Loretta Young

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.

Loretta Young is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 28 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The Bishop's Wife (1947), Ladies Courageous (1944), The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), The Crusades (1935), Golden Globe Awards (1944), 20/20 (1978), The Bob Hope Show (1950), Letter to Loretta (1953). The recorded credits span 1928 to 1987, including 23 movies and 5 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.