
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Stella Liberti
1980
The End
as Maureen Lawson
1978
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
as Ethel
1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney
1974
The Elevator
as Amanda Kenyon
1974
Indict and Convict
as Judge Christine Tayloy
1974
The Couple Takes a Wife
as Barbara's Mother
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
as Evelyn Tryon
1971
Death Takes a Holiday
as Selena Chapman
1971
The April Fools
as Grace Greenlaw
1969
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
1964
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
1961
Midnight Lace
as Aunt Bea
1960
From the Terrace
as Martha Eaton
1960
Meet Me in St. Louis
as Anna Smith
1959
Lonelyhearts
as Florence Shrike
1959
The Ambassador's Daughter
as Mrs. Cartwright
1956
Belles on Their Toes
as Lillian Gilbreth
1952
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Lillian Gilbreth
1950
That Dangerous Age
as Lady Cathy Brooke
1949
The Red Pony
as Alice Tiflin
1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Muriel Blandings
1948
TV Shows (14)
American Experience
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Columbo
as Lizzi Fielding
1971
Ironside
as Andrea Wollcott
1967
Family Affair
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Virginian
as Mrs. Miles
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Mary Sidney
1959
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1954
General Electric Theater
as Kate Kennedy
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Nancy Knox
1951
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950