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Myrna Loy is a Actor American born on 2 august 1905 at Helena (USA)

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy
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Birth name Myrna Adele Williams
Nationality USA
Birth 2 august 1905 at Helena (USA)
Death 14 december 1993 (at 88 years) at New York City (USA)

Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress.

Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. She was originally typecast in exotic roles, often as a vamp or a woman of Asian descent, but her career prospects improved greatly following her portrayal of Nora Charles in The Thin Man (1934).

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." In 2014, Maureen O'Hara joined Loy in being the only actresses to ever receive an Academy Award for acting without having been previously nominated.

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.

Biography

Loy was married and divorced four times:


1936–1942 Arthur Hornblow, Jr., producer
1942–1944 John Hertz, Jr. of the Hertz Rent A Car family
1946–1950 Gene Markey, producer and screenwriter
1951–1960 Howland H. Sargeant, UNESCO delegate
Loy had no children of her own, but was close to her stepchildren by first husband Arthur Hornblow. After her last marriage ended, she moved to 23 East 74th Street in Manhattan's Upper East Side. She later lived at 425 East 63rd Street

There were rumors that Myrna Loy had affairs with:


Spencer Tracy during the filming of Whipsaw in 1935 and Libeled Lady in 1936.
Leslie Howard during the filming of The Animal Kingdom in 1932.
Gambler Titanic Thompson claimed he had an affair with her.
Even before Loy became a staunch Democrat, one of her biggest fans was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who invited her to the White House early in his administration, and she soon became a personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Regarding religion, Loy stated in a 1970 interview that she was a Methodist.

Best films

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
(Actress)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
(Actress)
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
(Actress)
Emma (1932)
(Actress)
Arrowsmith (1931)
(Actress)
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
(Actress)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(34 films)
William Powell
William Powell
(18 films)
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
(16 films)
Adrian
Adrian
(13 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Myrna Loy (130 films)

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Actress

Libeled Lady, 1h38
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Walter Connolly, Charles Trowbridge
Roles Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
Rating77% 3.8953353.8953353.8953353.8953353.895335
Wealthy Connie Allenbury (Myrna Loy) is falsely accused of breaking up a marriage and sues the New York Evening Star newspaper for $5,000,000 for libel. Warren Haggerty (Spencer Tracy), the managing editor, turns in desperation to former reporter and suave ladies' man Bill Chandler (William Powell) for help. His scheme is to maneuver Connie into being alone with him when his wife shows up, so the suit will have to be dropped. Chandler is not married, so Warren volunteers his long-suffering fiancée, Gladys Benton (Jean Harlow), over her loud protests.
Petticoat Fever, 1h20
Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Reginald Owen, Winifred Shotter, George Hassell, Forrester Harvey
Roles Irene Campton
Rating61% 3.0971653.0971653.0971653.0971653.097165
Telegraph operator Dascom Dinsmore, who has been living in an isolated cabin in Labrador for two years, has a bad case of "cabin fever," caused by his many months without seeing any women. His Eskimo servant Kimo tries to interest him in two native women, but Dascom wants nothing to do with them. His near desperate fever is abated when aviator Sir James Felton's plane makes an emergency landing nearby and Dascom discovers that Jim's companion is the beautiful Irene Campion. Though Jim warns Irene that Dascom is a bit crazy and unkempt, when she arrives at the cabin, Dascom has transformed himself into a well groomed English gentleman. Later, to impress her, he wears a tuxedo and prepares a formal dinner party for her. Though Jim is increasingly worried about Dascom's enthusiastic attentions toward Irene, he doesn't realize that she is becoming attracted to Dascom as well. After Jim and Irene learn via a radio broadcast that Dascom has sent a wireless message confirming their safety but not asking for the rescue ship they requested, Jim secretly arranges to take a dog sled to the supply post with Irene. Dascom suspects something, however, and has one of the Eskimo women, "Little Seal," take Irene's place in the sled. After Jim has left, Dascom tells Irene he loves her and she finally admits she loves him, too. However, because she is fond of Jim, who once saved her life, she convinces Dascom to bring him back so that she can tell him face-to-face that she isn't going to marry him. While Dascom goes after Jim, Clara Wilson, Dascom's English fiancée, from whom he has heard nothing for two years, shows up and professes her love. When Dascom and Jim return, Irene wants Dascom to break off with Clara immediately, but because he says he can't just "leave her out in the snow," Clara angrily tells him she doesn't want to see him again and goes off with Jim. The next day, just as the rector whom Clara telegraphed to marry them is about to perform the ceremony, an unhappy Dascom decides to delay the ceremony by opening a piece of mail that arrived for him a few days previously. When he learns that his uncle, a duke, has died and left his title and entire estate to him, Dascom realizes why Clara suddenly showed up and rushes off to stop Irene and Jim. On the boat that brought Clara, the captain is in the middle of Jim and Irene's wedding ceremony when Dascom arrives and tells her that he and Clara are finished. As Jim and the captain look on incredulously, Irene then goes off happily with Dascom in the dogsled.
Wings in the Dark, 1h15
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Roscoe Karns, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dean Jagger, Russell Hopton
Roles Sheila Mason
Rating63% 3.1964853.1964853.1964853.1964853.196485
Skywriter and stunt pilot Sheila Mason (Myrna Loy) who has to work as a barnstormer because women were not allowed to be active in other aviation fields, is attracted to ace pilot Ken Gordon (Cary Grant). Ken is trying to perfect instrument flying (flying "blind"), with his own design of an autopilot. He has devoted four years to perfecting the system and even mortgaged his aircraft to get funds to finance his experiments. Before being able to prove his invention works, while Sheila Mason helps him prepare for the decisive flight, cooking him coffee, the stove has problems to get the flame. He tries to help her, but the gas around inflames right in his eyes. He is blinded at least temporarily, but the doctors can't say how long.
Whipsaw
Whipsaw (1935)
, 1h22
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens, Robert Gleckler, Robert Warwick, Georges Renavent
Roles Vivian Palmer
Rating66% 3.3421053.3421053.3421053.3421053.342105
Un groupe de voleurs, composé d'une femme Vivian Palmer et de deux hommes Ed et Harry pille des bijouteries à Paris. Ross McBride, un agent du gouvernement américain tombe sur Vivian qui essayait de fuir le pays avec le butin et ses acolytes. Les deux protagonistes s'éprennent l'un de l'autre. Ross McBride apprend la vérité sur Vivian Palmer. Il l'arrête
Stamboul Quest, 1h26
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Myrna Loy, George Brent, Lionel Atwill, C. Henry Gordon, Leo G. Carroll, Mischa Auer
Roles Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
Rating61% 3.096213.096213.096213.096213.09621
In 1915 Berlin, the German high command is worried about ally Turkey. Recent British attacks on the vital Dardanelles shows signs of inside knowledge. Von Sturm (Lionel Atwill), the head of German intelligence, is ordered to find out if Ali Bey (C. Henry Gordon), the Turkish commander of the region, is the traitor.
Men in White, 1h15
Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Loy, Elizabeth Allan, Otto Kruger, C. Henry Gordon
Roles Laura Hudson
Rating62% 3.1464153.1464153.1464153.1464153.146415
Loosely based on the Sidney Kingsley play of the same name: a dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his Social Register fianceé can't accept the fact that he considers an appointment in the operating room more important than attending a cocktail party. He soon drifts into an affair with a pretty nurse who shares his passion for healing.
Manhattan Melodrama, 1h33
Directed by George Cukor, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Nat Pendleton, George Sidney, Mickey Rooney
Roles Eleanor Packer
Rating70% 3.547433.547433.547433.547433.54743
On June 15, 1904, the ship General Slocum catches fire and sinks in New York's East River. Two boys, Blackie Gallagher (Mickey Rooney) and Jim Wade (Jimmy Butler), are rescued by a priest, Father Joe (Leo Carrillo), but are orphaned by the disaster. They are taken in by another survivor, Poppa Rosen (George Sidney), who lost his young son in the sinking. The boys live with Poppa Rosen for a short while; then Rosen, a Russian Jew, is trampled to death by a policeman's horse after he heckles Leon Trotsky at a Communist rally and a melee breaks out.
The Thin Man, 1h33
Directed by Lesley Selander, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, Cesar Romero
Roles Nora Charles
Rating78% 3.946843.946843.946843.946843.94684
Nick Charles (Powell), a retired detective, and his wife Nora (Loy) are attempting to settle down. They are based in San Francisco but decide to spend the Christmas holidays in New York. There he is pressed back into service by a young woman whose father, an old friend of Nick's, has disappeared after a murder. The friend, Clyde Wynant (Ellis) (the title character "thin man"), has mysteriously vanished. When his former secretary and love interest, Julia Wolf, is found dead, evidence points to Wynant as the prime suspect, but his daughter Dorothy (O'Sullivan) refuses to believe that her father is guilty. She convinces Nick to take the case, much to the amusement of his socialite wife. The detective begins to uncover clues and eventually solves the mystery of the disappearance through a series of investigative steps.
Evelyn Prentice, 1h19
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, Rosalind Russell, Una Merkel, Harvey Stephens, Isabel Jewell
Roles Evelyn Prentice
Rating68% 3.4446753.4446753.4446753.4446753.444675
John Prentice est un district Attorney de grande renommée. Il est marié à Evelyn et est père d'une petite fille. John délaisse toutefois sa femme, vivant une relation adultère avec une de ses clientes Nancy Harrisson. Evelyn, se sentant seule, fait la connaissance par l'intermédiaire d'une amie d'un poète nommé Lawrence Kennard qui lui offre un de ses ouvrages. Charmée par l'homme qui lui fait des avances, Evelyn Prentice échange une série de lettres avec lui et commence une liaison avec lui, ignorant qu'il est un escroc. Au plus fort de sa liaison adultère avec le faux poète qui veut aller plus loin avec elle, Evelyn se sentant coupable décide de mettre un terme à leur relation. Lawrence Kennard va tenter de faire chanter Evelyn par le biais des lettres qu'il a conservées. Tentant de les récupérer, Evelyn tue son amant d'un coup de révolver. Une autre femme est accusée du meurtre. S'ensuit un procès qui sera mené par John, ignorant que le crime a été commis par sa propre femme.
Broadway Bill, 1h44
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film
Actors Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Walter Connolly, Helen Vinson, Douglass Dumbrille, Lynne Overman
Roles Alice 'Princess' Higgins
Rating66% 3.342883.342883.342883.342883.34288
Dan Brooks (Warner Baxter) runs a paper box factory for his father-in-law, J. L. Higgins (Walter Connolly), who owns most of the major business interests in Higginsville. Uninspired by his factory position, Dan devotes his time and energy to training his thoroughbred race horse, Broadway Bill, in hopes of returning one day to the world of horse racing. Dan is encouraged to follow his dream by his unwed sister-in-law Alice (Myrna Loy) and stable hand Whitey (Clarence Muse). One night at a family dinner, J. L. reports that sales are down in the paper box division and blames it on Dan's neglect of his work. When he orders Dan to sell the horse and focus on his factory job, Dan resigns and leaves Higginsville without his wife Margaret (Helen Vinson), who shows little sympathy for her husband.
Topaze
Topaze (1933)
, 1h18
Directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Escroquerie
Actors John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Jobyna Howland, Albert Conti, Frank Reicher, Luis Alberni
Roles Coco
Rating66% 3.3424853.3424853.3424853.3424853.342485
Prof. Auguste A. Topaze (John Barrymore), is an honest professor facing the reality and dishonesty of the world after he is taken advantage of by a baron's business dealings.
The Barbarian, 1h24
Directed by Sam Wood, John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ramón Novarro, Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny, Louise Closser Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, Edward Arnold
Roles Diana 'Di' Standing
Rating58% 2.9465052.9465052.9465052.9465052.946505
A beautiful English socialite, Diana Standing (Myrna Loy), and her wealthy fiancé Gerald Hume (Reginald Denny) arrive at the train station in Cairo, Egypt, where they plan to be married. Although her mother was Egyptian, Diana considers herself part of the British upper class. At the station, she is noticed by Jamil El Shehab (Ramon Novarro), a handsome good-natured Egyptian dragoman who enjoys romancing women tourists and freeing them from some of their jewelry. Jamil is immediately captivated by Diana and soon talks his way into becoming her official guide and driver in Egypt.
When Ladies Meet, 1h25
Directed by Harry Beaumont, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Luis Alberni
Roles Mary
Rating67% 3.391293.391293.391293.391293.39129
Mary (Loy), a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher (Morgan). Her suitor Jimmie (Montgomery) is determined to break them up. He introduces Mary to the publisher's wife (Harding) without telling Mary who she is.
Night Flight, 1h24
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy
Roles Wife of Brazilian Pilot
Rating61% 3.0961853.0961853.0961853.0961853.096185
In South America, the daunting mountains and dangerous weather have hampered the operations of Trans-Andean European Air Mail, a 1930s-era airline. Charged with delivering a serum to stem an outbreak of infantile paralysis in Rio de Janeiro, Auguste Pellerin (Robert Montgomery) conquers his fears, but is reprimanded by the airline's stern director, A. Riviére (John Barrymore) for coming in late.
Penthouse
Penthouse (1933)
, 1h30
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth, Mae Clarke, Phillips Holmes, C. Henry Gordon
Roles Gertie Waxted
Rating67% 3.3952853.3952853.3952853.3952853.395285
Attorney Jack Durant (Warner Baxter) successfully defends racketeer Tony Gaziotti (Nat Pendleton) against a high-profile murder charge and waives his fee. His staid law firm feels his taking the racketeer on as a client reflects badly on them; when he refuses to give up his exciting new line of work, they go their separate ways. His upper class girlfriend Sue Leonard (Martha Sleeper) turns down his proposal and breaks up with him for the same reason. Shortly afterward, Sue agrees to marry Tom Siddall (Phillips Holmes), but only if he gives up his mistress, Mimi Montagne (Mae Clarke). Although Tom offers Mimi a generous settlement, she becomes furious.