Loretta Young

Loretta Young is the kind of career that humbles you. Acting from 1916 to 1989, she survived the jump from silent film to talkies, then from cinema to television, winning an Academy Award, Golden Globes, and three Emmys along the way. What fascinates me is not any single role but the sheer adaptability: every time the medium reinvented itself, she reinvented with it. Most stars are products of one era; Young outlasted several. I tend to be more moved by endurance than by flash, and few careers embody endurance like hers. Seventy-plus years on screen is its own quiet masterpiece.

Name (English)

Loretta Young

Name (Japanese)

ロレッタ・ヤング

Reading

ろれった・やんぐ

Born

January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Occupation

film actor / screenwriter / television actor / actor / film producer

Awards & achievements

• 1948 Academy Award for Best Actress
• 1950 Siena Medal
• 1988 Crystal Award
• 1987 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
• 1955 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1957 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• 1959 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loretta%20Young
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q253384

Tags

• Utah
• film actor
• screenwriter
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.