Myrna Loy
Acting
Born: 1905-08-02 in Radersburg, Montana, USA
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.
Known For
Columbo
Lizzi Fielding
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ironside
Andrea Wollcott
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Virginian
Mrs. Miles
What's My Line?
Self
Family Affair
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Mary Sidney
Airport 1975
Mrs. Devaney
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Best Years of Our Lives
Milly Stephenson
The Thin Man
Nora Charles
Libeled Lady
Connie Allenbury
Cheaper by the Dozen
Lillian Gilbreth
The Jazz Singer
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Kate Kennedy
General Electric Theater
Maggie Webster
General Electric Theater
Allie Evans
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Slave Girl (uncredited)
Simple Sis
The April Fools
Grace Greenlaw
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
Noah's Ark
Showgirl / Slave Girl
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Great Ziegfeld
Billie Burke
The Thin Man Goes Home
Nora Charles
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Ethel
From the Terrace
Martha Eaton
Love Me Tonight
Countess Valentine
Broadway Bill
Alice 'Princess' Higgins
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Margaret
Midnight Lace
Aunt Bea
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles
Wife vs. Secretary
Linda Stanhope
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Nancy Knox