Myrna Loy
Actor
Biography
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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
The Thin Man
as Nora Charles 1934
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney 1974
The Jazz Singer
as Chorus Girl (uncredited) 1927
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Muriel Blandings 1948
After the Thin Man
as Nora Charles 1936
The Great Ziegfeld
as Billie Burke 1936
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
as Judge Margaret Turner 1947
Another Thin Man
as Nora Charles 1939
Libeled Lady
as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury 1936
Midnight Lace
as Aunt Bea 1960
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles 1941
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Slave Girl (uncredited) 1925
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Nora Charles 1944
Song of the Thin Man
as Nora Charles 1947
Love Me Tonight
as Countess Valentine 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
as Fah Lo See 1932