Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

January 6, 1913

Died

August 12, 2000 (age 87)

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Gretchen Michaela Young

Gretchen Young

Лоретта Янг

Saint Loretta

IMDb

Loretta Young

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 devout Catholic, later worked with various Catholic charities after her acting career.

Filmography

2008FilmThou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)2006Film42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stageas Self (archive footage)2003FilmComplicated Womenas Self (archive footage)2000FilmLon Chaney: A thousand facesas Self (voice)1995FilmLegends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrellas Self 1989FilmLady in a Corneras Grace Guthrie 1987FilmHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas Self 1986FilmChristmas Eveas Amanda Kingsley 1983FilmHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1975FilmBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?as Self (archive footage)1968FilmThe Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)1962TVThe New Loretta Young Showas Christine Massey 1961FilmThe Sparkas Lucy Masters 1953TVLetter to Lorettaas Carol Brown 1953FilmIt Happens Every Thursdayas Jane MacAvoy 1952FilmBecause of Youas Christine Carroll Kimberly 1952FilmPaulaas Paula Rogers 1951FilmHalf Angelas Nora Gilpin 1951FilmCause for Alarm!as Ellen Jones 1950FilmThe Costume Designeras Self (archive footage)1950TVThe Bob Hope Showas Self 1950FilmYou Can Change The Worldas Self 1950FilmKey to the Cityas Clarissa Standish 1949FilmCome to the Stableas Sister Margaret 1949FilmMother Is a Freshmanas Abigail Fortitude Abbott 1949FilmThe Accusedas Dr. Wilma Tuttle 1948FilmRachel and the Strangeras Rachel 1947FilmThe Bishop's Wifeas Julia Brougham 1947FilmThe Farmer's Daughteras Katrin Holstrom 1947FilmThe Perfect Marriageas Maggie Williams 1946FilmThe Strangeras Mary Longstreet 1945FilmAlong Came Jonesas Cherry de Longpre 1944FilmAnd Now Tomorrowas Emily Blair 1944FilmLadies Courageousas Roberta Harper 1944TVGolden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter 1943FilmShow-Business at Waras Self 1943FilmChinaas Carolyn Grant 1942FilmA Night to Rememberas Nancy Troy 1941FilmBedtime Storyas Jane Drake 1941FilmHedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 1941FilmThe Men in Her Lifeas Lina Varasvina / Polly Varley 1941FilmThe Lady from Cheyenneas Annie Morgan 1940FilmHe Stayed for Breakfastas Marianna Duval 1940FilmThe Doctor Takes a Wifeas June Cameron 1939FilmEternally Yoursas Anita Halstead 1939FilmThe Story of Alexander Graham Bellas Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell 1939FilmWife, Husband and Friendas Doris Borland 1938FilmKentuckyas Sally Goodwin 1938FilmSuezas Countess Eugenie de Montijo 1938FilmThree Blind Miceas Pamela Charters 1938FilmFour Men and a Prayeras Lynn Cherrington 1937FilmSecond Honeymoonas Vicky 1937FilmWife, Doctor and Nurseas Ina Heath Lewis 1937FilmLove Under Fireas Myra Cooper 1937FilmCafé Metropoleas Laura Ridgeway 1937FilmLove Is Newsas Tony Gateson 1936FilmLadies in Loveas Susie Schmidt 1936FilmRamonaas Ramona 1936FilmPrivate Numberas Ellen Neal 1936FilmThe Unguarded Houras Lady Helen Dearden 1935FilmHollywood Extra Girlas Crusades Actor (uncredited)1935FilmThe Crusadesas Berengaria, Princess of Navarre 1935FilmCall of the Wildas Claire Blake 1935FilmShanghaias Barbara Howard 1935FilmClive of Indiaas Margaret Maskelyne 1934FilmCaravanas Countess Wilma 1934FilmThe White Paradeas June Arden 1934FilmBulldog Drummond Strikes Backas Lola Field 1934FilmBorn to Be Badas Letty Strong 1934FilmThe House of Rothschildas Julie Rothschild 1933FilmMan's Castleas Trina 1933FilmThe Devil's in Loveas Margot Lesesne 1933FilmShe Had to Say Yesas Florence 'Flo' Denny 1933FilmMidnight Maryas Mary 1933FilmHeroes for Saleas Ruth Loring 1933FilmThe Life of Jimmy Dolanas Peggy 1933FilmZoo in Budapestas Eve 1933FilmGrand Slamas Marcia Stanislavsky 1933FilmEmployees' Entranceas Madeleine Walters West 1932FilmThey Call It Sinas Marion Cullen 1932FilmLife Beginsas Grace Sutton 1932FilmWeek-End Marriageas Lola Davis Hayes 1932FilmPlay Girlas Buster 'Bus' Green Dennis 1932FilmThe Hatchet Manas Sun Toya San 1932FilmTaxi!as Sue Riley Nolan 1931FilmPlatinum Blondeas Gallagher 1931FilmI Like Your Nerveas Diane Forsythe 1931FilmThe Ruling Voiceas Gloria Bannister 1931FilmHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'1931FilmBig Business Girlas Claire 'Mac' McIntyre 1931FilmToo Young to Marryas Elaine Bumpstead 1931FilmThree Girls Lostas Norene McMann 1931FilmThe Stolen Joolsas Loretta Young 1931FilmBeau Idealas Isobel Brandon 1930FilmThe Devil to Pay!as Dorothy Hope 1930FilmThe Right of Wayas Rosalie Evantural 1930FilmWar Nurseas Nurse (uncredited)1930FilmThe Truth About Youthas Phyllis Ericson 1930FilmKismetas Marsinah 1930FilmAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubileeas Self 1930FilmRoad to Paradiseas Margaret Waring / Mary Brennan 1930FilmThe Second Floor Mysteryas Marion Ferguson 1930FilmShow Girl in Hollywoodas Loretta Young 1930FilmThe Man from Blankley'sas Margery Seaton 1930FilmLoose Anklesas Ann 1929FilmThe Show of Showsas Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number 1929FilmThe Forward Passas Patricia Carlyle 1929FilmThe Careless Ageas Muriel 1929FilmFast Lifeas Patricia Mason Stratton 1929FilmThe Girl in the Glass Cageas Gladys Cosgrove 1929FilmThe Squallas Irma 1929FilmSeven Footprints to Satanas One of Satan's Victims 1928FilmThe Head Manas Carol Watts 1928FilmThe Magnificent Flirtas Denise Laverne 1928FilmLaugh, Clown, Laughas Simonetta 1928FilmThe Whip Womanas The Girl 1928FilmScarlet Seasas Margaret Barbour 1927FilmHer Wild Oatas Woman by Ping Pong Table (uncredited)1927FilmNaughty But Niceas (uncredited)1921FilmThe Sheikas Arab Child (uncredited)1921FilmWhite and Unmarriedas Child (uncredited)1919FilmThe Only Wayas Child on Operating Table 1917FilmSirens of the Seaas Child (as Gretchen Young)1917FilmThe Primrose Ringas Fairy (uncredited)