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Myrna Loy
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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.
As actor
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
William Powell: A True Gentleman
Complicated Women
That's Entertainment! III
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Night of 100 Stars
Summer Solstice
Just Tell Me What You Want
The End
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
That's Entertainment, Part II
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Airport 1975
The Elevator
Indict and Convict
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
The Couple Takes a Wife
Death Takes a Holiday
Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate
The April Fools
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Midnight Lace
From the Terrace
Lonelyhearts
Meet Me in St. Louis