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Norma Talmadge

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Norma Talmadge

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

May 26, 1894 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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. 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

Acting
2022Just Show FolksRosa
1942Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Self (archive footage)
1930Du Barry, Woman of PassionMadame Du Barry
1929New York NightsJill Deverne
1928Show PeopleSelf (uncredited)
1928The Woman DisputedMary Ann Wagner
1927CamilleMarguerite Gautier (Camille)
1927The DoveDolores
1926KikiKiki
1925The LadyPolly Pearl
1925GraustarkPrincess Yetive
1924SecretsMary Carlton
1924In Hollywood with Potash and PerlmutterHerself
1924The Only WomanHelen Brinsley
1923Within the LawMary Turner
1923Ashes of VengeanceYolande de Breux
1923The Voice from the MinaretLady Adrienne Carlyle
1923The Song of LoveNoorma-hal
1922The Lovely HundredHerself
1922Smilin' ThroughKathleen / Moonyeen
1922The Eternal FlameDuchesse de Langeais
1922Seeing StarsSelf
1921The Passion FlowerAcacia, The Passion Flower
1921The Sign on the DoorAnn Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
1921The Wonderful ThingJacqueline Laurentine Boggs
1921Love's RedemptionJennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
1920A Daughter of Two WorldsJennie Malone
1920She Loves and LiesMarie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
1920The Woman GivesInga Sonderson
1920Yes or NoMargaret Vane / Minnie Berry
1920The Branded WomanRuth Sawyer
1919The New MoonPrincess Marie Pavlovna
1919The Heart of WetonaWetona
1919The Probation WifeJosephine Mowbray
1919The Way of a WomanNancy Lee
1919The Isle of ConquestEthel Harmon
1918The Forbidden CitySan San / Toy
1918The Safety CurtainPuck
1918The Ghosts of YesterdayRuth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur
1918By Right of PurchaseMargot Hughes
1918De Luxe AnnieJulie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)
1918Her Only WayLucille Westbrook
1917PantheaPanthea Romoff
1917The Law of CompensationFlora Graham / Ruth Graham
1917PoppyPoppy Destinn
1917The MothLucy Gillam
1917The Secret of the Storm CountryTess Skinner
1916The Devil's NeedleRenee Duprez
1916Going StraightGrace Remington
1916The Social SecretaryMayme
1916The Children in the HouseCora
1916The Crown Prince's DoubleShirley Rives
1916Fifty-FiftyNaomi Harmon
1916Martha's VindicationMartha
1916The Missing LinksMyra Holburn
1915The Battle Cry of PeaceVirginia Vandergriff
1915Captivating Mary CarstairsMary Carstairs
1914The Helpful (?) SisterhoodMary
1914The HeroMaude
1914Iron and Steel
1914The Peacemaker
1914John Rance, GentlemanLesbia Vane
1914Sawdust and SalomeMary - a Circus Rider
1914The Vavasour BallThe Dramatist's Wife
1913Vampire of the DesertEthel - Derrick's Fiancée
1913A Lady and Her MaidBelinda
1913Getting Up a Practice
1913He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-LawThe Wife
1913Father's HatbandDoris Mason - the Daughter
1913Stenographer TroublesA Typist
1913Under the DaisiesViola Martin
1913SolitairesJulia
1913An Old Man's Love StoryEthel Marsham
1913Omens and OraclesBelinda
1912The Meeting of the WaysThe Maid
1912The Troublesome Step-DaughtersA Step-Daughter
1912Wanted... a Grandmother
1912Bobby's FatherJane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
1912The First Violin
1912A Fortune in a TeacupMabel Brown - Walter's Sister
1912Father's Hot ToddyFirst Daughter
1912The Higher MercyAlice
1912Captain Barnacle's Waif
1912The Lovesick Maidens of CuddletonLovesick Maiden
1912His Official AppointmentThe Secretary of State's Daughter
1912Fortunes of a ComposerThe Musician's Daughter
1912Mrs. 'Enry 'AwkinsLiza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1911The Child Crusoes
1911A Tale of Two Cities(Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine
1910The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910A Dixie Mother
-The Household Pest
Production
1929New York NightsProducer
1928The Woman DisputedProducer
1927The DoveProducer
1927CamilleProducer
1926KikiProducer
1925The LadyProducer
1924SecretsProducer
1924The Only WomanProducer
1923Within the LawProducer
1923The Voice from the MinaretProducer
1923Ashes of VengeanceProducer
1923The Song of LoveProducer
1922Smilin' ThroughProducer
1922The Eternal FlameProducer
1922Seeing StarsProducer
1921The Passion FlowerProducer
1921The Sign on the DoorProducer
1921The Wonderful ThingProducer
1921Love's RedemptionProducer
1920Yes or NoProducer
1920The Branded WomanProducer
1919The Probation WifeProducer
1919The Isle of ConquestProducer
1918De Luxe AnnieProducer
1917PantheaProducer