Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Acting

Birthday

1905/08/02

Day of death

1993/12/14 (88 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Radersburg, Montana, USA

Also know as

Мирна Лой, میرنا لوی

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...Read more

Acting
The Best Years of Our Lives
7.8

(1946) The Best Years of Our Lives

as Milly Stephenson

The Mask of Fu Manchu
5.5

(1932) The Mask of Fu Manchu

as Fah Lo See

The Thin Man
7.5

(1934) The Thin Man

as Nora Charles

I Love You Again
7.2

(1940) I Love You Again

as Kay Wilson

Double Wedding
6.5

(1937) Double Wedding

as Margit Agnew

Love Crazy
7.1

(1941) Love Crazy

as Susan Ireland

Love Me Tonight
6.6

(1932) Love Me Tonight

as Countess Valentine

The Red Pony
5.7

(1949) The Red Pony

as Alice Tiflin

Libeled Lady
7.3

(1936) Libeled Lady

as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Muriel Blandings

Too Hot to Handle
5.8

(1938) Too Hot to Handle

as Alma Harding

Midnight Lace
6.5

(1960) Midnight Lace

as Aunt Bea

Cheaper by the Dozen
6.3

(1950) Cheaper by the Dozen

as Lillian Gilbreth

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
6.9

(1947) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

as Judge Margaret Turner

Airport 1975
5.7

(1974) Airport 1975

as Mrs. Devaney

Manhattan Melodrama
7.0

(1934) Manhattan Melodrama

as Eleanor Packer

Penthouse
6.7

(1933) Penthouse

as Gertie Waxted

The End
5.5

(1978) The End

as Maureen Lawson

After the Thin Man
7.3

(1936) After the Thin Man

as Nora Charles

Another Thin Man
7.1

(1939) Another Thin Man

as Nora Charles

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

(1941) Shadow of the Thin Man

as Nora Charles

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home

as Nora Charles

Song of the Thin Man
6.8

(1947) Song of the Thin Man

as Nora Charles

From the Terrace
6.7

(1960) From the Terrace

as Martha Eaton

The Great Ziegfeld
6.2

(1936) The Great Ziegfeld

as Billie Burke

Test Pilot
6.5

(1938) Test Pilot

as Ann "Thursday" Barton

Whipsaw
6.2

(1935) Whipsaw

as Vivian Palmer

Stamboul Quest
5.4

(1934) Stamboul Quest

as Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen

Wife vs. Secretary
6.8

(1936) Wife vs. Secretary

as Linda Stanhope

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

(1925) Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Margot Sherwood Merrick

Trifles of Importance
6.0

(1940) Trifles of Importance

as Self (archive footage)

Belles on Their Toes
7.3

(1952) Belles on Their Toes

as Lillian Gilbreth

Wings in the Dark
6.4

(1935) Wings in the Dark

as Sheila Mason

Evelyn Prentice
6.6

(1934) Evelyn Prentice

as Evelyn Prentice

The April Fools
6.0

(1969) The April Fools

as Grace Greenlaw

Arrowsmith
6.5

(1931) Arrowsmith

as Joyce Lanyon

Thirteen Women
6.3

(1932) Thirteen Women

as Ursula Georgi

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
0.0

(1961) The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

as Self (archive footage)

Night Flight
5.8

(1933) Night Flight

as Wife of Brazilian Pilot

Broadway Bill
6.0

(1934) Broadway Bill

as Alice 'Princess' Higgins

The Jazz Singer
6.1

(1927) The Jazz Singer

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

The Prizefighter and the Lady
5.6

(1933) The Prizefighter and the Lady

as Belle Mercer

So Goes My Love
7.0

(1946) So Goes My Love

as Jane Budden Maxim

Transatlantic
5.5

(1931) Transatlantic

as Kay Graham

Lonelyhearts
6.1

(1959) Lonelyhearts

as Florence Shrike

The Ambassador's Daughter
4.3

(1956) The Ambassador's Daughter

as Mrs. Cartwright

Don Juan
6.5

(1926) Don Juan

as Mai - Lady in Waiting

The Devil to Pay!
5.9

(1930) The Devil to Pay!

as Mary Crayle

The Animal Kingdom
5.8

(1932) The Animal Kingdom

as Cecelia Henry Collier

Emma
6.3

(1932) Emma

as Isabelle

Men in White
6.0

(1934) Men in White

as Laura Hudson

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

The Great Divide
4.8

(1929) The Great Divide

as Manuella

A Connecticut Yankee
6.0

(1931) A Connecticut Yankee

as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion

Petticoat Fever
5.5

(1936) Petticoat Fever

as Irene Campton

The Rains Came
5.9

(1939) The Rains Came

as Lady Edwina Esketh

The Naughty Flirt
5.7

(1931) The Naughty Flirt

as Linda Gregory

The Wet Parade
5.8

(1932) The Wet Parade

as Eileen Pinchon

Vanity Fair
5.5

(1932) Vanity Fair

as Becky Sharp

Consolation Marriage
6.1

(1931) Consolation Marriage

as Elaine Brandon

Topaze
6.1

(1933) Topaze

as Coco

Just Tell Me What You Want
4.5

(1980) Just Tell Me What You Want

as Stella Liberti

Pretty Ladies
4.7

(1925) Pretty Ladies

as Showgirl (uncredited)

The Squall
3.4

(1929) The Squall

as Nubi

The Black Watch
6.0

(1929) The Black Watch

as Yasmani

The Truth About Youth
5.7

(1930) The Truth About Youth

as Kara

Renegades
4.5

(1930) Renegades

as Eleanore

Lucky Night
6.6

(1939) Lucky Night

as Cora Jordan

When Ladies Meet
5.6

(1933) When Ladies Meet

as Mary

Rogue of the Rio Grande
0.0

(1930) Rogue of the Rio Grande

as Carmita

Man-Proof
4.8

(1938) Man-Proof

as Mimi Swift

Death Takes a Holiday
5.2

(1971) Death Takes a Holiday

as Selena Chapman

The Elevator
6.0

(1974) The Elevator

as Amanda Kenyon

The Couple Takes a Wife
0.0

(1972) The Couple Takes a Wife

as Barbara's Mother

New Morals for Old
4.2

(1932) New Morals for Old

as Myra

Parnell
4.6

(1937) Parnell

as Katie O'Shea

The Barbarian
4.9

(1933) The Barbarian

as Diana 'Di' Standing

The Desert Song
4.5

(1929) The Desert Song

as Azuri

Show of Shows
5.5

(1929) Show of Shows

as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers

Cock o' the Walk
3.2

(1930) Cock o' the Walk

as Narita

Bride of the Regiment
6.0

(1930) Bride of the Regiment

as Sophie

Under a Texas Moon
1.0

(1930) Under a Texas Moon

as Lolita Romero

It Happened at Lakewood Manor
4.6

(1977) It Happened at Lakewood Manor

as Ethel

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
5.9

(1971) Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

as Evelyn Tryon

Body and Soul
4.5

(1931) Body and Soul

as Alice Lester

So This Is Paris
6.6

(1926) So This Is Paris

as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)

To Mary - with Love
4.5

(1936) To Mary - with Love

as Mary Wallace

The Last of the Duanes
3.0

(1930) The Last of the Duanes

as Lola Bland

Why Girls Go Back Home
0.0

(1926) Why Girls Go Back Home

as Sally Short

Rebound
4.3

(1931) Rebound

as Evie Lawrence

Northward, Ho!
5.0

(1940) Northward, Ho!

as Herself

That Dangerous Age
6.5

(1949) That Dangerous Age

as Lady Cathy Brooke

The Bad Man
0.0

(1930) The Bad Man

as (uncredited)

The Big Parade of Comedy
6.3

(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy

as Nora Charles (archive footage)

The Woman in Room 13
0.0

(1932) The Woman in Room 13

as Sari Loder

1925 Studio Tour
6.2

(1925) 1925 Studio Tour

as Self (uncredited)

Scarlet River
4.5

(1933) Scarlet River

as Herself (uncredited)

When a Man Loves
6.4

(1927) When a Man Loves

as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)

Noah's Ark
6.1

(1928) Noah's Ark

as Showgirl / Slave Girl

Summer Solstice
5.5

(1981) Summer Solstice

as Margaret

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
8.5

(1993) Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

as Self (archive footage)

The Midnight Taxi
5.0

(1928) The Midnight Taxi

as Gertie Fairfax

State Street Sadie
0.0

(1928) State Street Sadie

as Sadie

Hardboiled Rose
0.0

(1929) Hardboiled Rose

as Rose Duhamel

Fancy Baggage
0.0

(1929) Fancy Baggage

as Myrna

The Exquisite Sinner
0.0

(1926) The Exquisite Sinner

as Living Statue

0.0

(1939) From the Ends of the Earth

as Self

Meet Me in St. Louis
5.0

(1959) Meet Me in St. Louis

as Anna Smith

Isle of Escape
6.0

(1930) Isle of Escape

as Moira

What Price Beauty?
0.0

(1928) What Price Beauty?

as Vamp

Evidence
0.0

(1929) Evidence

as Native Girl

Indict and Convict
0.0

(1974) Indict and Convict

as Judge Christine Tayloy

Cameo Kirby
0.0

(1930) Cameo Kirby

as Lea

The Senator Was Indiscreet
5.4

(1947) The Senator Was Indiscreet

as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)

The Jazz Cinderella
0.0

(1930) The Jazz Cinderella

as Mildred Vane

Skyline
0.0

(1931) Skyline

as Paula Lambert

Show-Business at War
7.0

(1943) Show-Business at War

as Self

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
5.5

(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World

as Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women
6.7

(2003) Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment, Part II
6.9

(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

The Romance of Celluloid
7.0

(1937) The Romance of Celluloid

as Self (archive footage)

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
6.7

(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

as Self

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8.0

(1986) The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

as Self (archive footage)

William Powell: A True Gentleman
7.5

(2005) William Powell: A True Gentleman

as ---

Twenty Years After
6.0

(1944) Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

A Girl in Every Port
6.4

(1928) A Girl in Every Port

as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)

Hush Money
0.0

(1931) Hush Money

as Flo Curtis

The Wanderer
1.0

(1925) The Wanderer

as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
9.0

(1990) Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

as (archive footage)

Sporting Life
0.0

(1925) Sporting Life

as Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago
0.0

(1927) The Girl from Chicago

as Mary Carlton

Bitter Apples
0.0

(1927) Bitter Apples

as Belinda White

Across the Pacific
4.5

(1926) Across the Pacific

as Roma

The Cave Man
0.0

(1926) The Cave Man

as Maid

The Love Toy
0.0

(1926) The Love Toy

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Another Romance of Celluloid
5.0

(1938) Another Romance of Celluloid

as Self (uncredited)

The Gilded Highway
0.0

(1926) The Gilded Highway

as Inez Quartz

The Third Degree
0.0

(1926) The Third Degree

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Pay as You Enter
0.0

(1928) Pay as You Enter

as Yvonne De Russo

Beware of Married Men
1.0

(1928) Beware of Married Men

as Juanita Sheldon

Turn Back the Hours
0.0

(1928) Turn Back the Hours

as Tiza Torreon

The Crimson City
0.0

(1928) The Crimson City

as Isobel

Ham and Eggs at the Front
0.0

(1927) Ham and Eggs at the Front

as Fifi

The Climbers
0.0

(1927) The Climbers

as Countess Veya

If I Were Single
0.0

(1927) If I Were Single

as Joan Whitley

A Sailor's Sweetheart
0.0

(1927) A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Claudette Ralston

Simple Sis
0.0

(1927) Simple Sis

as ---

Finger Prints
0.0

(1927) Finger Prints

as Vamp

The Heart of Maryland
0.0

(1927) The Heart of Maryland

as Mulatta

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.4

(2008) Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.9

(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
7.5

(2009) 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars
6.5

(1982) Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Lizzi Fielding

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Kate Kennedy

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as Andrea Wollcott

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Mrs. Miles

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Nancy Knox

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.3

(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mary Sidney

The Kennedy Center Honors
7.3

(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Maggie Webster

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Allie Evans

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3

(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

American Experience
7.4

(1988) American Experience

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self