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Nancy Carroll
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Nancy Carroll
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-11-19,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

The Woman Accused

6

The Woman Accused
1933-02-17

6.619

Hot Saturday
1932-10-28

There Goes My Heart

7.267

There Goes My Heart
1938-10-14

Abie's Irish Rose

10

Abie's Irish Rose
1928-04-19

7.466

Broken Lullaby
1932-01-24

Child of Manhattan

7.2

Child of Manhattan
1933-02-11

The Dance of Life

5.792

The Dance of Life
1929-08-16

The Devil's Holiday

6.25

The Devil's Holiday
1930-05-09

7.571

Follow Thru
1930-09-26

7.3

Scarlet Dawn
1932-11-12

The Kiss Before the Mirror

5.6

The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933-05-04

4.875

Laughter
1930-09-24

7

Stolen Heaven
1931-02-20

Atlantic Adventure

6

Atlantic Adventure
1935-08-25

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

4.625

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934-11-02

Dangerous Paradise

3.9

Dangerous Paradise
1930-02-13

The Shopworn Angel

9

The Shopworn Angel
1928-12-29

Springtime for Henry

4

Springtime for Henry
1934-08-22

7

The Sin Sister
1929-02-10

Manhattan Cocktail

8

Manhattan Cocktail
1928-11-24

Easy Come, Easy Go

7

Easy Come, Easy Go
1928-04-20

6.75

Close Harmony
1929-04-12

The Night Angel

4.875

The Night Angel
1931-07-18

After the Dance

6.5

After the Dance
1935-06-25

Ladies Must Dress

7

Ladies Must Dress
1927-11-20

9

Illusion
1929-09-21

Under-Cover Man

6.333

Under-Cover Man
1932-12-02

6.625

Sweetie
1929-10-25

Chicken à la King

8

Chicken à la King
1928-06-09

6.5

Personal Maid
1931-09-12

Paramount on Parade

6.111

Paramount on Parade
1930-04-22

I Love That Man

10

I Love That Man
1933-07-07

6.333

Wayward
1932-02-19

That Certain Age

5.5

That Certain Age
1938-10-06

6

Honey
1930-03-29

I'll Love You Always

5

I'll Love You Always
1935-03-19

5.75

Jealousy
1934-11-23

8

The Water Hole
1928-08-25

The Wolf of Wall Street

8.375

The Wolf of Wall Street
1929-02-09

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

6.5

Going My Way
1962-10-03

This Is Your Life

6.5

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01