
Nancy Carroll
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.
Acting (39 movies)

Hot Saturday
1932

The Woman Accused
1933

There Goes My Heart
1938

Abie's Irish Rose
1928

Broken Lullaby
1932

Child of Manhattan
1933

The Dance of Life
1929

The Devil's Holiday
1930

Follow Thru
1930

Scarlet Dawn
1932

The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933

Laughter
1930

Stolen Heaven
1931

Atlantic Adventure
1935

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934

Dangerous Paradise
1930

The Shopworn Angel
1928

Springtime for Henry
1934

The Sin Sister
1929

Easy Come, Easy Go
1928

Manhattan Cocktail
1928

Close Harmony
1929

The Night Angel
1931

After the Dance
1935

Ladies Must Dress
1927

Illusion
1929

Under-Cover Man
1932

Sweetie
1929

Chicken à la King
1928

Personal Maid
1931

Paramount on Parade
1930

I Love That Man
1933

Wayward
1932

That Certain Age
1938

Honey
1930

Jealousy
1934

I'll Love You Always
1935

The Water Hole
1928

The Wolf of Wall Street
1929
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