Filmography
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Known For
The Farmer's Daughter Katrin Holstrom (1947) -
Come to the Stable Sister Margaret (1949) -
The Stranger Mary Longstreet (1946) -
Known For
The Doctor Takes a Wife June Cameron (1940) -
Actress
Lady in the Corner Grace Guthrie (1989) -
Christmas Eve Amanda Kingsley (1986) -
The New Loretta Young Show Christine Massey (1962-1963) -
The Loretta Young Show Inga Helborg (1953-1961) -
It Happens Every Thursday Jane MacAvoy (1953) -
Because of You Christine Carroll Kimberly (1952) -
Paula Paula Rogers (1952) -
Family Theatre (1952) -
Half Angel Nora Gilpin (1951) -
Cause for Alarm! Ellen Jones (1951) -
![Key to the City]( "Key to the City")
Key to the City Clarissa Standish (1950) -
![Come to the Stable]( "Come to the Stable")
Come to the Stable Sister Margaret (1949) -
![Mother Is a Freshman]( "Mother Is a Freshman")
Mother Is a Freshman Abigail Fortitude Abbott (1949) -
![The Accused]( "The Accused")
The Accused Dr. Wilma Tuttle (1949) -
![Rachel and the Stranger]( "Rachel and the Stranger")
Rachel and the Stranger Rachel (1948) -
![The Bishop's Wife]( "The Bishop's Wife")
The Bishop's Wife Julia Brougham (1947) -
![The Farmer's Daughter]( "The Farmer's Daughter")
The Farmer's Daughter Katrin Holstrom (1947) -
![The Perfect Marriage]( "The Perfect Marriage")
The Perfect Marriage Maggie Williams (1947) -
![The Stranger]( "The Stranger")
The Stranger Mary Longstreet (1946) -
![Along Came Jones]( "Along Came Jones")
Along Came Jones Cherry de Longpre (1945) -
![And Now Tomorrow]( "And Now Tomorrow")
And Now Tomorrow Emily Blair (1944) -
![Ladies Courageous]( "Ladies Courageous")
Ladies Courageous Roberta Harper (1944) -
![China]( "China")
China Carolyn Grant (1943) -
![A Night to Remember]( "A Night to Remember")
A Night to Remember Nancy Troy (1942) -
![Bedtime Story]( "Bedtime Story")
Bedtime Story Jane Drake (1941) -
![The Men in Her Life]( "The Men in Her Life")
The Men in Her Life Lina Varsavina (1941) -
![The Lady from Cheyenne]( "The Lady from Cheyenne")
The Lady from Cheyenne Annie Morgan (1941) -
![He Stayed for Breakfast]( "He Stayed for Breakfast")
He Stayed for Breakfast Marianne Duval (1940) -
![The Doctor Takes a Wife]( "The Doctor Takes a Wife")
The Doctor Takes a Wife June Cameron (1940) -
![Eternally Yours]( "Eternally Yours")
Eternally Yours Anita Halstead (1939) -
![The Story of Alexander Graham Bell]( "The Story of Alexander Graham Bell")
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell (1939) -
![Wife, Husband and Friend]( "Wife, Husband and Friend")
Wife, Husband and Friend Doris Borland (1939) -
![Kentucky]( "Kentucky")
Kentucky Sally Goodwin (1938) -
![Suez]( "Suez")
Suez Countess Eugenie de Montijo (1938) -
![Three Blind Mice]( "Three Blind Mice")
Three Blind Mice Pamela Charters (1938) -
![Four Men and a Prayer]( "Four Men and a Prayer")
Four Men and a Prayer Miss Lynn Cherrington (1938) -
![Second Honeymoon]( "Second Honeymoon")
Second Honeymoon Vicky Benton (1937) -
![Wife, Doctor and Nurse]( "Wife, Doctor and Nurse")
Wife, Doctor and Nurse Ina Heath Lewis (1937) -
![Love Under Fire]( "Love Under Fire")
Love Under Fire Myra Cooper (1937) -
![Café Metropole]( "Café Metropole")
Café Metropole Laura Ridgeway (1937) -
![Love Is News]( "Love Is News")
Love Is News Tony Gateson (1937) -
![Ladies in Love]( "Ladies in Love")
Ladies in Love Susie Schmidt (1936) -
![Ramona]( "Ramona")
Ramona Ramona (1936) -
![Private Number]( "Private Number")
Private Number Ellen Neal (1936) -
![The Unguarded Hour]( "The Unguarded Hour")
The Unguarded Hour Lady Helen Dearden (1936) -
Hollywood Extra Girl Crusades Actor (1935)
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![The Crusades]( "The Crusades")
The Crusades Berengaria - Princess of Navarre (1935) -
![Call of the Wild]( "Call of the Wild")
Call of the Wild Claire Blake (1935) -
![Shanghai]( "Shanghai")
Shanghai Barbara Howard (1935) -
![Clive of India]( "Clive of India")
Clive of India Margaret Maskelyne (1935) -
![The White Parade]( "The White Parade")
The White Parade June Arden (1934) -
![Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back]( "Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back")
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Lola Field (1934) -
![Born to Be Bad]( "Born to Be Bad")
Born to Be Bad Letty Strong (1934) -
![The House of Rothschild]( "The House of Rothschild")
The House of Rothschild Julie Rothschild (1934) -
![Caravan]( "Caravan")
Caravan Countess Wilma (1934) -
![Man's Castle]( "Man's Castle")
Man's Castle Trina (1933) -
![The Devil's in Love]( "The Devil's in Love")
The Devil's in Love Margot Lesesne (1933) -
![She Had to Say Yes]( "She Had to Say Yes")
She Had to Say Yes Florence Denny (1933) -
![Midnight Mary]( "Midnight Mary")
Midnight Mary Mary Martin (1933) -
![Heroes for Sale]( "Heroes for Sale")
Heroes for Sale Ruth (1933) -
![The Life of Jimmy Dolan]( "The Life of Jimmy Dolan")
The Life of Jimmy Dolan Peggy (1933) -
![Zoo in Budapest]( "Zoo in Budapest")
Zoo in Budapest Eve (1933) -
![Grand Slam]( "Grand Slam")
Grand Slam Marcia Stanislavsky (1933) -
![Employees' Entrance]( "Employees' Entrance")
Employees' Entrance Madeline Walters (1933) -
![They Call It Sin]( "They Call It Sin")
They Call It Sin Marion Cullen (1932) -
![Life Begins]( "Life Begins")
Life Begins Grace Sutton (1932) -
![Week-End Marriage]( "Week-End Marriage")
Week-End Marriage Lola Davis Hayes (1932) -
![Play Girl]( "Play Girl")
Play Girl Buster 'Bus' Green Dennis (1932) -
![The Hatchet Man]( "The Hatchet Man")
The Hatchet Man Sun Toya San (1932) -
![Taxi!]( "Taxi!")
Taxi! Sue Riley Nolan (1932) -
![The Ruling Voice]( "The Ruling Voice")
The Ruling Voice Gloria Bannister (1931) -
![Platinum Blonde]( "Platinum Blonde")
Platinum Blonde Gallagher (1931) -
![I Like Your Nerve]( "I Like Your Nerve")
I Like Your Nerve Diane Forsythe (1931) -
![How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie']( "How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie'")
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 8: 'The Brassie' Loretta (1931) -
![Big Business Girl]( "Big Business Girl")
Big Business Girl Claire 'Mac' McIntyre (1931) -
![Too Young to Marry]( "Too Young to Marry")
Too Young to Marry Elaine Bumpstead (1931) -
![Three Girls Lost]( "Three Girls Lost")
Three Girls Lost Norene McMann (1931) -
![The Stolen Jools]( "The Stolen Jools")
The Stolen Jools Loretta Young (1931) -
![The Right of Way]( "The Right of Way")
The Right of Way Rosalie Evantural (1931) -
![Beau Ideal]( "Beau Ideal")
Beau Ideal Isobel Brandon (1931) -
![The Devil to Pay!]( "The Devil to Pay!")
The Devil to Pay! Dorothy (1930) -
![The Truth About Youth]( "The Truth About Youth")
The Truth About Youth Phyllis Ericson (1930) -
![Kismet]( "Kismet")
Kismet Marsinah (1930) -
![Road to Paradise]( "Road to Paradise")
Road to Paradise Mary Brennan / Margaret Waring (1930) -
![The Second Floor Mystery]( "The Second Floor Mystery")
The Second Floor Mystery Marion Ferguson (1930) -
![Show Girl in Hollywood]( "Show Girl in Hollywood")
Show Girl in Hollywood Loretta Young - Cameo Appearance at Premiere (1930) -
![The Man from Blankley's]( "The Man from Blankley's")
The Man from Blankley's Margery Seaton (1930) -
![Loose Ankles]( "Loose Ankles")
Loose Ankles Ann Harper Berry (1930) -
![Show of Shows]( "Show of Shows")
Show of Shows Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number (1929) -
![The Forward Pass]( "The Forward Pass")
The Forward Pass Patricia Carlyle (1929) -
![The Careless Age]( "The Careless Age")
The Careless Age Muriel (1929) -
![Fast Life]( "Fast Life")
Fast Life Patricia Mason Stratton (1929) -
![The Girl in the Glass Cage]( "The Girl in the Glass Cage")
The Girl in the Glass Cage Gladys Cosgrove (1929) -
![The Squall]( "The Squall")
The Squall Irma (1929) -
![Seven Footprints to Satan]( "Seven Footprints to Satan")
Seven Footprints to Satan Flailing Victim (1929) -
![Scarlet Seas]( "Scarlet Seas")
Scarlet Seas Margaret Barbour (1928) -
![The Head Man]( "The Head Man")
The Head Man Carol Watts (1928) -
![The Magnificent Flirt]( "The Magnificent Flirt")
The Magnificent Flirt Denise Laverne (1928) -
![Laugh, Clown, Laugh]( "Laugh, Clown, Laugh")
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Simonetta (1928) -
![The Whip Woman]( "The Whip Woman")
The Whip Woman The Girl (1928) -
![Her Wild Oat]( "Her Wild Oat")
Her Wild Oat Woman by Ping Pong Table (1927) -
![Naughty But Nice]( "Naughty But Nice")
Naughty But Nice (1927) -
![The Sheik]( "The Sheik")
The Sheik Arab Child (1921) -
![White and Unmarried]( "White and Unmarried")
White and Unmarried Child (1921) -
The Only Way Child on Operating Table (1919)
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![Sirens of the Sea]( "Sirens of the Sea")
Sirens of the Sea Child (1917) -
Actress
![The Primrose Ring]( "The Primrose Ring")
The Primrose Ring Fairy (1917) -
Soundtrack
![Half Angel]( "Half Angel")
Half Angel (1951) -
![Along Came Jones]( "Along Came Jones")
Along Came Jones (1945) -
![Love Is News]( "Love Is News")
Love Is News (1937) -
![Ladies in Love]( "Ladies in Love")
Ladies in Love (1936) -
![Ramona]( "Ramona")
Ramona (1936) -
![Taxi!]( "Taxi!")
Taxi! (1932) -
![The Devil to Pay!]( "The Devil to Pay!")
The Devil to Pay! (1930) -
Soundtrack
![Show of Shows]( "Show of Shows")
Show of Shows (1929) -
Archive footage
![And the Oscar Goes To...]( "And the Oscar Goes To...")
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) -
![Ninja the Mission Force]( "Ninja the Mission Force")
Ninja the Mission Force (2012) -
![Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood]( "Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood")
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![Girl 27]( "Girl 27")
Girl 27 (2007) -
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![Christmas from Hollywood]( "Christmas from Hollywood")
Christmas from Hollywood (2003) -
![Complicated Women]( "Complicated Women")
Complicated Women (2003) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2001) -
![The 73rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 73rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![E! Mysteries & Scandals]( "E! Mysteries & Scandals")
E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000) -
![Biography]( "Biography")
Biography (1995-1999) -
![20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years]( "20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years")
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![Things That Aren't Here Anymore]( "Things That Aren't Here Anymore")
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![The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies]( "The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies")
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![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
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![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964) -
![Hollywood: The Great Stars]( "Hollywood: The Great Stars")
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963) -
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The Costume Designer (1950)
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![The Soundman]( "The Soundman")
The Soundman (1950) -
Archive footage
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![Land of Liberty]( "Land of Liberty")
Land of Liberty (1939)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
Caused a buzz in 1999 when she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine looking a lot younger than her 86 years, "today's air brushing techniques can do wonders" was her explanation.
Quotes
Our human connections are guided by God, and ultimately all of us are linked through His love. Thus, we have all already met, not as actress and fan but as His children, and we can never be lost to each other.
Trademark
Husky voice
Nickname
The Steel Butterfly
Star Sign
Capricorn
Personal Details
Born
Gretchen Michaela Young
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died
(age 87)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 6" (1.68 m)
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