
Myrna Loy
- Date of Birth: 1905-08-02
- Date of Death: 1993-12-14
- Place of Birth: Radersburg, Montana, USA
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 mino... 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.

Cameo Kirby
Drama • 1930 January

State Street Sadie
Crime, Drama • 1928 August

What Price Beauty?
Drama • 1928 January

Why Girls Go Back Home
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 1926 March

Bitter Apples
Drama, Romance • 1927 April

The Jazz Cinderella
Drama, Romance • 1930 September

Simple Sis
Comedy, Drama • 1927 June

The Third Degree
Romance • 1926 December

The Bad Man
Western • 1930 September

Turn Back the Hours
Drama, Romance • 1928 March