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Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 19, 1903
Died Aug 06, 1965 (61)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress.She began her acting career in Broadway musicals. She became a successful actress in "talkies" because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Her film debut was in Ladies Must Dress in ... 1927. In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, co-starring Richard Dix, made her a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Devil's Holiday. Among her other films are Laughter (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), Hot Saturday (1932) with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) directed by James Whale, and Broken Lullaby aka The Man I Killed (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Carroll retired from films in 1938, returned to the stage, and starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. In the following year, she guest starred in the television version of The Egg and I, starring her daughter, Patricia Kirkland. On August 6, 1965, she was found dead after failing to arrive at the theatre for a performance. The cause of her death was an aneurysm. She was 61 years old. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Nancy Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street.

Known For

Filmography

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938

as Grace Bristow

There Goes My Heart

There Goes My Heart

1938

as Dorothy Moore

Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

1935

as Helen Murdock

I'll Love You Always

I'll Love You Always

1935

as Nora Clegg

After the Dance

After the Dance

1935

as Anne Taylor

Jealousy

Jealousy

1934

as Jo O'Roarke

Springtime for Henry

Springtime for Henry

1934

as Julia Jelliwell

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

as Sally Marsh

The Woman Accused

The Woman Accused

1933

as Glenda O'Brien

The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

as Maria Held

Child of Manhattan

Child of Manhattan

1933

as Madelaine McGonagle

I Love That Man

I Love That Man

1933

as Grace Clark

Wayward

Wayward

1932

as Daisy Frost

Scarlet Dawn

Scarlet Dawn

1932

as Tanyusha Krasnoff

Under-Cover Man

Under-Cover Man

1932

as Lora Madigan

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Ruth Brock

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932

as Fraulein Elsa

Personal Maid

Personal Maid

1931

as Nora Ryan

Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven

1931

as Mary

The Night Angel

The Night Angel

1931

as Yula Martini

Laughter

Laughter

1930

as Peggy Gibson

Dangerous Paradise

Dangerous Paradise

1930

as Alma

Honey

Honey

1930

as Olivia Dangerfield

The Devil's Holiday

The Devil's Holiday

1930

as Hallie Hobart

Follow Thru

Follow Thru

1930

as Lora Moore

Sweetie

Sweetie

1929

as Barbara Pell

The Sin Sister

The Sin Sister

1929

as Pearl

The Dance of Life

The Dance of Life

1929

as Bonny Lee King

Illusion

Illusion

1929

as Claire Jernigan

Close Harmony

Close Harmony

1929

as Marjorie Merwin

The Shopworn Angel

The Shopworn Angel

1928

as Daisy Heath

Manhattan Cocktail

Manhattan Cocktail

1928

as Babs Clark

Chicken à la King

Chicken à la King

1928

as Maisie Devoe

The Water Hole

The Water Hole

1928

as Judith Endicott

Abie's Irish Rose

Abie's Irish Rose

1928

as Rosemary Murphy

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

1928

as Barbara Quayle

Ladies Must Dress

Ladies Must Dress

1927

as Mazie

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Naked City

as Bernice Hacker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Going My Way

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1962

This Is Your Life

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

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2024 9 6 19 1
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2024 11 1 4 1
2024 12 2 4 1
2025 1 4 10 1
2025 2 1 3 1
2025 3 1 1 1
2025 5 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
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