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Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 02, 1905
Died Dec 14, 1993 (88)
Birthplace Radersburg, Montana, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 desc ... ent, 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.

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Filmography

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

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

2008

as Gertie Waxted (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

1990

as (archive footage)

Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice

1981

as Margaret

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980

as Stella Liberti

The End

The End

1978

as Maureen Lawson

Ants!

Ants!

1977

as Ethel

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The Elevator

The Elevator

1974

as Amanda Kenyon

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

1974

as Judge Christine Tayloy

Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974

as Mrs. Devaney

The Couple Takes a Wife

The Couple Takes a Wife

1972

as Barbara's Mother

Death Takes a Holiday

Death Takes a Holiday

1971

as Selena Chapman

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate

1971

as Evelyn Tryon

The April Fools

The April Fools

1969

as Grace Greenlaw

The Love Goddesses

The Love Goddesses

1965

as (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Nora Charles (archive footage)

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960

as Aunt Bea

From the Terrace

From the Terrace

1960

as Martha Eaton

Lonelyhearts

Lonelyhearts

1959

as Florence Shrike

Meet Me in St. Louis

Meet Me in St. Louis

1959

as Anna Smith

The Ambassador's Daughter

The Ambassador's Daughter

1956

as Mrs. Cartwright

Belles on Their Toes

Belles on Their Toes

1952

as Lillian Gilbreth

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

as Lillian Gilbreth

That Dangerous Age

That Dangerous Age

1949

as Lady Cathy Brooke

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949

as Alice Tiflin

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

as Muriel Blandings

Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947

as Nora Charles

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

1947

as Judge Margaret Turner

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

as Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)

So Goes My Love

So Goes My Love

1946

as Jane Budden Maxim

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Milly Stephenson

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

as Nora Charles

Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

Love Crazy

Love Crazy

1941

as Susan Ireland

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

as Nora Charles

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Margot Sherwood Merrick

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940

as Kay Wilson

The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Lady Edwina Esketh

Lucky Night

Lucky Night

1939

as Cora Jordan

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939

as Nora Charles

Man-Proof

Man-Proof

1938

as Mimi Swift

Test Pilot

Test Pilot

1938

as Ann "Thursday" Barton

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Alma Harding

Parnell

Parnell

1937

as Katie O'Shea

Double Wedding

Double Wedding

1937

as Margit Agnew

After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936

as Nora Charles

Petticoat Fever

Petticoat Fever

1936

as Irene Campton

The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld

1936

as Billie Burke

To Mary - with Love

To Mary - with Love

1936

as Mary Wallace

Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady

1936

as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936

as Linda Stanhope

Whipsaw

Whipsaw

1935

as Vivian Palmer

Wings in the Dark

Wings in the Dark

1935

as Sheila Mason

Stamboul Quest

Stamboul Quest

1934

as Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen

Men in White

Men in White

1934

as Laura Hudson

Broadway Bill

Broadway Bill

1934

as Alice 'Princess' Higgins

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

as Nora Charles

Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

1934

as Evelyn Prentice

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Eleanor Packer

The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady

1933

as Belle Mercer

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

1933

as Diana 'Di' Standing

Topaze

Topaze

1933

as Coco

Penthouse

Penthouse

1933

as Gertie Waxted

When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet

1933

as Mary

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

as Wife of Brazilian Pilot

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1932

as Becky Sharp

The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom

1932

as Cecelia Henry Collier

Thirteen Women

Thirteen Women

1932

as Ursula Georgi

Emma

Emma

1932

as Isabelle

The Woman in Room 13

The Woman in Room 13

1932

as Sari Loder

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu

1932

as Fah Lo See

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

as Countess Valentine

New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old

1932

as Myra

The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade

1932

as Eileen Pinchon

Rebound

Rebound

1931

as Evie Lawrence

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1931

as Alice Lester

Consolation Marriage

Consolation Marriage

1931

as Elaine Brandon

Hush Money

Hush Money

1931

as Flo Curtis

Skyline

Skyline

1931

as Paula Lambert

Transatlantic

Transatlantic

1931

as Kay Graham

A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee

1931

as Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

1931

as Joyce Lanyon

Rogue of the Rio Grande

Rogue of the Rio Grande

1930

as Carmita

The Jazz Cinderella

The Jazz Cinderella

1930

as Mildred Vane

Isle of Escape

Isle of Escape

1930

as Moira

Renegades

Renegades

1930

as Eleanore

Cock o' the Walk

Cock o' the Walk

1930

as Narita

Under a Texas Moon

Under a Texas Moon

1930

as Lolita Romero

The Last of the Duanes

The Last of the Duanes

1930

as Lola Bland

The Naughty Flirt

The Naughty Flirt

1930

as Linda Gregory

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930

as Kara

Bride of the Regiment

Bride of the Regiment

1930

as Sophie

Cameo Kirby

Cameo Kirby

1930

as Lea

The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay!

1930

as Mary Crayle

The Bad Man

The Bad Man

1930

as (uncredited)

Hardboiled Rose

Hardboiled Rose

1929

as Rose Duhamel

The Black Watch

The Black Watch

1929

as Yasmani

Fancy Baggage

Fancy Baggage

1929

as Myrna

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1929

as Manuella

The Squall

The Squall

1929

as Nubi

Evidence

Evidence

1929

as Native Girl

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

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

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1929

as Azuri

Turn Back the Hours

Turn Back the Hours

1928

as Tiza Torreon

The Crimson City

The Crimson City

1928

as Isobel

State Street Sadie

State Street Sadie

1928

as Sadie

The Midnight Taxi

The Midnight Taxi

1928

as Gertie Fairfax

Pay as You Enter

Pay as You Enter

1928

as Yvonne De Russo

Beware of Married Men

Beware of Married Men

1928

as Juanita Sheldon

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

as Showgirl / Slave Girl

What Price Beauty?

What Price Beauty?

1928

as Vamp

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

1928

as Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago

The Girl from Chicago

1927

as Mary Carlton

Bitter Apples

Bitter Apples

1927

as Belinda White

If I Were Single

If I Were Single

1927

as Joan Whitley

A Sailor's Sweetheart

A Sailor's Sweetheart

1927

as Claudette Ralston

Finger Prints

Finger Prints

1927

as Vamp

The Climbers

The Climbers

1927

as Countess Veya

The Heart of Maryland

The Heart of Maryland

1927

as Mulatta

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves

1927

as Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1927

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

1926

as Roma

Why Girls Go Back Home

Why Girls Go Back Home

1926

as Sally Short

The Gilded Highway

The Gilded Highway

1926

as Inez Quartz

The Cave Man

The Cave Man

1926

as Maid

The Love Toy

The Love Toy

1926

as Bit Part (uncredited)

So This Is Paris

So This Is Paris

1926

as Lalle's Maid (uncredited)

The Exquisite Sinner

The Exquisite Sinner

1926

as Living Statue

Don Juan

Don Juan

1926

as Mai - Lady in Waiting

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Sporting Life

Sporting Life

1925

as Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1925

as Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)

Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies

1925

as Showgirl (uncredited)

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress The Thin Man Nominated
Television Credits

Columbo

as Lizzi Fielding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

General Electric Theater

as Kate Kennedy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Ironside

as Andrea Wollcott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

The Virginian

as Mrs. Miles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Nancy Knox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Mary Sidney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

General Electric Theater

as Maggie Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Allie Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Family Affair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 28 28 28
2024 6 16 26 9
2024 7 22 39 8
2024 8 18 36 12
2024 9 13 24 5
2024 10 9 23 4
2024 11 8 12 4
2024 12 11 18 7
2025 1 17 32 7
2025 2 8 15 1
2025 3 5 11 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 5 11 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 481 300
2025 1 767 571
2025 2 671 504
2025 3 588 551
2025 7 174 151
2025 8 559 497

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