Myrna Loy (1905-1993) Actress. Loy began her career as a dancer before transitioning into films during the silent era and being typecast as exotic women. In the mid-1930s she starred in the films Manhattan Melodrama (1934) and The Thin Man (1934) which co-starred William Powell. Loy and Powell had great screen chemistry and were paired together in many more films for years to come. 4” x 4” color snapshot, signed.