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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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 2 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 3 | That's Entertainment! III (1994) | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6 |
| 4 | Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) | Stella Liberti | - |
| 5 | The End (1978) | Maureen Lawson | 2 |
| 6 | It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977) | Ethel | 6 |
| 7 | Airport 1975 (1974) | Mrs. Devaney | 6.5 |
| 8 | From the Terrace (1960) | Martha Eaton | 3 |
| 9 | Midnight Lace (1960) | Aunt Bea | - |
| 10 | Lonelyhearts (1959) | Florence Shrike | 5 |
| 11 | Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) | Lillian Gilbreth | 6 |
| 12 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) | Muriel Blandings | 7 |
| 13 | Song of the Thin Man (1947) | Nora Charles | 9 |
| 14 | The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) | Margaret | 8 |
| 15 | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | Milly Stephenson | 6.5 |
| 16 | The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) | Nora Charles | 9 |
| 17 | Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) | Nora Charles | 9 |
| 18 | Another Thin Man (1939) | Nora Charles | 9 |
| 19 | The Rains Came (1939) | Lady Edwina Esketh | 3 |
| 20 | Test Pilot (1938) | Ann "Thursday" Barton | 6 |
| 21 | Libeled Lady (1936) | Connie Allenbury | 6 |
| 22 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) | Billie Burke | 4 |
| 23 | After the Thin Man (1936) | Nora Charles | 6.8 |
| 24 | Manhattan Melodrama (1934) | Eleanor Packer | 4 |
| 25 | Evelyn Prentice (1934) | Evelyn Prentice | - |
| 26 | The Thin Man (1934) | Nora Charles | 8.5 |
| 27 | Topaze (1933) | Coco | 6 |
| 28 | The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) | Belle Mercer | 6 |
| 29 | Night Flight (1933) | Wife of Brazilian Pilot | 7 |
| 30 | The Animal Kingdom (1932) | Cecelia | - |
| 31 | Thirteen Women (1932) | Ursula Georgi | - |
| 32 | Emma (1932) | Isabelle | - |
| 33 | The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) | Fah Lo See | 7 |
| 34 | Love Me Tonight (1932) | Countess Valentine | 4 |
| 35 | Transatlantic (1931) | Kay Graham | - |
| 36 | Arrowsmith (1931) | Joyce Lanyon | 2 |
| 37 | A Girl in Every Port (1928) | Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited) | 4 |
| 38 | The Jazz Singer (1927) | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 5.6 |
| 39 | So This Is Paris (1926) | Lalle's Maid (uncredited) | 4 |
| 40 | Don Juan (1926) | Mai - Lady in Waiting | 5 |
| 41 | 1925 Studio Tour (1925) | Self (uncredited) | 6 |
| 42 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 6 |
