Myrna Loy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-08-02

Day of death

1993-12-14 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Radersburg, Montana, USA

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

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

  • The Elevator

    The Elevator

  • Lonelyhearts

    Lonelyhearts

  • The Barbarian

    The Barbarian

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

  • Skyline

    Skyline

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • Hush Money

    Hush Money

  • Pretty Ladies

    Pretty Ladies

  • Whipsaw

    Whipsaw

  • The Climbers

    The Climbers

  • William Powell: A True Gentleman

    William Powell: A True Gentleman

  • Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

  • Sporting Life

    Sporting Life

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Thirteen Women

    Thirteen Women

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • The Couple Takes a Wife

    The Couple Takes a Wife

  • Arrowsmith

    Arrowsmith

  • Consolation Marriage

    Consolation Marriage

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

  • The End

    The End

  • Evidence

    Evidence

  • The Squall

    The Squall

  • Evelyn Prentice

    Evelyn Prentice

  • The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

  • Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

  • Cameo Kirby

    Cameo Kirby

  • Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

  • Petticoat Fever

    Petticoat Fever

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

  • Stamboul Quest

    Stamboul Quest

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • The Prizefighter and the Lady

    The Prizefighter and the Lady

  • A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

  • Death Takes a Holiday

    Death Takes a Holiday

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

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

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • Fancy Baggage

    Fancy Baggage

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • The Devil to Pay!

    The Devil to Pay!

  • Rebound

    Rebound

  • Under a Texas Moon

    Under a Texas Moon

  • So This Is Paris

    So This Is Paris

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • A Connecticut Yankee

    A Connecticut Yankee

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • The Jazz Cinderella

    The Jazz Cinderella

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • The Great Divide

    The Great Divide

  • The Crimson City

    The Crimson City

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Turn Back the Hours

    Turn Back the Hours

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • The Exquisite Sinner

    The Exquisite Sinner

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

  • The Black Watch

    The Black Watch

  • The Ambassador's Daughter

    The Ambassador's Daughter

  • That Dangerous Age

    That Dangerous Age

  • Rogue of the Rio Grande

    Rogue of the Rio Grande

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • Finger Prints

    Finger Prints

  • Why Girls Go Back Home

    Why Girls Go Back Home

  • The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • Indict and Convict

    Indict and Convict

  • The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

  • A Sailor's Sweetheart

    A Sailor's Sweetheart

  • The Cave Man

    The Cave Man

  • Wings in the Dark

    Wings in the Dark

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • The Animal Kingdom

    The Animal Kingdom

  • Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

  • The Rains Came

    The Rains Came

  • When Ladies Meet

    When Ladies Meet

  • Belles on Their Toes

    Belles on Their Toes

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • To Mary - with Love

    To Mary - with Love

  • So Goes My Love

    So Goes My Love

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • It Happened at Lakewood Manor

    It Happened at Lakewood Manor

  • The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • What Price Beauty?

    What Price Beauty?

  • Another Romance of Celluloid

    Another Romance of Celluloid

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

  • Isle of Escape

    Isle of Escape

  • After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • The Truth About Youth

    The Truth About Youth

  • The April Fools

    The April Fools

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • State Street Sadie

    State Street Sadie

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

  • Simple Sis

    Simple Sis

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front

    Ham and Eggs at the Front

  • The Red Pony

    The Red Pony

  • Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

    Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

  • Wife vs. Secretary

    Wife vs. Secretary

  • Beware of Married Men

    Beware of Married Men

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Cock o' the Walk

    Cock o' the Walk

  • If I Were Single

    If I Were Single

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet

    The Senator Was Indiscreet

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Bride of the Regiment

    Bride of the Regiment

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • New Morals for Old

    New Morals for Old

  • When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Pay as You Enter

    Pay as You Enter

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • The Love Toy

    The Love Toy

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • The Girl from Chicago

    The Girl from Chicago

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Scarlet River

    Scarlet River

  • Just Tell Me What You Want

    Just Tell Me What You Want

  • Emma

    Emma

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • The Naughty Flirt

    The Naughty Flirt

  • The Midnight Taxi

    The Midnight Taxi

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice

  • Hardboiled Rose

    Hardboiled Rose

  • Northward, Ho!

    Northward, Ho!