Myrna Loy
AKA: Мирна Лой
Birthday: 1905-08-02
Died: 1993-12-14
Birthplace: Radersburg, Montana, USA
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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
Character: Milly Stephenson
Character: Countess Valentine
Character: Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
Character: Muriel Blandings
Character: Lillian Gilbreth
Character: Judge Margaret Turner
Character: Eleanor Packer
Character: Maureen Lawson
Character: Ann "Thursday" Barton
Character: Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
Character: Linda Stanhope
Character: Slave Girl (uncredited)
Character: Margot Sherwood Merrick
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Lillian Gilbreth
Character: Evelyn Prentice
Character: Grace Greenlaw
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Wife of Brazilian Pilot
Character: Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Character: Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Character: Jane Budden Maxim
Character: Florence Shrike
Character: Mrs. Cartwright
Character: Mai - Lady in Waiting
Character: Cecelia Henry Collier
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Character: Lady Edwina Esketh
Character: Eileen Pinchon
Character: Elaine Brandon
Character: Stella Liberti
Character: Showgirl (uncredited)
Character: Selena Chapman
Character: Barbara's Mother
Character: Diana 'Di' Standing
Character: Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Character: Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
Character: Lady Cathy Brooke
Character: Nora Charles (archive footage)
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Herself (uncredited)
Character: Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
Character: Showgirl / Slave Girl
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Gertie Fairfax
Character: Judge Christine Tayloy
Character: Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
Character: Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
Character: Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
Character: Self (1928, 1930)
Character: Self (uncredited)
Character: Bit Part (uncredited)
Character: Bit Part (uncredited)
Character: Yvonne De Russo
Character: Juanita Sheldon
Character: Claudette Ralston
Character: Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)