
Nancy Carroll
Known for ActingBorn 1903-11-19Died 1965-08-06New York City, New York, USA
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.Read more
Movies & web series
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I Love That Man
1933 · Movie
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Abie's Irish Rose
1928 · Movie
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Illusion
1929 · Movie
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The Shopworn Angel
1928 · Movie
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The Wolf of Wall Street
1929 · Movie
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Manhattan Cocktail
1928 · Movie
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Chicken à la King
1928 · Movie
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The Water Hole
1928 · Movie
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Follow Thru
1930 · Movie
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Broken Lullaby
1932 · Movie
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There Goes My Heart
1938 · Movie
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Scarlet Dawn
1932 · Movie
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Child of Manhattan
1933 · Movie
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Stolen Heaven
1931 · Movie
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The Sin Sister
1929 · Movie
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Easy Come, Easy Go
1928 · Movie
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Ladies Must Dress
1927 · Movie
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Going My Way
1962 · Series
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Close Harmony
1929 · Movie
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This Is Your Life
1952 · Series
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Hot Saturday
1932 · Movie
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Sweetie
1929 · Movie
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After the Dance
1935 · Movie
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Personal Maid
1931 · Movie
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Under-Cover Man
1932 · Movie
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Wayward
1932 · Movie
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The Devil's Holiday
1930 · Movie
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Paramount on Parade
1930 · Movie
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Atlantic Adventure
1935 · Movie
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The Woman Accused
1933 · Movie
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Honey
1930 · Movie
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Naked City
1958 · Series
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Jealousy
1934 · Movie
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The Dance of Life
1929 · Movie
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The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933 · Movie
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That Certain Age
1938 · Movie
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I'll Love You Always
1935 · Movie
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The Night Angel
1931 · Movie
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Laughter
1930 · Movie
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934 · Movie
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Springtime for Henry
1934 · Movie
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Dangerous Paradise
1930 · Movie