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Loretta Young

Bio: Loretta Young (January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953

Born: Mon, Jan 06 1913

Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Death: Sat, Aug 12 2000

Loretta Young is 87 years old

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And the Oscar Goes To...

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in And the Oscar Goes To... as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 01 2014

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as 'Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Mar 03 2008

Girl 27

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in Girl 27 as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 27 2007

42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in 42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Mar 21 2006

Complicated Women

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in Complicated Women as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, May 06 2003

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Loretta Young would have been no older than 87 in Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces as 'Self (voice)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 24 2000

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Loretta Young was 82 in Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 16 1995

Lady in a Corner

Loretta Young was 76 in Lady in a Corner as 'Grace Guthrie'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 11 1989

Christmas Eve

Loretta Young was 73 in Christmas Eve as 'Amanda Kingsley'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 22 1986

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Loretta Young was 70 in Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as 'Self (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 25 1983

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Loretta Young was 62 in Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 06 1975

The Movie Orgy

Loretta Young was 54 in The Movie Orgy as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1968

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Loretta Young was 48 in Hollywood: The Selznick Years as 'Self - 'Rebecca' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 31 1961

The Spark

Loretta Young was 47 in The Spark as 'Lucy Masters'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1961

It Happens Every Thursday

Loretta Young was 40 in It Happens Every Thursday as 'Jane MacAvoy'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 22 1953

Because of You

Loretta Young was 39 in Because of You as 'Christine Carroll Kimberly'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 04 1952

Paula

Loretta Young was 39 in Paula as 'Paula Rogers'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 15 1952

Half Angel

Loretta Young was 38 in Half Angel as 'Nora Gilpin'.

Movie Released: Sat, May 05 1951

Cause for Alarm!

Loretta Young was 38 in Cause for Alarm! as 'Ellen Jones'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 30 1951

The Costume Designer

Loretta Young was 37 in The Costume Designer as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 13 1950

You Can Change The World

Loretta Young was 37 in You Can Change The World as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 25 1950

Key to the City

Loretta Young was 37 in Key to the City as 'Clarissa Standish'.

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 02 1950

Come to the Stable

Loretta Young was 36 in Come to the Stable as 'Sister Margaret'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 27 1949

Mother Is a Freshman

Loretta Young was 36 in Mother Is a Freshman as 'Abigail Fortitude Abbott'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 12 1949

The Accused

Loretta Young was 36 in The Accused as 'Dr. Wilma Tuttle'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 12 1949

Rachel and the Stranger

Loretta Young was 35 in Rachel and the Stranger as 'Rachel'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 18 1948

The Bishop's Wife

Loretta Young was 34 in The Bishop's Wife as 'Julia Brougham'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 25 1947

The Farmer's Daughter

Loretta Young was 34 in The Farmer's Daughter as 'Katrin Holstrom'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 26 1947

The Perfect Marriage

Loretta Young was 34 in The Perfect Marriage as 'Maggie Williams'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 24 1947

The Stranger

Loretta Young was 33 in The Stranger as 'Mary Longstreet'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 02 1946

Along Came Jones

Loretta Young was 32 in Along Came Jones as 'Cherry de Longpre'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 19 1945

And Now Tomorrow

Loretta Young was 31 in And Now Tomorrow as 'Emily Blair'.

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 22 1944

Ladies Courageous

Loretta Young was 31 in Ladies Courageous as 'Roberta Harper'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 02 1944

Show-Business at War

Loretta Young was 30 in Show-Business at War as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 21 1943

China

Loretta Young was 30 in China as 'Carolyn Grant'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 21 1943

A Night to Remember

Loretta Young was 29 in A Night to Remember as 'Nancy Troy'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 10 1942

Bedtime Story

Loretta Young was 28 in Bedtime Story as 'Jane Drake'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 25 1941

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Loretta Young was 28 in Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Movie Released: Fri, Dec 05 1941

The Men in Her Life

Loretta Young was 28 in The Men in Her Life as 'Lina Varasvina / Polly Varley'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 30 1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

Loretta Young was 28 in The Lady from Cheyenne as 'Annie Morgan'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 11 1941

He Stayed for Breakfast

Loretta Young was 27 in He Stayed for Breakfast as 'Marianna Duval'.

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 31 1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

Loretta Young was 27 in The Doctor Takes a Wife as 'June Cameron'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 25 1940

Eternally Yours

Loretta Young was 26 in Eternally Yours as 'Anita Halstead'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 07 1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Loretta Young was 26 in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as 'Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell'.

Movie Released: Tue, Apr 04 1939

Wife, Husband and Friend

Loretta Young was 26 in Wife, Husband and Friend as 'Doris Borland'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 03 1939

Kentucky

Loretta Young was 25 in Kentucky as 'Sally Goodwin'.

Movie Released: Fri, Dec 30 1938

Suez

Loretta Young was 25 in Suez as 'Countess Eugenie de Montijo'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 28 1938

Three Blind Mice

Loretta Young was 25 in Three Blind Mice as 'Pamela Charters'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 18 1938

Four Men and a Prayer

Loretta Young was 25 in Four Men and a Prayer as 'Lynn Cherrington'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 29 1938

Second Honeymoon

Loretta Young was 24 in Second Honeymoon as 'Vicky'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 13 1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Loretta Young was 24 in Wife, Doctor and Nurse as 'Ina Heath Lewis'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 17 1937

Love Under Fire

Loretta Young was 24 in Love Under Fire as 'Myra Cooper'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 20 1937

Café Metropole

Loretta Young was 24 in Café Metropole as 'Laura Ridgeway'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 28 1937

Love Is News

Loretta Young was 24 in Love Is News as 'Tony Gateson'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 26 1937

Ladies In Love

Loretta Young was 23 in Ladies In Love as 'Susie Schmidt'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 09 1936

Ramona

Loretta Young was 23 in Ramona as 'Ramona'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 25 1936

Private Number

Loretta Young was 23 in Private Number as 'Ellen Neal'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 05 1936

The Unguarded Hour

Loretta Young was 23 in The Unguarded Hour as 'Lady Helen Dearden'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 10 1936

Hollywood Extra Girl

Loretta Young was 22 in Hollywood Extra Girl as 'Crusades Actor (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 22 1935

The Crusades

Loretta Young was 22 in The Crusades as 'Berengaria, Princess of Navarre'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 21 1935

Call of the Wild

Loretta Young was 22 in Call of the Wild as 'Claire Blake'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 09 1935

Shanghai

Loretta Young was 22 in Shanghai as 'Barbara Howard'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 19 1935

Clive of India

Loretta Young was 22 in Clive of India as 'Margaret Maskelyne'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 25 1935

Caravan

Loretta Young was 21 in Caravan as 'Countess Wilma'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 30 1934

The White Parade

Loretta Young was 21 in The White Parade as 'June Arden'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 16 1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Loretta Young was 21 in Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as 'Lola Field'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 15 1934

Born to Be Bad

Loretta Young was 21 in Born to Be Bad as 'Letty Strong'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 18 1934

The House of Rothschild

Loretta Young was 21 in The House of Rothschild as 'Julie Rothschild'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 07 1934

Man's Castle

Loretta Young was 20 in Man's Castle as 'Trina'.

Movie Released: Mon, Nov 20 1933

The Devil's in Love

Loretta Young was 20 in The Devil's in Love as 'Margot Lesesne'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 21 1933

She Had to Say Yes

Loretta Young was 20 in She Had to Say Yes as 'Florence 'Flo' Denny'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jul 15 1933

Midnight Mary

Loretta Young was 20 in Midnight Mary as 'Mary'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 30 1933

Heroes for Sale

Loretta Young was 20 in Heroes for Sale as 'Ruth Loring'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 17 1933

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

Loretta Young was 20 in The Life of Jimmy Dolan as 'Peggy'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 03 1933

Zoo in Budapest

Loretta Young was 20 in Zoo in Budapest as 'Eve'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 28 1933

Grand Slam

Loretta Young was 20 in Grand Slam as 'Marcia Stanislavsky'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 22 1933

Employees' Entrance

Loretta Young was 20 in Employees' Entrance as 'Madeleine Walters West'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 11 1933

They Call It Sin

Loretta Young was 19 in They Call It Sin as 'Marion Cullen'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 05 1932

Life Begins

Loretta Young was 19 in Life Begins as 'Grace Sutton'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 10 1932

Week-End Marriage

Loretta Young was 19 in Week-End Marriage as 'Lola Davis Hayes'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 18 1932

Play Girl

Loretta Young was 19 in Play Girl as 'Buster 'Bus' Green Dennis'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 12 1932

The Hatchet Man

Loretta Young was 19 in The Hatchet Man as 'Sun Toya San'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 06 1932

Taxi!

Loretta Young was 18 in Taxi! as 'Sue Riley Nolan'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 29 1931

Platinum Blonde

Loretta Young was 18 in Platinum Blonde as 'Gallagher'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 31 1931

I Like Your Nerve

Loretta Young was 18 in I Like Your Nerve as 'Diane Forsythe'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 12 1931

The Ruling Voice

Loretta Young was 18 in The Ruling Voice as 'Gloria Bannister'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 10 1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'

Loretta Young was 18 in How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'

Movie Released: Sat, Aug 01 1931

Big Business Girl

Loretta Young was 18 in Big Business Girl as 'Claire 'Mac' McIntyre'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 12 1931

Too Young to Marry

Loretta Young was 18 in Too Young to Marry as 'Elaine Bumpstead'.

Movie Released: Sun, May 03 1931

Three Girls Lost

Loretta Young was 18 in Three Girls Lost as 'Norene McMann'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 19 1931

The Stolen Jools

Loretta Young was 18 in The Stolen Jools as 'Loretta Young'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 04 1931

Beau Ideal

Loretta Young was 18 in Beau Ideal as 'Isobel Brandon'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 25 1931

The Devil to Pay!

Loretta Young was 17 in The Devil to Pay! as 'Dorothy Hope'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 18 1930

The Right of Way

Loretta Young was 17 in The Right of Way as 'Rosalie Evantural'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 11 1930

War Nurse

Loretta Young was 17 in War Nurse as 'Nurse (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 22 1930

The Truth About Youth

Loretta Young was 17 in The Truth About Youth as 'Phyllis Ericson'.

Movie Released: Mon, Nov 03 1930

Kismet

Loretta Young was 17 in Kismet as 'Marsinah'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 30 1930

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Loretta Young was 17 in An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 01 1930

Road to Paradise

Loretta Young was 17 in Road to Paradise as 'Margaret Waring / Mary Brennan'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 20 1930

The Second Floor Mystery

Loretta Young was 17 in The Second Floor Mystery as 'Marion Ferguson'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 26 1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

Loretta Young was 17 in Show Girl in Hollywood as 'Loretta Young'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 20 1930

The Man from Blankley's

Loretta Young was 17 in The Man from Blankley's as 'Margery Seaton'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 28 1930

Loose Ankles

Loretta Young was 17 in Loose Ankles as 'Ann'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 02 1930

Show of Shows

Loretta Young was 16 in Show of Shows as 'Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 21 1929

The Forward Pass

Loretta Young was 16 in The Forward Pass as 'Patricia Carlyle'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 10 1929

The Careless Age

Loretta Young was 16 in The Careless Age as 'Muriel'.

Movie Released: Sun, Sep 15 1929

Fast Life

Loretta Young was 16 in Fast Life as 'Patricia Mason Stratton'.

Movie Released: Sun, Sep 01 1929

The Girl in the Glass Cage

Loretta Young was 16 in The Girl in the Glass Cage as 'Gladys Cosgrove'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jun 23 1929

The Squall

Loretta Young was 16 in The Squall as 'Irma'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 09 1929

Seven Footprints to Satan

Loretta Young was 16 in Seven Footprints to Satan as 'One of Satan's Victims (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 27 1929

The Head Man

Loretta Young was 15 in The Head Man as 'Carol Watts'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 08 1928

The Magnificent Flirt

Loretta Young was 15 in The Magnificent Flirt as 'Denise Laverne'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 02 1928

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Loretta Young was 15 in Laugh, Clown, Laugh as 'Simonetta'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 14 1928

The Whip Woman

Loretta Young was 15 in The Whip Woman as 'The Girl'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 05 1928

Scarlet Seas

Loretta Young was 15 in Scarlet Seas as 'Margaret Barbour'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 12 1928

Her Wild Oat

Loretta Young was 14 in Her Wild Oat as 'Woman by Ping Pong Table (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 25 1927

Naughty But Nice

Loretta Young was 14 in Naughty But Nice as '(uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 25 1927

The Sheik

Loretta Young was 8 in The Sheik as 'Arab Child (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 20 1921

White and Unmarried

Loretta Young was 8 in White and Unmarried as 'Child (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Sun, May 29 1921

The Only Way

Loretta Young was 5 in The Only Way as 'Child on Operating Table'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1919

Sirens of the Sea

Loretta Young was 4 in Sirens of the Sea as 'Child (as Gretchen Young)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Sep 20 1917

The Primrose Ring

Loretta Young was 4 in The Primrose Ring as 'Fairy (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 07 1917

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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The New Loretta Young Show

Loretta Young was 49+ in The New Loretta Young Show as ', Christine Massey'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Sep 24 1962

Letter to Loretta

Loretta Young was 40+ in Letter to Loretta as 'Carol Brown, Barbara Devon, Self - Host, Ruth Baxter, Kim Collet, Margaret Channing, Audrey Curtis, Janice Hite, Helen Seaton, Catherine Harding, Laura Macklin, Mabel MacAfee, Judy Evans, Ellie Winters, Queen Nefertiti, Victor Conrad, Muriel Vail, Countess, Sister Ann, Gretchen Brock-Miller, Martha, Miss Ryan, Gerda Freuling, Edie Royal, Penelope Ashley, Kiku Arikawa, Thelma Brown, Jean Kennedy, Allison Bainworth, Susan Parker, Countess Barocci, Pam Gates, Karima, Amy Stewart, Kay Mathews, Judge Lila Brighton, Janet Forbes, Alma, Beth Hammond, Peggy Simms / Miss Connally, Taka, Maria Gordella, Connie Van, Fay Davies, Janet Barlow, Margaret Hutchins, Vera Wilson, Alice Ward, Augusta Smith, Susan Glover, Madeliene Vanderhoff, Polly Fry, Norma Hutton, Audrey Dickerson, Katharine, Eleanor Stark, Sally Hays, Anita Dodd, Donna Landon, Irene Sherwood, Felice Minton, Betty Rogers, Dina, Yuki Arakawa, Katherine Ward, Margaret Underwood, Isobel DeHavilland, Elizabeth Collier, Lucy Anderson, Sylvia, Margo Randall, Louise Roberts, Linda Perkins, Harriet Sands, Nora Halliday, Helen Talbot, Madge Mason, Nancy Hamilton, Marcy Thorne, Jane Seaton, Betty Taylor, Alva Knox, Teddy Butler, Sally Webster, Irene Dodds, Norma Kelvin, Inga Helborg, Jenny, Kitty Coughlin, Paula, Miss Springs, Harriet Patton, Susan Stevens - Stepmother, Mary Bertch, Scottie, Penny Blodgett, Grace Hart, Suzie James, Amanda Seaton, Audrey - a teacher, Alison Ives, Cora Skinner, Kathy Ames, Susan Franklin, Dr. Juliet, Elizabeth Stacey, Rita Cole, Lynn Roth, Alice Hendricks, Janet Pressman, Marcella Dawson, Ellen Morgan, Ayesha the Maharani, Prudence Bixby, Sadie - Coffee Shop Waitress, Kiyoshi, Ruth Handley / Rosalie Simms, Charlotte Bronte, Amy, Ethel Morris, Lenore Kent, Eve Wayne, Self - Hostess'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1953

Golden Globe Awards

Loretta Young was 31+ in Golden Globe Awards as 'Self - Presenter, Self - Winner'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Jan 20 1944