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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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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Airport 1975 | Mrs. Devaney | 1974-10-18 |
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Indict and Convict | Judge Christine Tayloy | 1974-01-06 |
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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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From the Terrace | Martha Eaton | 1960-07-15 |
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Midnight Lace | Aunt Bea | 1960-10-13 |
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Meet Me in St. Louis | Anna Smith | 1959-04-26 |
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Lonelyhearts | Florence Shrike | 1959-03-04 |
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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 Senator Was Indiscreet | Mrs. Ashton (uncredited) | 1947-12-31 |
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The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Judge Margaret Turner | 1947-09-01 |
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So Goes My Love | Jane Budden Maxim | 1946-05-01 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Milly Stephenson | 1946-12-25 |
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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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Northward, Ho! | Herself | 1940-02-10 |
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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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Trifles of Importance | Self (archive footage) | 1940-07-13 |
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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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Another Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1939-11-17 |
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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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Test Pilot | Ann "Thursday" Barton | 1938-04-16 |
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Man-Proof | Mimi Swift | 1938-01-07 |
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Too Hot to Handle | Alma Harding | 1938-09-16 |
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Another Romance of Celluloid | Self (uncredited) | 1938-02-05 |
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Double Wedding | Margit Agnew | 1937-10-15 |
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The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
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Parnell | Katie O'Shea | 1937-06-04 |
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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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Wife vs. Secretary | Linda Stanhope | 1936-02-28 |
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Petticoat Fever | Irene Campton | 1936-03-20 |
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After the Thin Man | Nora Charles | 1936-12-25 |
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Libeled Lady | Constance 'Connie' Allenbury | 1936-10-09 |
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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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Stamboul Quest | Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen | 1934-07-13 |
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Evelyn Prentice | Evelyn Prentice | 1934-11-09 |
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Broadway Bill | Alice 'Princess' Higgins | 1934-11-30 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Eleanor Packer | 1934-05-04 |
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Scarlet River | Herself (uncredited) | 1933-03-10 |
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The Barbarian | Diana 'Di' Standing | 1933-05-12 |
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Topaze | Coco | 1933-02-24 |
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When Ladies Meet | Mary | 1933-06-23 |
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Night Flight | Wife of Brazilian Pilot | 1933-10-06 |
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The Prizefighter and the Lady | Belle Mercer | 1933-11-10 |
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Penthouse | Gertie Waxted | 1933-09-08 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | Sari Loder | 1932-05-15 |
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Emma | Isabelle | 1932-01-02 |
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The Wet Parade | Eileen Pinchon | 1932-03-26 |
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Vanity Fair | Becky Sharp | 1932-03-15 |
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The Mask of Fu Manchu | Fah Lo See | 1932-11-05 |
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The Animal Kingdom | Cecelia Henry Collier | 1932-12-28 |
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Thirteen Women | Ursula Georgi | 1932-09-16 |
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New Morals for Old | Myra | 1932-06-04 |
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Love Me Tonight | Countess Valentine | 1932-08-18 |
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Consolation Marriage | Elaine Brandon | 1931-11-21 |
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Hush Money | Flo Curtis | 1931-07-05 |
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Skyline | Paula Lambert | 1931-10-08 |
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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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Arrowsmith | Joyce Lanyon | 1931-12-07 |
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The Naughty Flirt | Linda Gregory | 1931-01-11 |
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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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Renegades | Eleanore | 1930-10-26 |
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Isle of Escape | Moira | 1930-03-01 |
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The Bad Man | (uncredited) | 1930-09-11 |
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The Jazz Cinderella | Mildred Vane | 1930-09-01 |
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Cameo Kirby | Lea | 1930-01-12 |
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The Devil to Pay! | Mary Crayle | 1930-12-18 |
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Under a Texas Moon | Lolita Romero | 1930-04-01 |
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Bride of the Regiment | Sophie | 1930-05-21 |
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The Truth About Youth | Kara | 1930-11-03 |
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The Last of the Duanes | Lola Bland | 1930-08-31 |
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Rogue of the Rio Grande | Carmita | 1930-12-07 |
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Cock o' the Walk | Narita | 1930-04-13 |
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The Great Divide | Manuella | 1929-09-15 |
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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 Black Watch | Yasmani | 1929-05-22 |
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Fancy Baggage | Myrna | 1929-01-26 |
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Hardboiled Rose | Rose Duhamel | 1929-03-30 |
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Evidence | Native Girl | 1929-12-05 |
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The Squall | Nubi | 1929-05-09 |
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The Desert Song | Azuri | 1929-04-08 |
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Turn Back the Hours | Tiza Torreon | 1928-03-01 |
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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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The Crimson City | Isobel | 1928-04-07 |
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A Girl in Every Port | Jetta - Girl in Singapore (uncredited) | 1928-02-26 |
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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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Noah's Ark | Showgirl / Slave Girl | 1928-11-01 |
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What Price Beauty? | Vamp | 1928-01-22 |
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If I Were Single | Joan Whitley | 1927-12-17 |
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A Sailor's Sweetheart | Claudette Ralston | 1927-09-24 |
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The Jazz Singer | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | 1927-10-06 |
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When a Man Loves | Convict Behind Manon (uncredited) | 1927-08-21 |
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The Climbers | Countess Veya | 1927-05-03 |
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Simple Sis | 1927-06-01 | |
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Finger Prints | Vamp | 1927-01-08 |
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The Girl from Chicago | Mary Carlton | 1927-11-09 |
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Ham and Eggs at the Front | Fifi | 1927-11-29 |
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The Heart of Maryland | Mulatta | 1927-07-13 |
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Bitter Apples | Belinda White | 1927-04-23 |
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The Exquisite Sinner | Living Statue | 1926-03-28 |
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Why Girls Go Back Home | Sally Short | 1926-03-01 |
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So This Is Paris | Lalle's Maid (uncredited) | 1926-07-31 |
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The Cave Man | Maid | 1926-02-06 |
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Across the Pacific | Roma | 1926-10-02 |
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Don Juan | Mai - Lady in Waiting | 1926-08-06 |
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The Love Toy | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1926-02-13 |
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The Gilded Highway | Inez Quartz | 1926-03-13 |
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The Third Degree | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1926-12-01 |
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Pretty Ladies | Showgirl (uncredited) | 1925-09-06 |
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1925 Studio Tour | Self (uncredited) | 1925-04-09 |
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Slave Girl (uncredited) | 1925-12-25 |
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Sporting Life | Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited) | 1925-11-29 |
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The Wanderer | Girl at Baccanal (uncredited) | 1925-08-19 |
