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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • 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?

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    The Best Years of Our Lives

  • The Show of Shows

    The Show of Shows

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • The Jazz Cinderella

    The Jazz Cinderella

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Airport 1975

    Airport 1975

  • The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • The Mask of Fu Manchu

    The Mask of Fu Manchu

  • Under a Texas Moon

    Under a Texas Moon

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Devil to Pay!

    The Devil to Pay!

  • The Exquisite Sinner

    The Exquisite Sinner

  • The Great Divide

    The Great Divide

  • Scarlet River

    Scarlet River

  • Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

  • The Bad Man

    The Bad Man

  • Rogue of the Rio Grande

    Rogue of the Rio Grande

  • A Connecticut Yankee

    A Connecticut Yankee

  • The Thin Man Goes Home

    The Thin Man Goes Home

  • The Rains Came

    The Rains Came

  • Midnight Lace

    Midnight Lace

  • Turn Back the Hours

    Turn Back the Hours

  • The Truth About Youth

    The Truth About Youth

  • Thirteen Women

    Thirteen Women

  • Cameo Kirby

    Cameo Kirby

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • From the Terrace

    From the Terrace

  • The Prizefighter and the Lady

    The Prizefighter and the Lady

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Heart of Maryland

    The Heart of Maryland

  • Petticoat Fever

    Petticoat Fever

  • The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

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

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

  • Whipsaw

    Whipsaw

  • Topaze

    Topaze

  • The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

  • Broadway Bill

    Broadway Bill

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • The Wanderer

    The Wanderer

  • Hardboiled Rose

    Hardboiled Rose

  • Fancy Baggage

    Fancy Baggage

  • The Jazz Singer

    The Jazz Singer

  • What Price Beauty?

    What Price Beauty?

  • So Goes My Love

    So Goes My Love

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • It Happened at Lakewood Manor

    It Happened at Lakewood Manor

  • From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

  • Third Finger, Left Hand

    Third Finger, Left Hand

  • So This Is Paris

    So This Is Paris

  • Skyline

    Skyline

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Indict and Convict

    Indict and Convict

  • Pay as You Enter

    Pay as You Enter

  • The Senator Was Indiscreet

    The Senator Was Indiscreet

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Man-Proof

    Man-Proof

  • Hush Money

    Hush Money

  • The Squall

    The Squall

  • The Last of the Duanes

    The Last of the Duanes

  • Lonelyhearts

    Lonelyhearts

  • Death Takes a Holiday

    Death Takes a Holiday

  • Wings in the Dark

    Wings in the Dark

  • Test Pilot

    Test Pilot

  • Renegades

    Renegades

  • The Elevator

    The Elevator

  • The Cave Man

    The Cave Man

  • To Mary - with Love

    To Mary - with Love

  • Northward, Ho!

    Northward, Ho!

  • Lucky Night

    Lucky Night

  • Penthouse

    Penthouse

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Gilded Highway

    The Gilded Highway

  • The Crimson City

    The Crimson City

  • The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Arrowsmith

    Arrowsmith

  • Too Hot to Handle

    Too Hot to Handle

  • The Barbarian

    The Barbarian

  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    Cheaper by the Dozen

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • That Dangerous Age

    That Dangerous Age

  • Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

  • 1925 Studio Tour

    1925 Studio Tour

  • The End

    The End

  • The Love Toy

    The Love Toy

  • Trifles of Importance

    Trifles of Importance

  • Transatlantic

    Transatlantic

  • State Street Sadie

    State Street Sadie

  • The Midnight Taxi

    The Midnight Taxi

  • The Ambassador's Daughter

    The Ambassador's Daughter

  • The Great Ziegfeld

    The Great Ziegfeld

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • Belles on Their Toes

    Belles on Their Toes

  • A Girl in Every Port

    A Girl in Every Port

  • Pretty Ladies

    Pretty Ladies

  • Stamboul Quest

    Stamboul Quest

  • When Ladies Meet

    When Ladies Meet

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • Sporting Life

    Sporting Life

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • A Sailor's Sweetheart

    A Sailor's Sweetheart

  • The Black Watch

    The Black Watch

  • The Red Pony

    The Red Pony

  • Isle of Escape

    Isle of Escape

  • The Animal Kingdom

    The Animal Kingdom

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • After the Thin Man

    After the Thin Man

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Consolation Marriage

    Consolation Marriage

  • Another Romance of Celluloid

    Another Romance of Celluloid

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • If I Were Single

    If I Were Single

  • Evidence

    Evidence

  • Libeled Lady

    Libeled Lady

  • Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

  • Rebound

    Rebound

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

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

  • Evelyn Prentice

    Evelyn Prentice

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Meet Me in St. Louis

    Meet Me in St. Louis

  • Emma

    Emma

  • The Climbers

    The Climbers

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • New Morals for Old

    New Morals for Old

  • Just Tell Me What You Want

    Just Tell Me What You Want

  • Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

    Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

  • Wife vs. Secretary

    Wife vs. Secretary

  • When a Man Loves

    When a Man Loves

  • The April Fools

    The April Fools

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Beware of Married Men

    Beware of Married Men

  • The Couple Takes a Wife

    The Couple Takes a Wife

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

  • The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

  • William Powell: A True Gentleman

    William Powell: A True Gentleman

  • Finger Prints

    Finger Prints

  • Don Juan

    Don Juan

  • Bride of the Regiment

    Bride of the Regiment

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • Love Crazy

    Love Crazy

  • Cock o' the Walk

    Cock o' the Walk

  • Simple Sis

    Simple Sis

  • Double Wedding

    Double Wedding

  • Ham and Eggs at the Front

    Ham and Eggs at the Front

  • The Naughty Flirt

    The Naughty Flirt

  • The Girl from Chicago

    The Girl from Chicago

  • Why Girls Go Back Home

    Why Girls Go Back Home

  • Bitter Apples

    Bitter Apples

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • Summer Solstice

    Summer Solstice