Myrna Loy filmography

The Myrna Loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress Myrna Loy. All of Loy's films released prior to The Desert Song (1929) were silent, except where noted. All of Loy's films were produced in the United States, except for That Dangerous Age (1949), which was produced in Great Britain. Her television credits are also listed.

Myrna Loy publicity portrait

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Other Players	Notes
1925–1929
1925	What Price Beauty?	Vamp	Tom Buckingham	Nita Naldi, Natacha Rambova	released January 22, 1928 Lost film
	The Wanderer	Girl at Baccanal (uncredited)	Raoul Walsh	Greta Nissen, Wallace Beery	Incomplete film
	Pretty Ladies	Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)	Monta Bell	ZaSu Pitts, Tom Moore, Ann Pennington	Film survives, but Technicolor sequences are lost
	Sporting Life	Chorus Girl with Lord Wainwright (uncredited)	Maurice Tourneur	Bert Lytell, Marian Nixon
	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ	Slave Girl (uncredited)	Fred Niblo	Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy	Technicolor sequences, cut from the film
1926	The Caveman	Maid	Lewis Milestone	Matt Moore	Film survives, but one reel is missing
	The Love Toy	Bit Part (uncredited)	Erle C. Kenton	Lowell Sherman	Lost film
	Why Girls Go Back Home	Sally Short	James Flood	Patsy Ruth Miller, Clive Brook	Lost film
	The Gilded Highway	Inez Quartz	J. Stuart Blackton	Dorothy Devore	Lost film
	The Exquisite Sinner	Living statue	Phil Rosen Josef von Sternberg	Conrad Nagel, Renée Adorée
	So This Is Paris	Maid	Ernst Lubitsch	Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller
	Don Juan (soundtrack—music and sound effects)	Mai, Lady in Waiting	Alan Crosland	John Barrymore, Mary Astor
	Across the Pacific	Roma	Roy Del Ruth	Monte Blue	Lost film
	The Third Degree	Bit part (uncredited)	Michael Curtiz	Dolores Costello
1927	Finger Prints	Vamp	Lloyd Bacon	Louise Fazenda, Helene Costello	Lost film
	When a Man Loves His Lady (UK title) (soundtrack—music and sound effects)	Convict behind Manon (uncredited)	Alan Crosland	John Barrymore, Dolores Costello
	Bitter Apples	Belinda White	Harry O. Hoyt	Monte Blue	Lost film
	The Climbers	Countess Veya	Paul L. Stein	Irene Rich	Lost film
	Simple Sis	Edith Van	Herman C. Raymaker	Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook	Lost film
	The Heart of Maryland	Mulatta	Lloyd Bacon	Dolores Costello	Incomplete film
	A Sailor's Sweetheart	Claudette Ralston	Lloyd Bacon	Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook	Incomplete film
	The Jazz Singer (Part Talkie)	Chorus girl (uncredited)	Alan Crosland	Al Jolson, May McAvoy
	The Girl from Chicago	Mary Carlton	Ray Enright	Conrad Nagel	Lost film
	If I Were Single	Joan Whitley	Roy Del Ruth	May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel
	Ham and Eggs at the Front	Fifi	Roy Del Ruth	Tom Wilson, Louise Fazenda
1928	Beware of Married Men	Juanita Sheldon	Archie Mayo	Irene Rich, Clyde Cook	Lost film, only 4th reel survives
	A Girl in Every Port	Girl in China (uncredited)	Howard Hawks	Victor McLaglen, Robert Armstrong, Louise Brooks
	Turn Back the Hours	Tiza Torreon	Howard Bretherton	Walter Pidgeon
	The Crimson City	Isobel / State Street Sadie	Archie Mayo	Conrad Nagel
	Pay as You Enter (soundtrack—music and sound effects)	Yvonne De Russo	Lloyd Bacon	Louise Fazenda, Clyde Cook	Lost film
	State Street Sadie The Girl from State Street (UK) (Part Talkie)	Isobel	Archie Mayo	Conrad Nagel	Lost film
	The Midnight Taxi	Gertie Fairfax	John G. Adolfi	Antonio Moreno, Helene Costello	Silent version survives, but the talkie version is presumed lost
	Noah's Ark (Part Talkie)	Dancer / Slave Girl	Michael Curtiz	Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery	A 108-minute version of the film survives, but the original 2 hour and 15 minute version is lost
1929	Fancy Baggage (Part Talkie)	Myrna	John G. Adolfi	Audrey Ferris	Lost film
	Hardboiled Rose (Part Talkie)	Rose Duhamel	F. Harmon Weight	William Collier, Jr.	Film survives, but the soundtrack is lost, save for the fourth disc
	The Desert Song	Azuri	Roy Del Ruth	John Boles, Carlotta King	Technicolor sequences are lost, only black and white version exists
	The Black Watch King of the Khyber Rifles (UK)	Yasmani	John Ford	Victor McLaglen
	The Squall	Nubi	Alexander Korda	Alice Joyce, Loretta Young
	The Great Divide	Manuella	Reginald Barker	Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith
	Evidence	Native Girl	John G. Adolfi	Pauline Frederick	Film is lost, but soundtrack survives
	The Show of Shows	Herself ("What Became of the Floradora Boys" and "Chinese Fantasy" numbers)	John G. Aldolphi	All-Star Cast	Technicolor
1930–1934
1930	Cameo Kirby	Lea	Irving Cummings	J. Harold Murray, Norma Terris
	Isle of Escape	Moira	Howard Bretherton	Monte Blue	Lost film, only a 40-second fragment exists
	Under a Texas Moon	Lolita Romero	Michael Curtiz	Frank Fay	Technicolor
	Cock o' the Walk	Narita	Walter Lang Roy William Neill	Joseph Schildkraut	Lost film
	Bride of the Regiment Lady of the Rose (UK)	Sophie	John Francis Dillon	Vivienne Segal	Technicolor, lost film, only soundtrack survives
	The Last of the Duanes	Lola Bland	Alfred L. Werker	George O'Brien
	The Jazz Cinderella Love Is Like That (UK)	Mildred Vane	Scott Pembroke	Jason Robards, Sr.
	The Bad Man	Bit Part	Clarence G. Badger	Walter Huston	Incomplete film; one reel is missing
	Renegades	Eleanore	Victor Fleming	Warner Baxter, Noah Beery, Bela Lugosi
	The Truth About Youth	Kara - the Firefly	William A. Seiter	Loretta Young, David Manners
	Rogue of the Rio Grande	Carmita	Spencer Gordon Bennet	José Bohr
	The Devil to Pay!	Mary Crayle	George Fitzmaurice	Ronald Colman, Loretta Young
1931	The Naughty Flirt	Linda Gregory	Edward F. Cline	Alice White
	Body and Soul	Alice Lester	Alfred Santell	Charles Farrell, Elissa Landi, Humphrey Bogart
	A Connecticut Yankee The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)	Morgan le Fay	David Butler	Will Rogers
	Hush Money	Flo Curtis	Sidney Lanfield	Joan Bennett
	Rebound	Evie Lawrence	Edward H. Griffith	Ina Claire
	Transatlantic	Kay Graham	William K. Howard	Edmund Lowe, Lois Moran
	Skyline	Paula Lambert	Sam Taylor	Thomas Meighan, Maureen O'Sullivan
	Consolation Marriage	Elaine Brandon	Paul Sloane	Irene Dunne, Pat O'Brien
	Arrowsmith	Mrs. Joyce Lanyon	John Ford	Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes
1932	Emma	Countess Isabelle "Izzy" Smith Marlin	Clarence Brown	Marie Dressler
	Vanity Fair	Becky Sharp	Chester M. Franklin	Conway Tearle
	The Wet Parade	Eileen Pinchon	Victor Fleming	Walter Huston
	The Woman in Room 13	Sari Loder	Henry King	Elissa Landi, Ralph Bellamy
	New Morals for Old	Myra	Charles Brabin	Robert Young
	Love Me Tonight	Countess Valentine	Rouben Mamoulian	Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald
	Thirteen Women	Ursula Georgi	George Archainbaud	Irene Dunne, Peg Entwistle
	The Mask of Fu Manchu	Fah Lo See	Charles Brabin	Boris Karloff
	The Animal Kingdom The Woman in His House (UK)	Cecilia "Cee" Henry Collier	Edward H. Griffith	Ann Harding, Leslie Howard
1933	Topaze	Coco	Harry D'Arrast	John Barrymore
	The Barbarian A Night in Cairo (UK)	Diana "Di" Standing	Sam Wood	Ramon Novarro
	The Prizefighter and the Lady	Belle	W. S. Van Dyke	Max Baer
	When Ladies Meet	Mary Howard	Harry Beaumont	Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery
	Penthouse Crooks in Clover (UK)	Gertie Waxted	W. S. Van Dyke	Warner Baxter
	Night Flight	Wife of Brazilian pilot	Clarence Brown	John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable
	Scarlet River	Herself (uncredited)	Otto Brower	Tom Keene
1934	Men in White	Laura Hudson	Ryszard Boleslawski	Clark Gable
	Manhattan Melodrama	Eleanor Packer	W. S. Van Dyke	Clark Gable, William Powell
	The Thin Man	Nora Charles	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell
	Stamboul Quest	Annemarie, aka Fräulein Doktor and Helena Bohlen	Sam Wood	George Brent
	Evelyn Prentice	Evelyn Prentice	William K. Howard	William Powell, Rosalind Russell
	Broadway Bill Strictly Confidential (UK)	Alice Higgins	Frank Capra	Warner Baxter, May Robson
1935–1939
1935	Wings in the Dark	Sheila Mason	James Flood	Cary Grant
	Whipsaw	Vivian Palmer	Sam Wood	Spencer Tracy
1936	Wife vs. Secretary	Linda Stanhope	Clarence Brown	Clark Gable, Jean Harlow
	Petticoat Fever	Irene Campton	George Fitzmaurice	Robert Montgomery
	The Great Ziegfeld	Billie Burke	Robert Z. Leonard	William Powell, Luise Rainer
	To Mary - with Love	Mary Wallace	John Cromwell	Warner Baxter
	Libeled Lady	Connie Allenbury	Jack Conway	Jean Harlow, William Powell, Spencer Tracy
	After the Thin Man	Nora Charles	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell, James Stewart
1937	Parnell	Mrs. Katie O'Shea	John Stahl	Clark Gable
	Double Wedding	Margit "Baby" Agnew	Richard Thorpe	William Powell
1938	Man-Proof	Mimi Swift	Richard Thorpe	Franchot Tone, Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon
	Test Pilot	Ann Barton	Victor Fleming	Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy
	Too Hot to Handle	Alma Harding	Jack Conway	Clark Gable, Walter Pidgeon
	Another Romance of Celluloid	Herself (uncredited)
1939	Lucky Night	Cora Jordan Overton	Norman Taurog	Robert Taylor
	The Rains Came	Lady Edwina Esketh	Clarence Brown	Tyrone Power, George Brent	Sepia
	Another Thin Man	Nora Charles	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell
	Verdensberømtheder i København	Herself
1940–1949
1940	I Love You Again	Katherine "Kay" Wilson	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell
	Third Finger, Left Hand	Margot Sherwood Merrick	Robert Z. Leonard	Melvyn Douglas
	Northward, Ho!	Herself
1941	Love Crazy	Susan Ireland	Jack Conway	William Powell, Jack Carson
	Shadow of the Thin Man	Nora Charles	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell, Donna Reed
1943	Show Business at War	Herself	Louis De Rochemont
1945	The Thin Man Goes Home	Nora Charles	Richard Thorpe	William Powell
1946	So Goes My Love A Genius in the Family (UK)	Jane	Frank Ryan	Don Ameche
	The Best Years of Our Lives	Milly Stephenson	William Wyler	Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo, Teresa Wright
1947	The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Bachelor Knight (UK)	Margaret	Irving Reiss	Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee
	Song of the Thin Man	Nora Charles	Edward Buzzell	William Powell, Dean Stockwell
	The Senator Was Indiscreet Mr. Ashton Was Indiscreet (UK)	Mrs Ashton (uncredited cameo appearance)	George S. Kaufman	William Powell, Ella Raines
1948	Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House	Muriel Blandings	H. C. Potter	Cary Grant, Melvyn Douglas
1949	The Red Pony	Alice Tiflin	Lewis Milestone	Robert Mitchum	Technicolor
	That Dangerous Age If This Be Sin (US)	Lady Cathy Brooke	Gregory Ratoff	Roger Livesey, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene
1950–1980
1950	Cheaper by the Dozen	Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth	Walter Lang	Clifton Webb, Jeanne Crain	Technicolor
1952	Belles on Their Toes	Mrs. Lillian Gilbreth	Henry Levin	Jeanne Crain, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter	Technicolor
1956	The Ambassador's Daughter	Mrs. Cartwright	Norman Krasna	Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Adolphe Menjou	CinemaScope Deluxe color
1958	Lonelyhearts	Florence Shrike	Vincent J. Donehue	Montgomery Clift, Robert Ryan
1960	From the Terrace	Martha Eaton	Mark Robson	Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward	CinemaScope Deluxe color
	Midnight Lace	Beatrice ("Aunt Bea") Vorman	David Miller	Doris Day, Rex Harrison
1969	The April Fools	Grace Greenlaw	Stuart Rosenberg	Jack Lemmon, Catherine Deneuve, Charles Boyer	Technicolor
1974	Airport 1975	Mrs. Devaney	Jack Smight	Charlton Heston, Gloria Swanson	Technicolor
1978	The End	Maureen Lawson	Burt Reynolds	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field	Deluxe color
1980	Just Tell Me What You Want	Stella Liberti	Sidney Lumet	Ali MacGraw, Alan King	Technicolor

Box office ranking

See also: Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll

• 1936 - 18th (US)
• 1937 - 10th (US)
• 1938 - 7th (US)
• 1939 - 16th (US)
• 1940 - 15th (US)
• 1948 - 9th (UK)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Other Players	Filmed in
1955–1969
1955	General Electric Theater (TV Episode: "It Gives Me Great Pleasure")	Kate Kennedy		Patric Knowles
1957	General Electric Theater (TV Episode: "Lady of the House")	Maggie Webster		Robert Preston
	General Electric Theater (TV Episode: "Love Came Late")	Allie Evans		Melvyn Douglas
	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Episode: "No Second Helpingre")			Jill St. John
1959	Meet Me in St. Louis (TV Special)	Mrs. Smith	George Schaefer	Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain, Patty Duke, Tab Hunter
1960	The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Episode: "Surprise Party")	Mary Sidney		Gerald Mohr, Mark Goddard
	What's My Line? (Episode: July 31)	Mystery Guest
	I've Got a Secret (Episode: November 30)	Herself
1967	Family Affair (TV Episode: "A Helping Hand")	Adele	William D. Russell	Brian Keith, John Williams	color
	The Virginian (TV Episode: "Lady of the House")	Mrs. Miles	Abner Biberman	Doug McClure, James Drury	color
1970–1991
1970	The 42nd Annual Academy Awards	Herself (Presenter: Best Short Films, Art Direction, and Best Director)	Jack Haley, Jr. Richard Dunlap		color
1971	Death Takes a Holiday (TV movie)	Selena Chapman	Robert Butler	Yvette Mimieux, Monte Markham	Technicolor
1971	Do Not Fold, Spindle or Mutilate (TV movie)	Evelyn Tryon	Ted Post	Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick, Sylvia Sidney	color
1972	Columbo (TV Episode: "Étude in Black")	Lizzy Fielding	Nicholas Colasanto	Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner	Technicolor
	The Couple Takes a Wife (TV movie)	Mrs. Flanagan (Mother)	Jerry Paris	Bill Bixby, Paula Prentiss	Technicolor
	The Movie Game (Episode: February 7)	Herself		Larry Blyden	color
1973	Ironside (TV Episode: "All About Andrea")	Andrea Wollcott		Raymond Burr	color
1974	Indict and Convict (TV movie)	Judge Christine Tayloy	Boris Sagal	George Grizzard, William Shatner	Technicolor
	The Elevator (TV movie)	Amanda Kenyon	Jerry Jameson	James Farentino, Roddy McDowell	Technicolor
	ABC's Wide World of Entertainment (Episode: "That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM")	Herself			color
1976	The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler	Herself		William Wyler (honoree)	color
1977	It Happened at Lakewood Manor (TV movie)	Ethel Adams	Robert Scheerer	Suzanne Somers, Robert Foxworth	color
1981	Summer Solstice (TV movie)	Margaret Turner	Ralph Rosenblum	Henry Fonda	color
	Henry Fonda and the Making of Summer Solstice	Herself		Henry Fonda	color
1982	Love, Sidney (TV Episode: "Sidney and the Actress")	Vera Lonnigan		Tony Randall	color
	Night of 100 Stars	Herself	Clark Jones		color
1988	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	Herself (Honoree)		George Burns	color
1991	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards	Herself (Honorary Award Recipient)	Jeff Margolis	Billy Crystal	color