Myrna Loy
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday2 August 1905
Died14 December 1993 (age 88)
Place of birthRadersburg, Montana, USA
Known credits173
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 …
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015 · Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007 · Self (archive footage)
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Alias Nick and Nora
2005
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990 · (archive footage)
American Experience
1988 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Summer Solstice
1981 · Margaret
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980 · Stella Liberti
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
The End
1978 · Maureen Lawson
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977 · Ethel
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Airport 1975
1974 · Mrs. Devaney
The Elevator
1974 · Amanda Kenyon
Indict and Convict
1974 · Judge Christine Tayloy
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972 · Barbara's Mother
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Self (archive footage)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971 · Evelyn Tryon
Death Takes a Holiday
1971 · Selena Chapman
Columbo
1971 · Lizzi Fielding
The April Fools
1969 · Grace Greenlaw
Ironside
1967 · Andrea Wollcott
Family Affair
1966
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Nora Charles (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Virginian
1962 · Mrs. Miles
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Self (archive footage)
Midnight Lace
1960 · Aunt Bea
From the Terrace
1960 · Martha Eaton
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Mary Sidney
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959 · Anna Smith
Lonelyhearts
1959 · Florence Shrike
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956 · Mrs. Cartwright
The George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Kate Kennedy
General Electric Theater
1953 · Maggie Webster
General Electric Theater
1953 · Allie Evans
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