Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

173

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-08-02

Day of Death

1993-12-14 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Radersburg, Montana, USA

Also Known As

Мирна Лой

میرنا لوی

Myrna Loy

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

Acting

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Milly Stephenson

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

as

Fah Lo See

The Thin Man

1934

The Thin Man

as

Nora Charles

Double Wedding

1937

Double Wedding

as

Margit Agnew

I Love You Again

1940

I Love You Again

as

Kay Wilson

Love Crazy

1941

Love Crazy

as

Susan Ireland

Love Me Tonight

1932

Love Me Tonight

as

Countess Valentine

The Red Pony

1949

The Red Pony

as

Alice Tiflin

Libeled Lady

1936

Libeled Lady

as

Constance 'Connie' Allenbury

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as

Muriel Blandings

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Too Hot to Handle

as

Alma Harding

Midnight Lace

1960

Midnight Lace

as

Aunt Bea

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

Cheaper by the Dozen

as

Lillian Gilbreth

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

as

Judge Margaret Turner

Airport 1975

1974

Airport 1975

as

Mrs. Devaney

Penthouse

1933

Penthouse

as

Gertie Waxted

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

as

Eleanor Packer

The End

1978

The End

as

Maureen Lawson

After the Thin Man

1936

After the Thin Man

as

Nora Charles

Another Thin Man

1939

Another Thin Man

as

Nora Charles

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

as

Nora Charles

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

The Thin Man Goes Home

as

Nora Charles

Song of the Thin Man

1947

Song of the Thin Man

as

Nora Charles

From the Terrace

1960

From the Terrace

as

Martha Eaton

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

The Great Ziegfeld

as

Billie Burke

Test Pilot

1938

Test Pilot

as

Ann "Thursday" Barton

Whipsaw

1935

Whipsaw

as

Vivian Palmer

Stamboul Quest

1934

Stamboul Quest

as

Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

Wife vs. Secretary

as

Linda Stanhope

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as

Slave Girl (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

Third Finger, Left Hand

as

Margot Sherwood Merrick

Trifles of Importance

1940

Trifles of Importance

as

Self (archive footage)

Belles on Their Toes

1952

Belles on Their Toes

as

Lillian Gilbreth

Wings in the Dark

1935

Wings in the Dark

as

Sheila Mason

Evelyn Prentice

1934

Evelyn Prentice

as

Evelyn Prentice

The April Fools

1969

The April Fools

as

Grace Greenlaw

Arrowsmith

1931

Arrowsmith

as

Joyce Lanyon

Thirteen Women

1932

Thirteen Women

as

Ursula Georgi

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as

Self (archive footage)

Night Flight

1933

Night Flight

as

Wife of Brazilian Pilot

Broadway Bill

1934

Broadway Bill

as

Alice 'Princess' Higgins

The Jazz Singer

1927

The Jazz Singer

as

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933

The Prizefighter and the Lady

as

Belle Mercer

So Goes My Love

1946

So Goes My Love

as

Jane Budden Maxim

Transatlantic

1931

Transatlantic

as

Kay Graham

Lonelyhearts

1959

Lonelyhearts

as

Florence Shrike

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

The Ambassador's Daughter

as

Mrs. Cartwright

Don Juan

1926

Don Juan

as

Mai - Lady in Waiting

The Devil to Pay!

1930

The Devil to Pay!

as

Mary Crayle

The Animal Kingdom

1932

The Animal Kingdom

as

Cecelia Henry Collier

Emma

1932

Emma

as

Isabelle

Men in White

1934

Men in White

as

Laura Hudson

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as

Self (archive footage)

The Great Divide

1929

The Great Divide

as

Manuella

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

A Connecticut Yankee

as

Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion

Petticoat Fever

1936

Petticoat Fever

as

Irene Campton

The Rains Came

1939

The Rains Came

as

Lady Edwina Esketh

The Naughty Flirt

1931

The Naughty Flirt

as

Linda Gregory

The Wet Parade

1932

The Wet Parade

as

Eileen Pinchon

Vanity Fair

1932

Vanity Fair

as

Becky Sharp

Consolation Marriage

1931

Consolation Marriage

as

Elaine Brandon

Topaze

1933

Topaze

as

Coco

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want

as

Stella Liberti

Pretty Ladies

1925

Pretty Ladies

as

Showgirl (uncredited)

The Squall

1929

The Squall

as

Nubi

The Black Watch

1929

The Black Watch

as

Yasmani

The Truth About Youth

1930

The Truth About Youth

as

Kara

Renegades

1930

Renegades

as

Eleanore

Lucky Night

1939

Lucky Night

as

Cora Jordan

When Ladies Meet

1933

When Ladies Meet

as

Mary

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

Rogue of the Rio Grande

as

Carmita

Man-Proof

1938

Man-Proof

as

Mimi Swift

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

Death Takes a Holiday

as

Selena Chapman

The Elevator

1974

The Elevator

as

Amanda Kenyon

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

The Couple Takes a Wife

as

Barbara's Mother

New Morals for Old

1932

New Morals for Old

as

Myra

Parnell

1937

Parnell

as

Katie O'Shea

The Barbarian

1933

The Barbarian

as

Diana 'Di' Standing

The Desert Song

1929

The Desert Song

as

Azuri

The Show of Shows

1929

The Show of Shows

as

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers

Bride of the Regiment

1930

Bride of the Regiment

as

Sophie

Cock o' the Walk

1930

Cock o' the Walk

as

Narita

Under a Texas Moon

1930

Under a Texas Moon

as

Lolita Romero

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

1977

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

as

Ethel

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as

Evelyn Tryon

Body and Soul

1931

Body and Soul

as

Alice Lester

So This Is Paris

1926

So This Is Paris

as

Lalle's Maid (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love

1936

To Mary - with Love

as

Mary Wallace

The Last of the Duanes

1930

The Last of the Duanes

as

Lola Bland

Why Girls Go Back Home

1926

Why Girls Go Back Home

as

Sally Short

Rebound

1931

Rebound

as

Evie Lawrence

Northward, Ho!

1940

Northward, Ho!

as

Herself

That Dangerous Age

1949

That Dangerous Age

as

Lady Cathy Brooke

The Bad Man

1930

The Bad Man

as

(uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

as

Nora Charles (archive footage)

The Woman in Room 13

1932

The Woman in Room 13

as

Sari Loder

1925 Studio Tour

1925

1925 Studio Tour

as

Self (uncredited)

Scarlet River

1933

Scarlet River

as

Herself (uncredited)

When a Man Loves

1927

When a Man Loves

as

Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)

Noah's Ark

1928

Noah's Ark

as

Showgirl / Slave Girl

Summer Solstice

1981

Summer Solstice

as

Margaret

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

1993

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

as

Self (archive footage)

State Street Sadie

1928

State Street Sadie

as

Sadie

The Midnight Taxi

1928

The Midnight Taxi

as

Gertie Fairfax

Hardboiled Rose

1929

Hardboiled Rose

as

Rose Duhamel

Fancy Baggage

1929

Fancy Baggage

as

Myrna

The Exquisite Sinner

1926

The Exquisite Sinner

as

Living Statue

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

From the Ends of the Earth

as

Self

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959

Meet Me in St. Louis

as

Anna Smith

What Price Beauty?

1928

What Price Beauty?

as

Vamp

Indict and Convict

1974

Indict and Convict

as

Judge Christine Tayloy

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

The Senator Was Indiscreet

as

Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)

Skyline

1931

Skyline

as

Paula Lambert

Cameo Kirby

1930

Cameo Kirby

as

Lea

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

The Jazz Cinderella

as

Mildred Vane

Isle of Escape

1930

Isle of Escape

as

Moira

Evidence

1929

Evidence

as

Native Girl

Show-Business at War

1943

Show-Business at War

as

Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as

Self

Complicated Women

2003

Complicated Women

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

The Romance of Celluloid

as

Self (archive footage)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as

Self

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as

Self (archive footage)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as

(archive footage)

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

William Powell: A True Gentleman

as

The Wanderer

1925

The Wanderer

as

Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)

Sporting Life

1925

Sporting Life

as

Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)

Hush Money

1931

Hush Money

as

Flo Curtis

A Girl in Every Port

1928

A Girl in Every Port

as

Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago

1927

The Girl from Chicago

as

Mary Carlton

Bitter Apples

1927

Bitter Apples

as

Belinda White

Across the Pacific

1926

Across the Pacific

as

Roma

The Cave Man

1926

The Cave Man

as

Maid

Another Romance of Celluloid

1938

Another Romance of Celluloid

as

Self (uncredited)

The Love Toy

1926

The Love Toy

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

The Gilded Highway

1926

The Gilded Highway

as

Inez Quartz

The Third Degree

1926

The Third Degree

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

Pay as You Enter

1928

Pay as You Enter

as

Yvonne De Russo

The Crimson City

1928

The Crimson City

as

Isobel

Turn Back the Hours

1928

Turn Back the Hours

as

Tiza Torreon

Beware of Married Men

1928

Beware of Married Men

as

Juanita Sheldon

Finger Prints

1927

Finger Prints

as

Vamp

Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927

Ham and Eggs at the Front

as

Fifi

If I Were Single

1927

If I Were Single

as

Joan Whitley

The Climbers

1927

The Climbers

as

Countess Veya

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927

A Sailor's Sweetheart

as

Claudette Ralston

The Heart of Maryland

1927

The Heart of Maryland

as

Mulatta

Simple Sis

1927

Simple Sis

as

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

as

Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as

Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as

Self

Family Affair

Family Affair

as

Columbo

Columbo

as

Lizzi Fielding

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Kate Kennedy

Ironside

Ironside

as

Andrea Wollcott

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Mrs. Miles

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Nancy Knox

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

Mary Sidney

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Maggie Webster

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Allie Evans

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

American Experience

American Experience

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing