Nancy Carroll

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.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    11/19/1903
Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday
6.6
The Woman Accused
The Woman Accused
5.7
There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart
7.2
Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose
0
Broken Lullaby
Broken Lullaby
7.5
Child of Manhattan
Child of Manhattan
8
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life
5.9
The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday
6.4
Follow Thru
Follow Thru
7.2
Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn
6.5
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror
5.5
Laughter
Laughter
4.9
Stolen Heaven
Stolen Heaven
5
Atlantic Adventure
Atlantic Adventure
5.5
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.2
Dangerous Paradise
Dangerous Paradise
4
The Shopworn Angel
The Shopworn Angel
0
Springtime for Henry
Springtime for Henry
1
The Sin Sister
6
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
0
Manhattan Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
0
Close Harmony
Close Harmony
6.5
The Night Angel
The Night Angel
4
After the Dance
After the Dance
6
Ladies Must Dress
Ladies Must Dress
0
Illusion
Illusion
0
Under-Cover Man
Under-Cover Man
4.5
Sweetie
Sweetie
6
Chicken à la King
Chicken à la King
0
Personal Maid
Personal Maid
3
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
6.4
I Love That Man
I Love That Man
0
Wayward
Wayward
6
That Certain Age
That Certain Age
5
Honey
Honey
5
I'll Love You Always
I'll Love You Always
3
Jealousy
Jealousy
4.7
The Water Hole
The Water Hole
0
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
8.5
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