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 Devils 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.

All movies available from Nancy Carroll

Poster movie After the Dance

After the Dance

Movie
Poster movie That Certain Age

That Certain Age

Movie

Movies unavailable from Nancy Carroll

Hot Saturday

Ruth Brock

Movie 1932

The Woman Accused

Glenda O'Brien

Movie 1933

There Goes My Heart

Dorothy Moore

Movie 1938

Abie's Irish Rose

Rosemary Murphy

Movie 1928

Broken Lullaby

Fraulein Elsa

Movie 1932

Child of Manhattan

Madelaine McGonagle

Movie 1933

The Dance of Life

Bonny Lee King

Movie 1929

The Devil's Holiday

Hallie Hobart

Movie 1930

Follow Thru

Lora Moore

Movie 1930

Scarlet Dawn

Tanyusha Krasnoff

Movie 1932

The Kiss Before the Mirror

Maria Held

Movie 1933

Laughter

Peggy Gibson

Movie 1930

Stolen Heaven

Mary

Movie 1931

Atlantic Adventure

Helen Murdock

Movie 1935

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Sally Marsh

Movie 1934

Dangerous Paradise

Alma

Movie 1930

The Shopworn Angel

Daisy Heath

Movie 1928

Springtime for Henry

Julia Jelliwell

Movie 1934

The Sin Sister

Pearl

Movie 1929

Easy Come, Easy Go

Barbara Quayle

Movie 1928

Manhattan Cocktail

Babs Clark

Movie 1928

Close Harmony

Marjorie Merwin

Movie 1929

The Night Angel

Yula Martini

Movie 1931

Ladies Must Dress

Mazie

Movie 1927

Illusion

Claire Jernigan

Movie 1929

Under-Cover Man

Lora Madigan

Movie 1932

Sweetie

Barbara Pell

Movie 1929

Chicken à la King

Maisie Devoe

Movie 1928

Personal Maid

Nora Ryan

Movie 1931

Paramount on Parade

Herself

Movie 1930

I Love That Man

Grace Clark

Movie 1933

Wayward

Daisy Frost

Movie 1932

Honey

Olivia Dangerfield

Movie 1930

Jealousy

Jo O'Roarke

Movie 1934

I'll Love You Always

Nora Clegg

Movie 1935

The Water Hole

Judith Endicott

Movie 1928

The Wolf of Wall Street

Gert

Movie 1929

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Naked City

Bernice Hacker

Tv 1958

Going My Way

Tv 1962

This Is Your Life

Self

Tv 1952