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Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll

Birthday: 1903-11-19 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress.She began her acting career in Broadway musicals. She became a successful actress in "talkies" because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Her film debut was in Ladies Must Dress in 1927. In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, co-starring Richard Dix, made her a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Devil's Holiday. Among her other films are Laughter (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), Hot Saturday (1932) with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) directed by James Whale, and Broken Lullaby aka The Man I Killed (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Carroll retired from films in 1938, returned to the stage, and starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. In the following year, she guest starred in the television version of The Egg and I, starring her daughter, Patricia Kirkland. On August 6, 1965, she was found dead after failing to arrive at the theatre for a performance. The cause of her death was an aneurysm. She was 61 years old. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Nancy Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1938
There Goes My Heart

as    Dorothy Moore

1933
Child of Manhattan

as    Madelaine McGonagle

1931
Stolen Heaven

as    Mary

1931
Personal Maid

as    Nora Ryan

1930
Dangerous Paradise

as    Alma

1930
The Devil's Holiday

as    Hallie Hobart

1930
Follow Thru

as    Lora Moore

1930
Laughter

as    Peggy Gibson

1929
Sweetie

as    Barbara Pell

1929
The Dance of Life

as    Bonny Lee King

1929
Close Harmony

as    Marjorie Merwin

1929
The Sin Sister

as    Pearl

1928
Easy Come, Easy Go

as    Barbara Quayle

1928
The Shopworn Angel

as    Daisy Heath