Nancy Carroll

Known For

Acting

Born

Nov 19, 1903

Died

Aug 06, 1965

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Credits

43 titles

Nancy Carroll

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 contributions to the motion picture industry, Nancy Carroll has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1719 Vine Street.

Known For

Filmography

1962

Going My Way

Tv
1958

Naked City

Bernice Hacker

Tv
1952

This Is Your Life

Self

Tv
1949

The Aldrich Family

Alice Aldrich

Tv
1938

There Goes My Heart

Dorothy Moore

Movie
1938

That Certain Age

Grace Bristow

Movie
1935

Atlantic Adventure

Helen Murdock

Movie
1935

After the Dance

Anne Taylor

Movie
1935

I'll Love You Always

Nora Clegg

Movie
1934

Jealousy

Jo O'Roarke

Movie
1934

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Sally Marsh

Movie
1934

Springtime for Henry

Julia Jelliwell

Movie
1933

I Love That Man

Grace Clark

Movie
1933

The Kiss Before the Mirror

Maria Held

Movie
1933

The Woman Accused

Glenda O'Brien

Movie
1933

Child of Manhattan

Madelaine McGonagle

Movie
1932

Under-Cover Man

Lora Madigan

Movie
1932

Scarlet Dawn

Tanyusha Krasnoff

Movie
1932

Hot Saturday

Ruth Brock

Movie
1932

Wayward

Daisy Frost

Movie
1932

Broken Lullaby

Fraulein Elsa

Movie
1931

Personal Maid

Nora Ryan

Movie
1931

The Night Angel

Yula Martini

Movie
1931

Stolen Heaven

Mary

Movie
1930

Follow Thru

Lora Moore

Movie
1930

Laughter

Peggy Gibson

Movie
1930

The Devil's Holiday

Hallie Hobart

Movie
1930

Paramount on Parade

Herself

Movie
1930

Honey

Olivia Dangerfield

Movie
1930

Dangerous Paradise

Alma

Movie
1929

Sweetie

Barbara Pell

Movie
1929

Illusion

Claire Jernigan

Movie
1929

The Dance of Life

Bonny Lee King

Movie
1929

Close Harmony

Marjorie Merwin

Movie
1929

The Sin Sister

Pearl

Movie
1929

The Wolf of Wall Street

Gert

Movie
1928

The Shopworn Angel

Daisy Heath

Movie
1928

Manhattan Cocktail

Babs Clark

Movie
1928

The Water Hole

Judith Endicott

Movie
1928

Chicken à la King

Maisie Devoe

Movie
1928

Easy Come, Easy Go

Barbara Quayle

Movie
1928

Abie's Irish Rose

Rosemary Murphy

Movie
1927

Ladies Must Dress

Mazie

Movie