Gloria Grahame
Actor
- Born
- November 28, 1923 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- October 5, 1981 (age 57)
Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress.
Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards.
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She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981.
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
December 20, 1946
In a Lonely Place
May 17, 1950
The Big Heat
October 14, 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
December 25, 1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
February 16, 1952
Oklahoma!
October 10, 1955
Crossfire
August 15, 1947
Human Desire
August 5, 1954
Sudden Fear
August 7, 1952
Song of the Thin Man
August 28, 1947
Odds Against Tomorrow
October 15, 1959
The Man Who Never Was
April 3, 1956
Acting49
- 2025Akai Ito
- 2003'In a Lonely Place' Revisited as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981The Nesting as Florinda Costello
- 1981Mr. Griffin and Me as Mara Emerson
- 1980Melvin and Howard as Mrs. Sisk
- 1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square as Ma
- 1980The Merry Wives of Windsor as Mistress Page
- 1979Chilly Scenes of Winter as Clara
- 1978The Dancing Princesses