Nancy Carroll

Nancy Carroll was born on Nov 19, 1903 in USA. Nancy Carroll's big-screen debut came with Abie's Irish Rose directed by Victor Fleming in 1928. Nancy Carroll is known for Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical directed by Phillip Dye, Robert S. Birchard stars as Self and Leslie Caron as Self. Nancy Carroll has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Nancy Carroll achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Nancy Carroll plays is Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical which will be released on Jan 10, 2008.

Nancy Carroll was born Ann Veronica Lahiff on November 19, 1903 in New York City. Nancy was the youngest of seven children. At the age of sixteen she dropped out of high school to work as a stenographer. Then she began performing in local talent competitions. She was a gifted dancer and appeared in several Broadway musicals. In 1925 she married writer Jack Kirkland and had a daughter named Patricia. Nancy made her film debut in the 1927 comedy Ladies Must Dress and was offered a contract with Paramount. She starred in a string of successful talkies including The Shopworn Angel, Laughter, and Close Harmony. With her red hair and big smile she quickly became one of Hollywood's most popular actresses. Her marriage to Jack ended in 1930. That same year she was nominated for Academy Award for her role in Devil's Holiday. After a brief affair with Joseph P. Kennedy she married Francis Bolton Mallory, a Life magazine editor in 1931. By this time she was receiving more fan mail than any other star! Unfortunately she had developed a reputation for being difficult and often complained about the parts she was given.