- Born
- 2 August 1905, Helena, Montana, United States
- First work
- 1925: What Price Beauty?
- Peak
- 1934 to 1946 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1981: Summer Solstice
- Died
- 14 December 1993, New York City, United States; aged 88; illness
Myrna Loy
Film: actress, dancer, United States
Myrna Loy was celebrated as Hollywood's ideal wife, combining modern wit, effortless glamour and warm intelligence. After working through silent cinema in exotic character roles, she achieved major stardom at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer opposite William Powell in The Thin Man, launching one of the screen's most beloved comedic partnerships. She proved equally adept in sophisticated comedies and post-war dramatic masterworks, notably The Best Years of Our Lives. Outside cinema, she was an outspoken advocate for social reform and civil rights, serving with UNESCO. Loy made her final screen appearances in the early 1980s before passing away in New York City in 1993 at age 88.
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Signature works
- Love Me Tonight 1932
- The Thin Man 1934
- The Great Ziegfeld 1936
- Libeled Lady 1936
- After the Thin Man 1936
- The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 1948
Honours
- Academy Honorary Award, 1990
- Kennedy Center Honors, 1988