The Best Years of Our Lives1946
As Milly Stephenson
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Myrna Loy
Born
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.
Filmography (159)
Airport 19751974
As Mrs. Devaney
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Thin Man1934
As Nora Charles
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948
As Muriel Blandings
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Ziegfeld1936
As Billie Burke
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Cheaper by the Dozen1950
As Lillian Gilbreth
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Libeled Lady1936
As Connie Allenbury
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Jazz Singer1927
As Chorus Girl (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
As Slave Girl (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Midnight Lace1960
As Aunt Bea
TMDb 6.6 / 10
It Happened at Lakewood Manor1977
As Ethel
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Mask of Fu Manchu1932
As Fah Lo See
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Manhattan Melodrama1934
As Eleanor Packer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The April Fools1969
As Grace Greenlaw
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947
As Margaret
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The End1978
As Maureen Lawson
TMDb 5.6 / 10
After the Thin Man1936
As Nora Charles
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Night of 100 Stars1982
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Simple Sis1927
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Test Pilot1938
As Ann "Thursday" Barton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
That's Entertainment! III1994
As (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Belles on Their Toes1952
As Lillian Gilbreth
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Rains Came1939
As Lady Edwina Esketh
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Evelyn Prentice1934
As Evelyn Prentice
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Thin Man Goes Home1944
As Nora Charles
TMDb 7.1 / 10
From the Terrace1960
As Martha Eaton
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Wife vs. Secretary1936
As Linda Stanhope
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Twenty Years After1944
As (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Another Thin Man1939
As Nora Charles
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Song of the Thin Man1947
As Nora Charles
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Noah's Ark1928
As Showgirl / Slave Girl
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Love Me Tonight1932
As Countess Valentine
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn1986
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year2009
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
I Love You Again1940
As Kay Wilson
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Vanity Fair1932
As Becky Sharp
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Red Pony1949
As Alice Tiflin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Parnell1937
As Katie O'Shea
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Wet Parade1932
As Eileen Pinchon
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Shadow of the Thin Man1941
As Nora Charles
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema2007
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Devil to Pay!1930
As Mary Crayle
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Double Wedding1937
As Margit Agnew
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Love Crazy1941
As Susan Ireland
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Stamboul Quest1934
As Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Big Parade of Comedy1964
As Nora Charles (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Show of Shows1929
As Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Show-Business at War1943
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Penthouse1933
As Gertie Waxted
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008
As Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Romance of Celluloid1937
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino1961
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Death Takes a Holiday1971
As Selena Chapman
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Broadway Bill1934
As Alice 'Princess' Higgins
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Arrowsmith1931
As Joyce Lanyon
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Evidence1929
As Native Girl
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To1990
As (archive footage)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Too Hot to Handle1938
As Alma Harding
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Men in White1934
As Laura Hudson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Girl from Chicago1927
As Mary Carlton
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Connecticut Yankee1931
As Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
TMDb 6.1 / 10
So This Is Paris1926
As Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Night Flight1933
As Wife of Brazilian Pilot
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Meet Me in St. Louis1959
As Anna Smith
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate1971
As Evelyn Tryon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Senator Was Indiscreet1947
As Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Girl in Every Port1928
As Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Indict and Convict1974
As Judge Christine Tayloy
TMDb 5.0 / 10
When a Man Loves1927
As Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
To Mary - with Love1936
As Mary Wallace
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Just Tell Me What You Want1980
As Stella Liberti
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Thirteen Women1932
As Ursula Georgi
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Lucky Night1939
As Cora Jordan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bitter Apples1927
As Belinda White
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Lonelyhearts1959
As Florence Shrike
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Complicated Women2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Black Watch1929
As Yasmani
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Finger Prints1927
As Vamp
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Heart of Maryland1927
As Mulatta
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Emma1932
As Isabelle
TMDb 6.6 / 10
New Morals for Old1932
As Myra
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Third Finger, Left Hand1940
As Margot Sherwood Merrick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Last of the Duanes1930
As Lola Bland
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Beware of Married Men1928
As Juanita Sheldon
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Whipsaw1935
As Vivian Palmer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Don Juan1926
As Mai - Lady in Waiting
TMDb 6.6 / 10
From the Ends of the Earth1939
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Skyline1931
As Paula Lambert
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Barbarian1933
As Diana 'Di' Standing
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Animal Kingdom1932
As Cecelia
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Squall1929
As Nubi
TMDb 4.0 / 10
The Truth About Youth1930
As Kara
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Ambassador's Daughter1956
As Mrs. Cartwright
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Prizefighter and the Lady1933
As Belle Mercer
TMDb 5.5 / 10
So Goes My Love1946
As Jane Budden Maxim
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Great Divide1929
As Manuella
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Sailor's Sweetheart1927
As Claudette Ralston
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Man-Proof1938
As Mimi Swift
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Climbers1927
As Countess Veya
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Wings in the Dark1935
As Sheila Mason
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Body and Soul1931
As Alice Lester
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Consolation Marriage1931
As Elaine Brandon
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Couple Takes a Wife1972
As Barbara's Mother
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Bride of the Regiment1930
As Sophie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Bad Man1930
As (uncredited)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Exquisite Sinner1926
As Living Statue
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Naughty Flirt1931
As Linda Gregory
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Another Romance of Celluloid1938
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Summer Solstice1981
As Margaret
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Pretty Ladies1925
As Showgirl (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Scarlet River1933
As Herself (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Cock o' the Walk1930
As Narita
TMDb 3.9 / 10
Under a Texas Moon1930
As Lolita Romero
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Turn Back the Hours1928
As Tiza Torreon
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Transatlantic1931
As Kay Graham
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Cameo Kirby1930
As Lea
TMDb 8.0 / 10
When Ladies Meet1933
As Mary Howard
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Renegades1930
As Eleanore
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Across the Pacific1926
As Roma
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Pay as You Enter1928
As Yvonne De Russo
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Why Girls Go Back Home1926
As Sally Short
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Woman in Room 131932
As Sari Loder
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hardboiled Rose1929
As Rose Duhamel
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Topaze1933
As Coco
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Petticoat Fever1936
As Irene Campton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Isle of Escape1930
As Moira
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Elevator1974
As Amanda Kenyon
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rogue of the Rio Grande1930
As Carmita
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Midnight Taxi1928
As Gertie Fairfax
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Desert Song1929
As Azuri
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ham and Eggs at the Front1927
As Fifi
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Cave Man1926
As Maid
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Alias Nick and Nora2005
TMDb 7.0 / 10
If I Were Single1927
As Joan Whitley
TMDb 9.0 / 10
That Dangerous Age1949
As Lady Cathy Brooke
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Hush Money1931
As Flo Curtis
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn2015
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Sporting Life1925
As Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
1925 Studio Tour1925
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Third Degree1926
As Bit Part (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Rebound1931
As Evie Lawrence
TMDb 4.7 / 10
The Gilded Highway1926
As Inez Quartz
TMDb 10.0 / 10
State Street Sadie1928
As Sadie
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Wanderer1925
As Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Fancy Baggage1929
As Myrna
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Trifles of Importance1940
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
William Powell: A True Gentleman2005
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Northward, Ho!1940
As Herself
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Love Toy1926
As Bit Part (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Crimson City1928
As Isobel
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Jazz Cinderella1930
As Mildred Vane
TMDb 8.0 / 10
What Price Beauty?1928
As Vamp
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb