Acting
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
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Film · 2015
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Film · 2009
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Film · 2008
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Film · 2007
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Film · 2005
Alias Nick and Nora
Film · 2005
Complicated Women
Film · 2003
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Film · 1995
That's Entertainment! III
Film · 1994
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Film · 1990
American Experience
Series · 1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Film · 1987
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Film · 1986
Night of 100 Stars
Film · 1982
Summer Solstice
Film · 1981
Just Tell Me What You Want
Film · 1980
The End
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Film · 1977
That's Entertainment, Part II
Film · 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film · 1975
Airport 1975
Film · 1974
The Elevator
Film · 1974
Indict and Convict
Film · 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Film · 1972
The Couple Takes a Wife
Film · 1972
Death Takes a Holiday
Film · 1971
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Film · 1971
Columbo
Series · 1971
The April Fools
Film · 1969
Ironside
Series · 1967
Family Affair
Series · 1966
The Big Parade of Comedy
Film · 1964
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Midnight Lace
Film · 1960
From the Terrace
Film · 1960
Lonelyhearts
Film · 1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Film · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
The Ambassador's Daughter
Film · 1956
The George Gobel Show
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Belles on Their Toes
Film · 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Cheaper by the Dozen
Film · 1950
What's My Line?
Series · 1950
The Red Pony
Film · 1949
That Dangerous Age
Film · 1949
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Film · 1948
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Film · 1947
Song of the Thin Man
Film · 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Film · 1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
Film · 1946
So Goes My Love
Film · 1946
The Thin Man Goes Home
Film · 1944
Twenty Years After
Film · 1944
Show-Business at War
Film · 1943
Love Crazy
Film · 1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Film · 1941
I Love You Again
Film · 1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Film · 1940
Trifles of Importance
Film · 1940
Northward, Ho!
Film · 1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Film · 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Film · 1940
Another Thin Man
Film · 1939
The Rains Came
Film · 1939
Lucky Night
Film · 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1939
Too Hot to Handle
Film · 1938
Test Pilot
Film · 1938
Man-Proof
Film · 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1938
Double Wedding
Film · 1937
Parnell
Film · 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Film · 1937
Libeled Lady
Film · 1936
After the Thin Man
Film · 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
Film · 1936
Wife vs. Secretary
Film · 1936
Petticoat Fever
Film · 1936
To Mary - with Love
Film · 1936
Whipsaw
Film · 1935
Wings in the Dark
Film · 1935
The Thin Man
Film · 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Film · 1934
Stamboul Quest
Film · 1934
Evelyn Prentice
Film · 1934
Broadway Bill
Film · 1934
Men in White
Film · 1934
Penthouse
Film · 1933
Night Flight
Film · 1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Film · 1933
Topaze
Film · 1933
When Ladies Meet
Film · 1933
The Barbarian
Film · 1933
Scarlet River
Film · 1933
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Film · 1932
Love Me Tonight
Film · 1932
Thirteen Women
Film · 1932
The Animal Kingdom
Film · 1932
Emma
Film · 1932
The Wet Parade
Film · 1932
Vanity Fair
Film · 1932
New Morals for Old
Film · 1932
The Woman in Room 13
Film · 1932
Arrowsmith
Film · 1931
Transatlantic
Film · 1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Film · 1931
Naughty Flirt
Film · 1931
Consolation Marriage
Film · 1931
Body and Soul
Film · 1931
Rebound
Film · 1931
Skyline
Film · 1931
Hush Money
Film · 1931
The Devil to Pay!
Film · 1930
The Truth About Youth
Film · 1930
Renegades
Film · 1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Film · 1930
Bride of the Regiment
Film · 1930
Cock o' the Walk
Film · 1930
Under a Texas Moon
Film · 1930
The Last of the Duanes
Film · 1930
The Bad Man
Film · 1930
The Jazz Cinderella
Film · 1930
Cameo Kirby
Film · 1930
Isle of Escape
Film · 1930
The Great Divide
Film · 1929
The Squall
Film · 1929
The Black Watch
Film · 1929
The Desert Song
Film · 1929
The Show of Shows
Film · 1929
Hardboiled Rose
Film · 1929
Fancy Baggage
Film · 1929
Evidence
Film · 1929
Noah's Ark
Film · 1928
State Street Sadie
Film · 1928
The Midnight Taxi
Film · 1928
What Price Beauty?
Film · 1928
A Girl in Every Port
Film · 1928
The Crimson City
Film · 1928
Turn Back the Hours
Film · 1928
Pay as You Enter
Film · 1928
Beware of Married Men
Film · 1928
The Jazz Singer
Film · 1927
When a Man Loves
Film · 1927
The Girl from Chicago
Film · 1927
Bitter Apples
Film · 1927
Finger Prints
Film · 1927
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Film · 1927
If I Were Single
Film · 1927
The Climbers
Film · 1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Film · 1927
Simple Sis
Film · 1927
The Heart of Maryland
Film · 1927
Don Juan
Film · 1926
So This Is Paris
Film · 1926
Why Girls Go Back Home
Film · 1926
The Exquisite Sinner
Film · 1926
Across the Pacific
Film · 1926
The Cave Man
Film · 1926
The Third Degree
Film · 1926
The Gilded Highway
Film · 1926
The Love Toy
Film · 1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Film · 1925
Pretty Ladies
Film · 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Film · 1925
The Wanderer
Film · 1925
Sporting Life
Film · 1925