Nancy Carroll
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
Credits
- 1962 · Going My Way as
- 1958 · Naked City as Bernice Hacker
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1938 · There Goes My Heart as Dorothy Moore
- 1938 · That Certain Age as Grace Bristow
- 1935 · Atlantic Adventure as Helen Murdock
- 1935 · After the Dance as Anne Taylor
- 1935 · I'll Love You Always as Nora Clegg
- 1934 · Jealousy as Jo O'Roarke
- 1934 · Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round as Sally Marsh
- 1934 · Springtime for Henry as Julia Jelliwell
- 1933 · I Love That Man as Grace Clark
- 1933 · The Kiss Before the Mirror as Maria Held
- 1933 · The Woman Accused as Glenda O'Brien
- 1933 · Child of Manhattan as Madelaine McGonagle
- 1932 · Under-Cover Man as Lora Madigan
- 1932 · Scarlet Dawn as Tanyusha Krasnoff
- 1932 · Hot Saturday as Ruth Brock
- 1932 · Wayward as Daisy Frost
- 1932 · Broken Lullaby as Fraulein Elsa
- 1931 · Personal Maid as Nora Ryan
- 1931 · The Night Angel as Yula Martini
- 1931 · Stolen Heaven as Mary
- 1930 · Follow Thru as Lora Moore
- 1930 · Laughter as Peggy Gibson
- 1930 · Galas de la Paramount as Self (from original version)
- 1930 · The Devil's Holiday as Hallie Hobart
- 1930 · Paramount on Parade as Herself
- 1930 · Honey as Olivia Dangerfield
- 1930 · Dangerous Paradise as Alma
- 1929 · Sweetie as Barbara Pell
- 1929 · Illusion as Claire Jernigan
- 1929 · The Dance of Life as Bonny Lee King
- 1929 · Close Harmony as Marjorie Merwin
- 1929 · The Sin Sister as Pearl
- 1929 · The Wolf of Wall Street as Gert
- 1928 · The Shopworn Angel as Daisy Heath
- 1928 · Manhattan Cocktail as Babs Clark
- 1928 · The Water Hole as Judith Endicott
- 1928 · Chicken à la King as Maisie Devoe
- 1928 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Barbara Quayle
- 1928 · Abie's Irish Rose as Rosemary Murphy
- 1927 · Ladies Must Dress as Mazie