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Nancy Carroll

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Nancy Carroll

Born November 19, 1903 in New York City, New York, USADied August 6, 196538 films

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.

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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.

Filmography

38 films as actor
  1. 1938There Goes My HeartDorothy Moore
  2. 1938That Certain AgeGrace Bristow
  3. 1935Atlantic AdventureHelen Murdock
  4. 1935After the DanceAnne Taylor
  5. 1935I'll Love You AlwaysNora Clegg
  6. 1934JealousyJo O'Roarke
  7. 1934Transatlantic Merry-Go-RoundSally Marsh
  8. 1934Springtime for HenryJulia Jelliwell
  9. 1933I Love That ManGrace Clark
  10. 1933The Kiss Before the MirrorMaria Held
  11. 1933The Woman AccusedGlenda O'Brien
  12. 1933Child of ManhattanMadelaine McGonagle
  13. 1932Under-Cover ManLora Madigan
  14. 1932Scarlet DawnTanyusha Krasnoff
  15. 1932Hot SaturdayRuth Brock
  16. 1932WaywardDaisy Frost
  17. 1932Broken LullabyFraulein Elsa
  18. 1931Personal MaidNora Ryan
  19. 1931The Night AngelYula Martini
  20. 1931Stolen HeavenMary
  21. 1930Follow ThruLora Moore
  22. 1930LaughterPeggy Gibson
  23. 1930The Devil's HolidayHallie Hobart
  24. 1930HoneyOlivia Dangerfield
  25. 1930Dangerous ParadiseAlma
  26. 1929SweetieBarbara Pell
  27. 1929IllusionClaire Jernigan
  28. 1929The Dance of LifeBonny Lee King
  29. 1929Close HarmonyMarjorie Merwin
  30. 1929The Sin SisterPearl
  31. 1929The Wolf of Wall StreetGert
  32. 1928The Shopworn AngelDaisy Heath
  33. 1928Manhattan CocktailBabs Clark
  34. 1928The Water HoleJudith Endicott
  35. 1928Chicken à la KingMaisie Devoe
  36. 1928Easy Come, Easy GoBarbara Quayle
  37. 1928Abie's Irish RoseRosemary Murphy
  38. 1927Ladies Must DressMazie