Biographie et filmographie

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy (2 août 1905 - 14 décembre 1993) était une actrice américaine. Danseuse de formation, elle se consacre pleinement à une carrière d'actrice après quelques petits rôles dans des films muets. À l'origine typée dans des rôles exotiques, souvent en tant que vampire ou femme d'origine asiatique, ses perspectives de carrière se sont améliorées après son interprétation de Nora Charles dans The Thin Man (1934). Son jumelage réussi avec William Powell a donné lieu à 14 films ensemble, dont cinq films Thin Man ultérieurs.

Bien que Loy n'ait jamais été nominée pour un Oscar compétitif, en mars 1991, elle a reçu un Oscar honoraire avec l'inscription "En reconnaissance de ses qualités extraordinaires à la fois à l'écran et hors tension, avec une appréciation pour une vie de performances indélébiles."

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Loy a été assistant du directeur du bien-être militaire et naval de la Croix-Rouge. Elle a ensuite été nommée membre extraordinaire de la Commission américaine auprès de l'UNESCO. Sa carrière d'actrice ne s'est en aucun cas terminée dans les années 1940. Elle a continué à rechercher activement des apparitions sur scène et à la télévision en plus des films au cours des décennies suivantes.

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Films (159)

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

2015 · Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009 · Self (archive footage)

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

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

2008 · Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007 · Self (archive footage)

William Powell: A True Gentleman

William Powell: A True Gentleman

2005

Alias Nick and Nora

Alias Nick and Nora

2005

Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003 · Self (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995 · Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990 · (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986 · Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982 · Self

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

1981 · Margaret

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980 · Stella Liberti

The End

The End

1978 · Maureen Lawson

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

1977 · Ethel

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · Self (archive footage)

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974 · Mrs. Devaney

The Elevator

The Elevator

1974 · Amanda Kenyon

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

1974 · Judge Christine Tayloy

The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972 · Barbara's Mother

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971 · Evelyn Tryon

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1971 · Selena Chapman

The April Fools

The April Fools

1969 · Grace Greenlaw

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 · Nora Charles (archive footage)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961 · Self (archive footage)

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960 · Aunt Bea

From the Terrace

From the Terrace

1960 · Martha Eaton

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959 · Anna Smith

Lonelyhearts

Lonelyhearts

1959 · Florence Shrike

The Ambassador's Daughter

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956 · Mrs. Cartwright

Belles on Their Toes

Belles on Their Toes

1952 · Lillian Gilbreth

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950 · Lillian Gilbreth

That Dangerous Age

That Dangerous Age

1949 · Lady Cathy Brooke

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949 · Alice Tiflin

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948 · Muriel Blandings

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947 · Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947 · Margaret

Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · Nora Charles

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · Milly Stephenson

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

1946 · Jane Budden Maxim

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Nora Charles

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944 · (archive footage)

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943 · Self

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941 · Nora Charles

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941 · Susan Ireland

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

1940 · Self

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 · Margot Sherwood Merrick

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940 · Kay Wilson

Trifles of Importance

Trifles of Importance

1940 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940 · Self

Northward, Ho!

Northward, Ho!

1940 · Herself

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939 · Nora Charles

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939 · Lady Edwina Esketh

From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

1939 · Self

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939 · Cora Jordan

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938 · Alma Harding

Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938 · Ann "Thursday" Barton

Another Romance of Celluloid

Another Romance of Celluloid

1938 · Self (uncredited)

Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938 · Mimi Swift

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937 · Margit Agnew

The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937 · Self (archive footage)

Parnell

Parnell

1937 · Katie O'Shea

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936 · Nora Charles

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936 · Connie Allenbury

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936 · Mary Wallace

The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936 · Billie Burke

Petticoat Fever

Petticoat Fever

1936 · Irene Campton

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936 · Linda Stanhope

Whipsaw

Whipsaw

1935 · Vivian Palmer

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935 · Sheila Mason

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934 · Alice 'Princess' Higgins

Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

1934 · Evelyn Prentice

Stamboul Quest

Stamboul Quest

1934 · Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934 · Nora Charles

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934 · Eleanor Packer

Men in White

Men in White

1934 · Laura Hudson

The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933 · Belle Mercer

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933 · Wife of Brazilian Pilot

Penthouse

Penthouse

1933 · Gertie Waxted

When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet

1933 · Mary Howard

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

1933 · Diana 'Di' Standing

Scarlet River

Scarlet River

1933 · Herself (uncredited)

Topaze

Topaze

1933 · Coco

The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom

1932 · Cecelia

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932 · Fah Lo See

Thirteen Women

Thirteen Women

1932 · Ursula Georgi

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932 · Countess Valentine

New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old

1932 · Myra

The Woman in Room 13

The Woman in Room 13

1932 · Sari Loder

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932 · Eileen Pinchon

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1932 · Becky Sharp

Emma

Emma

1932 · Isabelle

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931 · Joyce Lanyon

Consolation Marriage

Consolation Marriage

1931 · Elaine Brandon

Skyline

Skyline

1931 · Paula Lambert

Rebound

Rebound

1931 · Evie Lawrence

Transatlantic

Transatlantic

1931 · Kay Graham

Hush Money

Hush Money

1931 · Flo Curtis

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931 · Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1931 · Alice Lester

Naughty Flirt

Naughty Flirt

1931 · Linda Gregory

The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay!

1930 · Mary Crayle

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930 · Carmita

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930 · Kara

Renegades

Renegades

1930 · Eleanore

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1930 · (uncredited)

The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930 · Mildred Vane

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930 · Lola Bland

Bride of the Regiment

Bride of the Regiment

1930 · Sophie

Cock o' the Walk

Cock o' the Walk

1930 · Narita

Under a Texas Moon

Under a Texas Moon

1930 · Lolita Romero

Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

1930 · Moira

Cameo Kirby

Cameo Kirby

1930 · Lea

Evidence

Evidence

1929 · Native Girl

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929 · Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1929 · Manuella

The Black Watch

The Black Watch

1929 · Yasmani

The Squall

The Squall

1929 · Nubi

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1929 · Azuri

Hardboiled Rose

Hardboiled Rose

1929 · Rose Duhamel

Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

1929 · Myrna

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928 · Showgirl / Slave Girl

The Midnight Taxi

The Midnight Taxi

1928 · Gertie Fairfax

State Street Sadie

State Street Sadie

1928 · Sadie

Pay as You Enter

Pay as You Enter

1928 · Yvonne De Russo

The Crimson City

The Crimson City

1928 · Isobel

Turn Back the Hours

Turn Back the Hours

1928 · Tiza Torreon

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1928 · Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)

What Price Beauty?

What Price Beauty?

1928 · Vamp

Beware of Married Men

Beware of Married Men

1928 · Juanita Sheldon

If I Were Single

If I Were Single

1927 · Joan Whitley

Ham and Eggs at the Front

Ham and Eggs at the Front

1927 · Fifi

The Girl from Chicago

The Girl from Chicago

1927 · Mary Carlton

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1927 · Chorus Girl (uncredited)

A Sailor's Sweetheart

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927 · Claudette Ralston

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves

1927 · Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

1927 · Mulatta

Simple Sis

Simple Sis

1927

The Climbers

The Climbers

1927 · Countess Veya

Bitter Apples

Bitter Apples

1927 · Belinda White

Finger Prints

Finger Prints

1927 · Vamp

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926 · Bit Part (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1926 · Roma

Don Juan

Don Juan

1926 · Mai - Lady in Waiting

So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

1926 · Lalle's Maid (uncredited)

The Exquisite Sinner

The Exquisite Sinner

1926 · Living Statue

The Gilded Highway

The Gilded Highway

1926 · Inez Quartz

Why Girls Go Back Home

Why Girls Go Back Home

1926 · Sally Short

The Love Toy

The Love Toy

1926 · Bit Part (uncredited)

The Cave Man

The Cave Man

1926 · Maid

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925 · Slave Girl (uncredited)

Sporting Life

Sporting Life

1925 · Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)

Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies

1925 · Showgirl (uncredited)

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1925 · Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925 · Self (uncredited)

Séries (14)