Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll

Birthday: 1903-11-19

Deathday: 1965-08-06

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Also known as: Ann Veronica LaHiff

imdb_id: nm0007216

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.

Played in movies:

The Wolf of Wall Street

Score: 8.5

Broken Lullaby

Score: 7.5

Follow Thru

Score: 7.4

Child of Manhattan

Score: 7.2

There Goes My Heart

Score: 7.1

Close Harmony

Score: 6.5

Scarlet Dawn

Score: 6.5

Hot Saturday

Score: 6.5

The Devil's Holiday

Score: 6.3

Paramount on Parade

Score: 6.1

Wayward

Score: 6.0

After the Dance

Score: 6.0

The Sin Sister

Score: 6.0

The Woman Accused

Score: 5.9

Sweetie

Score: 5.8

The Kiss Before the Mirror

Score: 5.5

Atlantic Adventure

Score: 5.5

The Dance of Life

Score: 5.5

That Certain Age

Score: 5.1

Honey

Score: 5.0

Stolen Heaven

Score: 5.0

Laughter

Score: 5.0

Jealousy

Score: 4.7

Under-Cover Man

Score: 4.5

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Score: 4.4

The Night Angel

Score: 4.0

Dangerous Paradise

Score: 3.8

I'll Love You Always

Score: 3.0

Personal Maid

Score: 3.0

Springtime for Henry

Score: 1.0

The Water Hole

Score: 0.0

I Love That Man

Score: 0.0

Chicken à la King

Score: 0.0

Illusion

Score: 0.0

Ladies Must Dress

Score: 0.0

Manhattan Cocktail

Score: 0.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

Score: 0.0

The Shopworn Angel

Score: 0.0

Abie's Irish Rose

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

This Is Your Life

Score: 6.4

Going My Way

Score: 5.7

Naked City

Score: 5.5