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Loretta Young

Loretta Young

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 06, 1913
Died Aug 12, 2000 (87)
Birthplace Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
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 he ... r 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Loretta Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

as Madeleine Walters West (archive footage)

Lady in a Corner

Lady in a Corner

1989

as Grace Guthrie

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

1986

as Amanda Kingsley

The Spark

The Spark

1961

as Lucy Masters

It Happens Every Thursday

It Happens Every Thursday

1953

as Jane MacAvoy

Paula

Paula

1952

as Paula Rogers

Because of You

Because of You

1952

as Christine Carroll Kimberly

Cause for Alarm!

Cause for Alarm!

1951

as Ellen Jones

Half Angel

Half Angel

1951

as Nora Gilpin

Key to the City

Key to the City

1950

as Clarissa Standish

Mother Is a Freshman

Mother Is a Freshman

1949

as Abigail Fortitude Abbott

The Accused

The Accused

1949

as Dr. Wilma Tuttle

Come to the Stable

Come to the Stable

1949

as Sister Margaret

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

as Rachel

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Maggie Williams

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

as Katrin Holstrom

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

as Julia Brougham

The Stranger

The Stranger

1946

as Mary Longstreet

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones

1945

as Cherry de Longpre

Ladies Courageous

Ladies Courageous

1944

as Roberta Harper

And Now Tomorrow

And Now Tomorrow

1944

as Emily Blair

China

China

1943

as Carolyn Grant

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942

as Nancy Troy

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Annie Morgan

The Men in Her Life

The Men in Her Life

1941

as Lina Varasvina / Polly Varley

Bedtime Story

Bedtime Story

1941

as Jane Drake

He Stayed for Breakfast

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940

as Marianna Duval

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

as June Cameron

Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939

as Doris Borland

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939

as Anita Halstead

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

as Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

Kentucky

Kentucky

1938

as Sally Goodwin

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938

as Pamela Charters

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

1938

as Lynn Cherrington

Suez

Suez

1938

as Countess Eugenie de Montijo

Café Metropole

Café Metropole

1937

as Laura Ridgeway

Love Under Fire

Love Under Fire

1937

as Myra Cooper

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Ina Heath Lewis

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

as Tony Gateson

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon

1937

as Vicky

Ramona

Ramona

1936

as Ramona

The Unguarded Hour

The Unguarded Hour

1936

as Lady Helen Dearden

Private Number

Private Number

1936

as Ellen Neal

Ladies In Love

Ladies In Love

1936

as Susie Schmidt

The Crusades

The Crusades

1935

as Berengaria, Princess of Navarre

Shanghai

Shanghai

1935

as Barbara Howard

Clive of India

Clive of India

1935

as Margaret Maskelyne

Call of the Wild

Call of the Wild

1935

as Claire Blake

Hollywood Extra Girl

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

as Crusades Actor (uncredited)

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1934

as Letty Strong

The White Parade

The White Parade

1934

as June Arden

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934

as Lola Field

Caravan

Caravan

1934

as Countess Wilma

The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

1934

as Julie Rothschild

Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933

as Eve

Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

1933

as Mary Martin

She Had to Say Yes

She Had to Say Yes

1933

as Florence 'Flo' Denny

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Madeleine Walters West

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933

as Peggy

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

as Margot Lesesne

Man's Castle

Man's Castle

1933

as Trina

Grand Slam

Grand Slam

1933

as Marcia Stanislavsky

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933

as Ruth Loring

Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

as Grace Sutton

Week-End Marriage

Week-End Marriage

1932

as Lola Davis Hayes

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932

as Marion Cullen

Play Girl

Play Girl

1932

as Buster 'Bus' Green Dennis

The Hatchet Man

The Hatchet Man

1932

as Sun Toya San

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

as Claire 'Mac' McIntyre

Too Young to Marry

Too Young to Marry

1931

as Elaine Bumpstead

Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

1931

as Norene McMann

Taxi!

Taxi!

1931

as Sue Riley Nolan

Beau Ideal

Beau Ideal

1931

as Isobel Brandon

The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

as Gloria Bannister

I Like Your Nerve

I Like Your Nerve

1931

as Diane Forsythe

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde

1931

as Gallagher

The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931

as Loretta Young

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930

as Phyllis Ericson

Loose Ankles

Loose Ankles

1930

as Ann

Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise

1930

as Mary Brennan / Margaret Waring

The Second Floor Mystery

The Second Floor Mystery

1930

as Marion Ferguson

The Man from Blankley's

The Man from Blankley's

1930

as Margery Seaton

The Devil to Pay!

The Devil to Pay!

1930

as Dorothy Hope

The Right of Way

The Right of Way

1930

as Rosalie Evantural

Kismet

Kismet

1930

as Marsinah

War Nurse

War Nurse

1930

as Nurse (uncredited)

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood

1930

as Loretta Young

The Girl in the Glass Cage

The Girl in the Glass Cage

1929

as Gladys Cosgrove

Fast Life

Fast Life

1929

as Patricia Mason Stratton

The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass

1929

as Patricia Carlyle

The Squall

The Squall

1929

as Irma

The Careless Age

The Careless Age

1929

as Muriel

Seven Footprints to Satan

Seven Footprints to Satan

1929

as One of Satan's Victims (uncredited)

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number

The Head Man

The Head Man

1928

as Carol Watts

Scarlet Seas

Scarlet Seas

1928

as Margaret Barbour

The Magnificent Flirt

The Magnificent Flirt

1928

as Denise Laverne

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1928

as Simonetta

The Whip Woman

The Whip Woman

1928

as The Girl

Her Wild Oat

Her Wild Oat

1927

as Woman by Ping Pong Table (uncredited)

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1927

as (uncredited)

White and Unmarried

White and Unmarried

1921

as Child (uncredited)

The Sheik

The Sheik

1921

as Arab Child (uncredited)

The Primrose Ring

The Primrose Ring

1917

as Fairy (uncredited)

Sirens of the Sea

Sirens of the Sea

1917

as Child (as Gretchen Young)

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actress The Farmer's Daughter Nominated
Venice Film Festival Best Actress The Great Commandment Won
Television Credits

The New Loretta Young Show

as Christine Massey

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 24, 1962

Letter to Loretta

as Carol Brown

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Sister Ann

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Inga Helborg

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Edie Royal

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Vera Wilson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Irene Sherwood

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Barbara Devon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Laura Macklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Catherine Harding

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ruth Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Mabel MacAfee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Margaret Channing

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kim Collet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Judy Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Audrey Curtis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Penelope Ashley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Miss Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Gerda Freuling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Muriel Vail

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Janice Hite

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Victor Conrad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Queen Nefertiti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ellie Winters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Allison Bainworth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Helen Seaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Gretchen Brock-Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Countess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Thelma Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kiku Arikawa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Susan Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Countess Barocci

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Jean Kennedy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Pam Gates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Alma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Judge Lila Brighton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Maria Gordella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Susan Glover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Margaret Hutchins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Amy Stewart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Eleanor Stark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Beth Hammond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Peggy Simms / Miss Connally

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Madeliene Vanderhoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Karima

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kay Mathews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Connie Van

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Janet Forbes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Taka

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Sally Hays

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Anita Dodd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Augusta Smith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Fay Davies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Audrey Dickerson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Polly Fry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Norma Hutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Alice Ward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Donna Landon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Katharine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Felice Minton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Betty Rogers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Janet Barlow

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Yuki Arakawa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Katherine Ward

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Linda Perkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Dina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Nora Halliday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Louise Roberts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Margo Randall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Sylvia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Isobel DeHavilland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Margaret Underwood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Elizabeth Collier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Harriet Sands

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Lucy Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Betty Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Paula

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Irene Dodds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Helen Talbot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Jenny

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Nancy Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Jane Seaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Miss Springs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Norma Kelvin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Sally Webster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Harriet Patton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kitty Coughlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Teddy Butler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Alva Knox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Madge Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Marcy Thorne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Susan Stevens - Stepmother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Scottie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Alice Hendricks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Dr. Juliet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Amanda Seaton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Marcella Dawson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Audrey - a teacher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Lynn Roth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Penny Blodgett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Grace Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Rita Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Mary Bertch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Susan Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Alison Ives

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Elizabeth Stacey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kathy Ames

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Janet Pressman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Suzie James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Cora Skinner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ellen Morgan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ayesha the Maharani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ruth Handley / Rosalie Simms

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Prudence Bixby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Kiyoshi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Sadie - Coffee Shop Waitress

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Charlotte Bronte

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Amy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Ethel Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Lenore Kent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Eve Wayne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

The New Loretta Young Show

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 24, 1962

Letter to Loretta

as Self - Host

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Letter to Loretta

as Self - Hostess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1953

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 18 25 9
2024 7 18 33 7
2024 8 17 56 7
2024 9 10 20 7
2024 10 8 15 5
2024 11 8 14 4
2024 12 11 20 7
2025 1 14 22 5
2025 2 7 14 1
2025 3 5 10 1
2025 4 0 1 0
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 3 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 585 288
2025 1 796 551
2025 2 543 357
2025 7 592 531

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