Myrna Loy
Birthday: 1905-08-02 | Place of Birth: Radersburg, Montana, USAFrom 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
Role
as Nora
as Herself (archive footage)
as Stella Liberti
as Maureen Lawson
as Ethel
as Amanda Kenyon
as Evelyn Tryon
as Selena Chapman
as Grace Greenlaw
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
as Aunt Bea
as Martha Eaton
as Mrs. Cartwright
as Lillian Gilbreth
as Alice Tiflin
as Judge Margaret Turner
as Nora Charles
as Jane Budden Maxim
as Milly Stephenson
as Nora Charles
as Nora Charles
as Susan Ireland
as Kay Wilson
as Cora Jordan
as Lady Edwina Esketh
as Alma Harding
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
as Mimi Swift
as Margit Agnew
