1905-08-02 Radersburg, Montana, USA
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.
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Gertie Waxted (archive footage) | 2008-03-03 |
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Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
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William Powell: A True Gentleman | 2005-08-02 | |
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Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
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That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
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Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell | Self (archive footage) | 1993-02-06 |
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Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990-06-04 |
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1987-03-13 |
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | 1986-03-09 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Summer Solstice | Margaret | 1981-12-30 |
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Just Tell Me What You Want | Stella Liberti | 1980-01-18 |
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The End | Maureen Lawson | 1978-05-10 |
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It Happened at Lakewood Manor | Ethel | 1977-12-02 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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The Elevator | Amanda Kenyon | 1974-02-09 |
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Indict and Convict | Judge Christine Tayloy | 1974-01-06 |
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Airport 1975 | Mrs. Devaney | 1974-10-18 |
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
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The Couple Takes a Wife | Barbara's Mother | 1972-12-05 |
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Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate | Evelyn Tryon | 1971-11-09 |
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Death Takes a Holiday | Selena Chapman | 1971-10-23 |
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The April Fools | Grace Greenlaw | 1969-05-28 |
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The Big Parade of Comedy | Nora Charles (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
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The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
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Midnight Lace | Aunt Bea | 1960-10-13 |
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From the Terrace | Martha Eaton | 1960-07-15 |
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Lonelyhearts | Florence Shrike | 1959-03-04 |
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Meet Me in St. Louis | Anna Smith | 1959-04-26 |
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The Ambassador's Daughter | Mrs. Cartwright | 1956-07-26 |
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Belles on Their Toes | Lillian Gilbreth | 1952-05-02 |
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Cheaper by the Dozen | Lillian Gilbreth | 1950-03-31 |
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The Red Pony | Alice Tiflin | 1949-03-08 |
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That Dangerous Age | Lady Cathy Brooke | 1949-04-13 |
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Muriel Blandings | 1948-03-25 |
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Song of the Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1947-08-28 |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Judge Margaret Turner | 1947-09-01 |
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The Senator Was Indiscreet | Mrs. Ashton (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Milly Stephenson | 1946-12-25 |
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So Goes My Love | Jane Budden Maxim | 1946-05-01 |
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The Thin Man Goes Home | Nora Charles | 1944-12-24 |
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Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | 1944-01-01 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Love Crazy | Susan Ireland | 1941-05-23 |
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Shadow of the Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1941-11-21 |
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Trifles of Importance | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-13 |
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Third Finger, Left Hand | Margot Sherwood Merrick | 1940-10-11 |
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
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Northward, Ho! | Herself | 1940-02-10 |
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I Love You Again | Kay Wilson | 1940-08-09 |
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A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
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The Rains Came | Lady Edwina Esketh | 1939-09-15 |
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From the Ends of the Earth | Self | 1939-05-28 |
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Lucky Night | Cora Jordan | 1939-05-05 |
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Another Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1939-11-17 |
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Test Pilot | Ann "Thursday" Barton | 1938-04-16 |
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Another Romance of Celluloid | Self (uncredited) | 1938-02-05 |
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Too Hot to Handle | Alma Harding | 1938-09-16 |
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Man-Proof | Mimi Swift | 1938-01-07 |
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Parnell | Katie O'Shea | 1937-06-04 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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Double Wedding | Margit Agnew | 1937-10-15 |
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Wife vs. Secretary | Linda Stanhope | 1936-02-28 |
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After the Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1936-12-25 |
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The Great Ziegfeld | Billie Burke | 1936-04-08 |
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To Mary - with Love | Mary Wallace | 1936-08-01 |
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Libeled Lady | Constance 'Connie' Allenbury | 1936-10-09 |
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Petticoat Fever | Irene Campton | 1936-03-20 |
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Whipsaw | Vivian Palmer | 1935-12-18 |
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Wings in the Dark | Sheila Mason | 1935-02-01 |
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The Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1934-05-25 |
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Men in White | Laura Hudson | 1934-04-06 |
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Broadway Bill | Alice 'Princess' Higgins | 1934-11-30 |
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Evelyn Prentice | Evelyn Prentice | 1934-11-09 |
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Stamboul Quest | Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen | 1934-07-13 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Eleanor Packer | 1934-05-04 |
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Penthouse | Gertie Waxted | 1933-09-08 |
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Night Flight | Wife of Brazilian Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
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Scarlet River | Herself (uncredited) | 1933-03-10 |
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When Ladies Meet | Mary | 1933-06-23 |
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The Prizefighter and the Lady | Belle Mercer | 1933-11-10 |
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Topaze | Coco | 1933-02-24 |
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The Barbarian | Diana 'Di' Standing | 1933-05-12 |
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Love Me Tonight | Countess Valentine | 1932-08-18 |
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New Morals for Old | Myra | 1932-06-04 |
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Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | 1932-03-15 |
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Thirteen Women | Ursula Georgi | 1932-09-16 |
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Emma | Isabelle | 1932-01-02 |
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The Animal Kingdom | Cecelia Henry Collier | 1932-12-28 |
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The Mask of Fu Manchu | Fah Lo See | 1932-11-05 |
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The Wet Parade | Eileen Pinchon | 1932-03-26 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | Sari Loder | 1932-05-15 |
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Skyline | Paula Lambert | 1931-10-08 |
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The Naughty Flirt | Linda Gregory | 1931-01-11 |
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Transatlantic | Kay Graham | 1931-08-19 |
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A Connecticut Yankee | Queen Morgan le Fay / Evil Sister in Mansion | 1931-04-06 |
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Hush Money | Flo Curtis | 1931-07-05 |
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Consolation Marriage | Elaine Brandon | 1931-11-21 |
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Arrowsmith | Joyce Lanyon | 1931-12-07 |
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Rebound | Evie Lawrence | 1931-08-28 |
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Body and Soul | Alice Lester | 1931-02-22 |
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Isle of Escape | Moira | 1930-03-01 |
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The Devil to Pay! | Mary Crayle | 1930-12-18 |
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Cameo Kirby | Lea | 1930-01-12 |
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The Jazz Cinderella | Mildred Vane | 1930-09-01 |
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The Truth About Youth | Kara | 1930-11-03 |
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Cock o' the Walk | Narita | 1930-04-13 |
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Under a Texas Moon | Lolita Romero | 1930-04-01 |
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The Last of the Duanes | Lola Bland | 1930-08-31 |
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Bride of the Regiment | Sophie | 1930-05-21 |
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Rogue of the Rio Grande | Carmita | 1930-12-07 |
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The Bad Man | (uncredited) | 1930-09-11 |
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Renegades | Eleanore | 1930-10-26 |
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Evidence | Native Girl | 1929-12-05 |
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The Desert Song | Azuri | 1929-04-08 |
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The Black Watch | Yasmani | 1929-05-22 |
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The Show of Shows | Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers | 1929-11-21 |
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The Great Divide | Manuella | 1929-09-15 |
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Hardboiled Rose | Rose Duhamel | 1929-03-30 |
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The Squall | Nubi | 1929-05-09 |
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Fancy Baggage | Myrna | 1929-01-26 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited) | 1928-02-26 |
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Beware of Married Men | Juanita Sheldon | 1928-01-14 |
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Pay as You Enter | Yvonne De Russo | 1928-05-12 |
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State Street Sadie | Sadie | 1928-08-25 |
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The Midnight Taxi | Gertie Fairfax | 1928-09-01 |
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Turn Back the Hours | Tiza Torreon | 1928-03-01 |
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What Price Beauty? | Vamp | 1928-01-22 |
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Noah's Ark | Showgirl / Slave Girl | 1928-11-01 |
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The Crimson City | Isobel | 1928-04-07 |
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Finger Prints | Vamp | 1927-01-08 |
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If I Were Single | Joan Whitley | 1927-12-17 |
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Ham and Eggs at the Front | Fifi | 1927-11-29 |
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A Sailor's Sweetheart | Claudette Ralston | 1927-09-24 |
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When a Man Loves | Convict Behind Manon (uncredited) | 1927-08-21 |
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The Jazz Singer | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1927-10-06 |
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Simple Sis | 1927-06-01 | |
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The Heart of Maryland | Mulatta | 1927-07-13 |
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The Girl from Chicago | Mary Carlton | 1927-11-09 |
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The Climbers | Countess Veya | 1927-05-03 |
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Bitter Apples | Belinda White | 1927-04-23 |
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Don Juan | Mai - Lady in Waiting | 1926-08-06 |
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The Cave Man | Maid | 1926-02-06 |
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The Third Degree | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1926-12-01 |
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So This Is Paris | Lalle's Maid (uncredited) | 1926-07-31 |
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Why Girls Go Back Home | Sally Short | 1926-03-01 |
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Across the Pacific | Roma | 1926-10-02 |
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The Gilded Highway | Inez Quartz | 1926-03-13 |
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The Love Toy | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1926-02-13 |
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The Exquisite Sinner | Living Statue | 1926-03-28 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
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1925 Studio Tour | Self (uncredited) | 1925-04-09 |
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The Wanderer | Girl at Baccanal (uncredited) | 1925-08-19 |
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Sporting Life | Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited) | 1925-11-29 |
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Pretty Ladies | Showgirl (uncredited) | 1925-09-06 |
