Highest rated as cast or director
Myrna Loy's 6 titles from the 1940s have a median Balasaur Score of 73, led by The Best Years of Our Lives (86) and Love Crazy (80), against 68 for those from the 1930s.
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.
Acted in 145
2000s
- 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Gertie Waxted (archive footage)
- 2005
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Movie
Alias Nick and Nora
Movie
1990s
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1980s
- 1981
Summer Solstice
Margaret
- 1980
Just Tell Me What You Want
Stella Liberti
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
Ethel
- 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1974
The Elevator
Amanda Kenyon
Indict and Convict
Judge Christine Tayloy
- 1972
The Couple Takes a Wife
Barbara's Mother
- 1971
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
Evelyn Tryon
Death Takes a Holiday
Selena Chapman
1960s
- 1969
The April Fools
Grace Greenlaw
- 1967
- 1966
- 1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
Nora Charles (archive footage)
- 1962
- 1960
Midnight Lace
Aunt Bea
From the Terrace
Martha Eaton
1950s
- 1959
Meet Me in St. Louis
Anna Smith
- 1956
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Kate Kennedy, Maggie Webster, Allie Evans · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Nancy Knox · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
That Dangerous Age
Lady Cathy Brooke
- 1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Muriel Blandings
- 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Mrs. Ashton (uncredited)
- 1946
So Goes My Love
Jane Budden Maxim
- 1944
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
- 1941
- 1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Margot Sherwood Merrick
I Love You Again
Kay Wilson
1930s
- 1939
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles
Lucky Night
Cora Jordan
- 1938
Man-Proof
Mimi Swift
- 1937
Parnell
Katie O'Shea
- 1936
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles
To Mary - with Love
Mary Wallace
Petticoat Fever
Irene Campton
- 1935
Whipsaw
Vivian Palmer
Wings in the Dark
Sheila Mason
- 1934
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice
Stamboul Quest
Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen
Manhattan Melodrama
Eleanor Packer
Men in White
Laura Hudson
- 1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Belle Mercer
Night Flight
Wife of Brazilian Pilot
Penthouse
Gertie Waxted
When Ladies Meet
Mary Howard
The Barbarian
Diana 'Di' Standing
Topaze
Coco
- 1932
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Fah Lo See
New Morals for Old
Myra
The Woman in Room 13
Sari Loder
The Wet Parade
Eileen Pinchon
Vanity Fair
Becky Sharp
Emma
Isabelle
- 1931
Arrowsmith
Joyce Lanyon
Consolation Marriage
Elaine Brandon
Skyline
Paula Lambert
Rebound
Evie Lawrence
Transatlantic
Kay Graham
Hush Money
Flo Curtis
A Connecticut Yankee
Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion
Body and Soul
Alice Lester
- 1930
Rogue of the Rio Grande
Carmita
The Truth About Youth
Kara
Renegades
Eleanore
The Bad Man
(uncredited)
The Jazz Cinderella
Mildred Vane
The Last of the Duanes
Lola Bland
Bride of the Regiment
Sophie
Cock o' the Walk
Narita
Under a Texas Moon
Lolita Romero
Isle of Escape
Moira
Cameo Kirby
Lea
1920s
- 1929
Evidence
Native Girl
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
The Black Watch
Yasmani
The Squall
Nubi
The Desert Song
Azuri
Hardboiled Rose
Rose Duhamel
Fancy Baggage
Myrna
- 1928
The Midnight Taxi
Gertie Fairfax
State Street Sadie
Sadie
Pay as You Enter
Yvonne De Russo
The Crimson City
Isobel
Turn Back the Hours
Tiza Torreon
A Girl in Every Port
Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited)
What Price Beauty?
Vamp
Beware of Married Men
Juanita Sheldon
- 1927
If I Were Single
Joan Whitley
Ham and Eggs at the Front
Fifi
The Girl from Chicago
Mary Carlton
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Claudette Ralston
When a Man Loves
Convict Behind Manon (uncredited)
The Heart of Maryland
Mulatta
Simple Sis
Movie
The Climbers
Countess Veya
Bitter Apples
Belinda White
Finger Prints
Vamp
- 1926
The Third Degree
Bit Part (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
Roma
So This Is Paris
Lalle's Maid (uncredited)
The Exquisite Sinner
Living Statue
The Gilded Highway
Inez Quartz
Why Girls Go Back Home
Sally Short
The Love Toy
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Cave Man
Maid
- 1925
Sporting Life
Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)
Pretty Ladies
Showgirl (uncredited)
The Wanderer
Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)
Appearances27
2010s
- 2015
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Self (archive footage)
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
- 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1973
- 1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1950
1940s
- 1943
Show-Business at War
Self
- 1940
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
Trifles of Importance
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
Northward, Ho!
Herself
1930s
- 1939
From the Ends of the Earth
Self
- 1938
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
- 1937
The Romance of Celluloid
Self (archive footage)
- 1933
Scarlet River
Herself (uncredited)
1920s
- 1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self (uncredited)