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
Going My Way
Naked City
Bernice Hacker
This Is Your Life
Self
The Aldrich Family
Alice Aldrich
There Goes My Heart
Dorothy Moore
That Certain Age
Grace Bristow
Atlantic Adventure
Helen Murdock
After the Dance
Anne Taylor
I'll Love You Always
Nora Clegg
Jealousy
Jo O'Roarke
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Sally Marsh
Springtime for Henry
Julia Jelliwell
I Love That Man
Grace Clark
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Maria Held
The Woman Accused
Glenda O'Brien
Child of Manhattan
Madelaine McGonagle
Under-Cover Man
Lora Madigan
Scarlet Dawn
Tanyusha Krasnoff
Hot Saturday
Ruth Brock
Wayward
Daisy Frost
Broken Lullaby
Fraulein Elsa
Personal Maid
Nora Ryan
The Night Angel
Yula Martini
Stolen Heaven
Mary
Follow Thru
Lora Moore
Laughter
Peggy Gibson
The Devil's Holiday
Hallie Hobart
Paramount on Parade
Herself
Honey
Olivia Dangerfield
Dangerous Paradise
Alma
Sweetie
Barbara Pell
Illusion
Claire Jernigan
The Dance of Life
Bonny Lee King
Close Harmony
Marjorie Merwin
The Sin Sister
Pearl
The Wolf of Wall Street
Gert
The Shopworn Angel
Daisy Heath
Manhattan Cocktail
Babs Clark
The Water Hole
Judith Endicott
Chicken à la King
Maisie Devoe
Easy Come, Easy Go
Barbara Quayle
Abie's Irish Rose
Rosemary Murphy
Ladies Must Dress
Mazie