Myrna Loy
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.
Filmography (172 titles)
9.0MovieLeslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage) · 2015
7.5Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage) · 2009
6.1MovieThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Gertie Waxted (archive footage) · 2008
4.3MovieWhy Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage) · 2007
7.5MovieWilliam Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
6.9MovieComplicated Women
Self (archive footage) · 2003
8.0MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage) · 1995
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) · 1994
8.5MovieMyrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage) · 1990
6.5ShowAmerican Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988
6.5MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage) · 1987
8.3MovieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage) · 1986
5.8MovieNight of 100 Stars
Self · 1982
5.0MovieSummer Solstice
Margaret · 1981
4.5MovieJust Tell Me What You Want
Stella Liberti · 1980
7.4ShowThe Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1978
5.6MovieThe End
Maureen Lawson · 1978
4.6MovieIt Happened at Lakewood Manor
Ethel · 1977
7.0MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage) · 1976
6.3MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage) · 1975
5.8MovieAirport 1975
Mrs. Devaney · 1974
6.5MovieThe Elevator
Amanda Kenyon · 1974
5.0MovieIndict and Convict
Judge Christine Tayloy · 1974
6.3ShowThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1973
10.0MovieThe Couple Takes a Wife
Barbara's Mother · 1972
7.3MovieHollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage) · 1972
6.1MovieDo Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Evelyn Tryon · 1971
4.9MovieDeath Takes a Holiday
Selena Chapman · 1971
8.1ShowColumbo
Lizzi Fielding · 1971
6.0MovieThe April Fools
Grace Greenlaw · 1969