Myrna Loy
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 T...
Known For
Filmography
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)
William Powell: A True Gentleman
2005
Alias Nick and Nora
2005
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Summer Solstice
1981
as Margaret
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980
as Stella Liberti
The End
1978
as Maureen Lawson
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
1977
as Ethel
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Airport 1975
1974
as Mrs. Devaney
The Elevator
1974
as Amanda Kenyon
Indict and Convict
1974
as Judge Christine Tayloy
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Couple Takes a Wife
1972
as Barbara's Mother
Death Takes a Holiday
1971
as Selena Chapman
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
1971
as Evelyn Tryon
Columbo
1971
as Lizzi Fielding
The April Fools
1969
as Grace Greenlaw
Ironside
1967
as Andrea Wollcott
Family Affair
1966
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Nora Charles (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as Mrs. Miles
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Midnight Lace
1960
as Aunt Bea
From the Terrace
1960
as Martha Eaton
Lonelyhearts
1959
as Florence Shrike
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959
as Anna Smith
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mary Sidney
The Ambassador's Daughter
1956
as Mrs. Cartwright
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Kate Kennedy
General Electric Theater
1953
as Maggie Webster
General Electric Theater
1953
as Allie Evans
Belles on Their Toes
1952
as Lillian Gilbreth
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Nancy Knox
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Lillian Gilbreth
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Red Pony
1949
as Alice Tiflin
That Dangerous Age
1949
as Lady Cathy Brooke
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Muriel Blandings
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Margaret
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Nora Charles
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Milly Stephenson
So Goes My Love
1946
as Jane Budden Maxim
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Nora Charles
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Love Crazy
1941
as Susan Ireland
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Nora Charles
I Love You Again
1940
as Kay Wilson
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Margot Sherwood Merrick
Trifles of Importance
1940
as Self (archive footage)
Northward, Ho!
1940
as Herself
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Another Thin Man
1939
as Nora Charles
The Rains Came
1939
as Lady Edwina Esketh
Lucky Night
1939
as Cora Jordan
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
as Self
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Alma Harding
Test Pilot
1938
as Ann "Thursday" Barton
Man-Proof
1938
as Mimi Swift
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938
as Self (uncredited)
Double Wedding
1937
as Margit Agnew
Parnell
1937
as Katie O'Shea
The Romance of Celluloid
1937
as Self (archive footage)
Libeled Lady
1936
as Connie Allenbury
After the Thin Man
1936
as Nora Charles
The Great Ziegfeld
1936
as Billie Burke
Wife vs. Secretary
1936
as Linda Stanhope
Petticoat Fever
1936
as Irene Campton
To Mary - with Love
1936
as Mary Wallace
Whipsaw
1935
as Vivian Palmer
Wings in the Dark
1935
as Sheila Mason
The Thin Man
1934
as Nora Charles
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Eleanor Packer
Stamboul Quest
1934
as Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
Evelyn Prentice
1934
as Evelyn Prentice
Broadway Bill
1934
as Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Men in White
1934
as Laura Hudson
Penthouse
1933
as Gertie Waxted
Night Flight
1933
as Wife of Brazilian Pilot
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933
as Belle Mercer
Topaze
1933
as Coco
When Ladies Meet
1933
as Mary Howard
The Barbarian
1933
as Diana 'Di' Standing
Scarlet River
1933
as Herself (uncredited)
The Mask of Fu Manchu
1932
as Fah Lo See
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Countess Valentine
Thirteen Women
1932
as Ursula Georgi
The Animal Kingdom
1932
as Cecelia
Emma
1932
as Isabelle
The Wet Parade
1932
as Eileen Pinchon
Vanity Fair
1932
as Becky Sharp
New Morals for Old
1932
as Myra
The Woman in Room 13
1932
as Sari Loder
Arrowsmith
1931
as Joyce Lanyon
Transatlantic
1931
as Kay Graham
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
The Naughty Flirt
1931
as Linda Gregory
Consolation Marriage
1931
as Elaine Brandon
Body and Soul
1931
as Alice Lester
Rebound
1931
as Evie Lawrence
Skyline
1931
as Paula Lambert
Hush Money
1931
as Flo Curtis
The Devil to Pay!
1930
as Mary Crayle
The Truth About Youth
1930
as Kara
Renegades
1930
as Eleanore
Rogue of the Rio Grande
1930
as Carmita
Cock o' the Walk
1930
as Narita
Bride of the Regiment
1930
as Sophie
Under a Texas Moon
1930
as Lolita Romero
The Last of the Duanes
1930
as Lola Bland
The Bad Man
1930
as (uncredited)
Isle of Escape
1930
as Moira
Cameo Kirby
1930
as Lea
The Jazz Cinderella
1930
as Mildred Vane
The Great Divide
1929
as Manuella
The Squall
1929
as Nubi
The Black Watch
1929
as Yasmani
The Desert Song
1929
as Azuri
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Hardboiled Rose
1929
as Rose Duhamel
Fancy Baggage
1929
as Myrna
Evidence
1929
as Native Girl
Noah's Ark
1928
as Showgirl / Slave Girl
The Midnight Taxi
1928
as Gertie Fairfax
State Street Sadie
1928
as Sadie
What Price Beauty?
1928
as Vamp
A Girl in Every Port
1928
as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
Pay as You Enter
1928
as Yvonne De Russo
Beware of Married Men
1928
as Juanita Sheldon
Turn Back the Hours
1928
as Tiza Torreon
The Crimson City
1928
as Isobel
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
When a Man Loves
1927
as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
The Girl from Chicago
1927
as Mary Carlton
Bitter Apples
1927
as Belinda White
Ham and Eggs at the Front
1927
as Fifi
The Climbers
1927
as Countess Veya
If I Were Single
1927
as Joan Whitley
A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Claudette Ralston
Simple Sis
1927
Finger Prints
1927
as Vamp
The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Mulatta
Don Juan
1926
as Mai - Lady in Waiting
So This Is Paris
1926
as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
Why Girls Go Back Home
1926
as Sally Short
The Exquisite Sinner
1926
as Living Statue
Across the Pacific
1926
as Roma
The Cave Man
1926
as Maid
The Love Toy
1926
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Gilded Highway
1926
as Inez Quartz
The Third Degree
1926
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Pretty Ladies
1925
as Showgirl (uncredited)
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self (uncredited)
The Wanderer
1925
as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
Sporting Life
1925
as Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)