Norma Talmadge
Actor
- Born
- May 26, 1894 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- December 24, 1957 (age 63)
Norma Talmadge started her career in one-reelers in 1909 for Vitagraph, playing bit roles as a young teenager starting. As she continually worked at the studio over the next several years, her parts grew until she frequently started as the leading lady.
Her young promising career got a huge boost after her marriage to exhibitor Joseph M. Schenck. Together, they formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation in 1917 and began producing Star vechiles for Talmadge. Specializing in melodramas and woman’s pictures, Talmadge became one of the biggest stars of the 1920s, starting in hits such as Smilin’ Through, Secrets, The Lady, and Kiki.
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With her star already fading when the talkie revolution swept Hollywood, Talmadge made just two sound films before retiring from the screen. Although largely forgotten today, Talmadge was a pioneering producer and director who stood as one of the most popular and powerful women in early Hollywood.
Known for
Show People
November 20, 1928
Seeing Stars
October 29, 1922
Going Straight
June 3, 1916
The Children in the House
April 29, 1916
The Forbidden City
October 6, 1918
The Social Secretary
September 16, 1916
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
October 10, 1930
The Devil's Needle
August 12, 1916
Within the Law
April 28, 1923
The Dove
December 31, 1927
New York Nights
December 28, 1929
The Lady
February 8, 1925
Acting93
- 2022Just Show Folks as Rosa
- 1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) as Self (archive footage)
- 1930Du Barry, Woman of Passion as Madame Du Barry
- 1929New York Nights as Jill Deverne
- 1928Show People as Self (uncredited)
- 1928The Woman Disputed as Mary Ann Wagner
- 1927The Dove as Dolores
- 1927Camille as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
- 1926Kiki as Kiki
- 1925Graustark