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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
all 172
Movies 160
self 28
TV Shows 12
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
William Powell: A True Gentleman (2005)
Complicated Women (2003)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Summer Solstice (1981)
Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The End (1978)
Ants (1977)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Airport 1975 (1974)
The Elevator (1974)
Indict and Convict (1974)
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
The Couple Takes a Wife (1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate (1971)
Death Takes a Holiday (1971)
Columbo (1971)
The April Fools (1969)
Ironside (1967)
Family Affair (1966)
The Love Goddesses (1965)
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)
Midnight Lace (1960)
From the Terrace (1960)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1959)
Lonelyhearts (1959)
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
That Dangerous Age (1949)
The Red Pony (1949)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
So Goes My Love (1946)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Twenty Years After (1944)
Show-Business at War (1943)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Love Crazy (1941)
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940)
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
I Love You Again (1940)
Trifles of Importance (1940)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)
Northward, Ho! (1940)
Another Thin Man (1939)
The Rains Came (1939)
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
Lucky Night (1939)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Test Pilot (1938)
Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)
Man-Proof (1938)
Double Wedding (1937)
The Romance of Celluloid (1937)
Parnell (1937)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Libeled Lady (1936)
To Mary - with Love (1936)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Petticoat Fever (1936)
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Whipsaw (1935)
Wings in the Dark (1935)
Broadway Bill (1934)
Evelyn Prentice (1934)
Stamboul Quest (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Men in White (1934)
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Night Flight (1933)
Penthouse (1933)
When Ladies Meet (1933)
The Barbarian (1933)
Scarlet River (1933)
Topaze (1933)
The Animal Kingdom (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Thirteen Women (1932)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
New Morals for Old (1932)
The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
The Wet Parade (1932)
Vanity Fair (1932)
Emma (1932)
Arrowsmith (1931)
Consolation Marriage (1931)
Skyline (1931)
Rebound (1931)
Transatlantic (1931)
Hush Money (1931)
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Body and Soul (1931)
The Devil to Pay! (1930)
The Naughty Flirt (1930)
Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
The Truth About Youth (1930)
Renegades (1930)
The Bad Man (1930)
The Jazz Cinderella (1930)
The Last of the Duanes (1930)
Bride of the Regiment (1930)
Cock o' the Walk (1930)
Under a Texas Moon (1930)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 8 (1930)
Isle of Escape (1930)
Cameo Kirby (1930)
Evidence (1929)
Show of Shows (1929)
The Great Divide (1929)
The Black Watch (1929)
The Squall (1929)
The Desert Song (1929)
Hardboiled Rose (1929)
Fancy Baggage (1929)
Fashion News (1928)
Noah's Ark (1928)
The Midnight Taxi (1928)
State Street Sadie (1928)
Pay as You Enter (1928)
The Crimson City (1928)
Turn Back the Hours (1928)
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
The Jazz Singer (1928)
What Price Beauty? (1928)
Beware of Married Men (1928)
If I Were Single (1927)
Ham and Eggs at the Front (1927)
The Girl from Chicago (1927)
A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)
When a Man Loves (1927)
The Heart of Maryland (1927)
Simple Sis (1927)
The Climbers (1927)
Bitter Apples (1927)
Finger Prints (1927)
The Third Degree (1926)
Across the Pacific (1926)
Don Juan (1926)
So This Is Paris (1926)
The Exquisite Sinner (1926)
The Gilded Highway (1926)
Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
The Love Toy (1926)
The Cave Man (1926)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Sporting Life (1925)
Pretty Ladies (1925)
The Wanderer (1925)
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-08-02
Deathday1993-12-14 (88 years old)
Birth NameMyrna Adele Williams
Birth PlaceHelena, United States of America
ReligionMethodism
RelationshipsArthur Hornblow, Jr. (1936-06-27 - 1942-06-01), John Hertz, Jr. (1942-01-01 - 1944-01-01), Gene Markey (1946-01-01 - 1950-08-21), Howland H. Sargeant (1951-06-02 - 1960-05-31)
SpouseGene Markey
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsМирна Лой
AwardsKennedy Center Honors, Academy Honorary Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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