Myrna Loy
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-08-02 in Radersburg, Montana, USA
Died
1993-12-14
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 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.
Most Known For
Columbo
as Lizzi Fielding
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
American Experience
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Ironside
as Andrea Wollcott
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Virginian
as Mrs. Miles
Family Affair
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Mary Sidney
The George Gobel Show
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Parnell
as Katie O'Shea
Skyline
as Paula Lambert
Evelyn Prentice
as Evelyn Prentice
Vanity Fair
as Becky Sharp
The Rains Came
as Lady Edwina Esketh
Finger Prints
as Vamp
Airport 1975
as Mrs. Devaney
Libeled Lady
as Constance 'Connie' Allenbury