Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll ( born November 19, 1904 in New York City, New York; † August 6, 1965 ibid; really Ann Veronica Lahiff ) was an American actress. She was a popular actress of the early sound era.

Life

Nany Carroll already had some experience on Broadway as a dancer when she was taken in 1927 by Paramount under contract. She turned at first only in the New York Astoria Studios and was in the time of change from silent films to talkies becoming one of the most popular actress. The studio built the red-haired, high-spirited Carroll on in place of Clara Bow, who was increasingly by weight problems and her difficult personal life a burden. Carroll was thanks to appearances on Close Harmony and The Dance of Life to Paramount's first musical star and got the beginning of 1930 more fan mail than any other star in Hollywood. After initially often occurred alongside Charles " Buddy" Rogers, she finally found her perfect in Phillips Holmes movie partner. The two had with The Devil 's Holiday a great financial success and Carroll a petty criminal who spent happy hours with a pickpocket, the Oscar nominated for her performance. She lost very narrowly to Norma Shearer.

The collaboration between the studio bosses and Carroll was not easy and the actress was often suspended because she was not satisfied with the role offers. After much public controversy they agreed to at the end of 1932 to appear in Ernst Lubitsch war veteran drama Changeling one last time next to Holmes. The film became such a failure that Lubitsch never again chose a serious subject for one of his films. Carroll turned even a movie at Paramount, Hot Saturday, which gave Cary Grant more scenes than her, to then at other studios to try their luck. Her career began to wane towards the middle of the decade and after two small supporting roles in 1938, she retired into private life. In the early 1960s she was occasionally seen on television.

Filmography

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