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Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll

Actor · Born 1903-11-19 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Nancy Carroll (November 19, 1903 – August 6, 1965) was an American actress.She began her acting career in Broadway musicals. She became a successful actress in "talkies" because her musical background enabled her to play in the movie musicals of the 1930s. Her film debut was in Ladies Must Dress in 1927. In 1928 she made eight films. One of them, Easy Come, Easy Go, co-starring Richard Dix, made her a star. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for The Devil's Holiday. Among her other films are Laughter (1930), Paramount on Parade (1930), Hot Saturday (1932) with Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) directed by James Whale, and Broken Lullaby aka The Man I Killed (1932) directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Carroll retired from films in 1938, returned to the stage, and starred in the early television series The Aldrich Family in 1950. In the following year, she guest starred in the television version of The Egg and I, starring her daughter, Patricia Kirkland. On August 6, 1965, she was found dead after failing to arrive at the theatre for a performance. The cause of her death was an aneurysm. She was 61 years old. For her contributio…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Broken Lullaby (1932) — Fraulein Elsa
  2. Hot Saturday (1932) — Ruth Brock
  3. The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) — Maria Held
  4. Laughter (1930) — Peggy Gibson
  5. There Goes My Heart (1938) — Dorothy Moore
  6. Naked City (1958) — Bernice Hacker
  7. This Is Your Life (1952) — Self
  8. The Dance of Life (1929) — Bonny Lee King
  9. The Devil's Holiday (1930) — Hallie Hobart
  10. The Woman Accused (1933) — Glenda O'Brien
  11. Dangerous Paradise (1930) — Alma
  12. Paramount on Parade (1930) — Herself
  13. Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) — Sally Marsh
  14. That Certain Age (1938) — Grace Bristow
  15. Follow Thru (1930) — Lora Moore
  16. Child of Manhattan (1933) — Madelaine McGonagle
  17. The Night Angel (1931) — Yula Martini
  18. Sweetie (1929) — Barbara Pell
  19. Jealousy (1934) — Jo O'Roarke
  20. The Wolf of Wall Street (1929) — Gert
  21. Going My Way (1962)
  22. Scarlet Dawn (1932) — Tanyusha Krasnoff
  23. Stolen Heaven (1931) — Mary
  24. Atlantic Adventure (1935) — Helen Murdock
  25. Springtime for Henry (1934) — Julia Jelliwell
  26. Under-Cover Man (1932) — Lora Madigan
  27. Wayward (1932) — Daisy Frost
  28. Honey (1930) — Olivia Dangerfield
  29. I'll Love You Always (1935) — Nora Clegg
  30. The Sin Sister (1929) — Pearl
  31. Close Harmony (1929) — Marjorie Merwin
  32. After the Dance (1935) — Anne Taylor
  33. Personal Maid (1931) — Nora Ryan
  34. Abie's Irish Rose (1928) — Rosemary Murphy
  35. The Shopworn Angel (1928) — Daisy Heath
  36. Easy Come, Easy Go (1928) — Barbara Quayle
  37. Manhattan Cocktail (1928) — Babs Clark
  38. Ladies Must Dress (1927) — Mazie
  39. Illusion (1929) — Claire Jernigan
  40. Chicken à la King (1928) — Maisie Devoe