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Nancy
Carroll
1904 - 1965 |
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. The actress Nancy Carroll was born as Ann Veronica LaHiff in New York. She already appeared in 1918 for the first time in a movie with the title "Riders of the Purple Sage", beside it she played small parts at the theater. Her real film career began in 1927 and lasted about ten years. She took part in the silent movies "Ladies Must Dress" (27), "The Water Hole" (28), "Mr. Romeo" (28) and "Easy Come, Easy Go" (28) - her first great success. Her breakthrough came with the arise of the sound film era, where she was convincing in dramatic roles as well as musical comedies. To her successful productions belong "The Shopworn Angel" (29), "The Dance of Life" (29), "Dangerous Paradise" (30), "Follow Thru" (30), "The Devil's Holiday" (30) - for which she was nominated for an Oscar - "Wayward" (32), "Scarlett Dawn" (32) and "Women Accused" (33). After the movies "Jealousy" (34), "Atlantic Adventure" (35), "There
Goes My Heart" (38) and "That Certain Age" (38) she retired from the film
business and dedicated to the theater. She only returned on the (small)
screen for the TV serial "The Aldrich Family" (50) and others.
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