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Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Acting

Born January 6, 1913 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Biography

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. She won the 1948 best actress Academy Award for her role in the 1947 film The Farmer's Daughter, and received an Oscar nomination for her role in Come to the Stable, in 1950. Young then moved to the relatively new medium of television, where she had a dramatic anthology series called The Loretta Young Show, from 1953 to 1961. The series earned three Emmy Awards, and reran successfully on daytime TV and later in syndication. Young, a…

Known For · 40 titles

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953
The New Loretta Young Show

The New Loretta Young Show

1962
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968
The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947
Lady in a Corner

Lady in a Corner

1989
The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929
Half Angel

Half Angel

1951
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987
Ladies Courageous

Ladies Courageous

1944
The Stranger

The Stranger

1946
Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935
You Can Change The World

You Can Change The World

1950
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2000
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948
The Costume Designer

The Costume Designer

1950
Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945
The Sheik

The Sheik

1921
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975
Paula

Paula

1952
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939
Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

1928
Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933
Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930
The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942
The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940
Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928
The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941
Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

1943
It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

1953
The Accused

The Accused

1949
Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939
Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

1961
Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

1931
The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

1934
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933