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Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge

Norma Talmadge

ActingBorn May 26, 1894Died December 24, 1957 (age 63)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.

Filmography

2022Movie
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion

as Madame Du Barry

Movie
1929
New York Nights

as Jill Deverne

Movie
1928
Show People

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1928
The Woman Disputed

as Mary Ann Wagner

Movie
1927
The Dove

as Dolores

Movie
1927
Camille

as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)

Movie
1926
Kiki

as Kiki

Movie
1925
Graustark

as Princess Yetive

Movie
1925
The Lady

as Polly Pearl

Movie
1924
The Only Woman

as Helen Brinsley

Movie
1924
Secrets

as Mary Carlton

Movie
1923
The Song of Love

as Noorma-hal

Movie
1923
Ashes of Vengeance

as Yolande de Breux

Movie
1923
Within the Law

as Mary Turner

Movie
1923
The Voice from the Minaret

as Lady Adrienne Carlyle

Movie
1922Movie
1922Movie
1922
The Eternal Flame

as Duchesse de Langeais

Movie
1922
Smilin' Through

as Kathleen / Moonyeen

Movie
1921
Love's Redemption

as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)

Movie
1921
The Wonderful Thing

as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs

Movie
1921
The Sign on the Door

as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan

Movie
1921
The Passion Flower

as Acacia, The Passion Flower

Movie
1920
The Branded Woman

as Ruth Sawyer

Movie
1920
Yes or No

as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry

Movie
1920
The Woman Gives

as Inga Sonderson

Movie
1920
A Daughter of Two Worlds

as Jennie Malone

Movie
1920
She Loves and Lies

as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne

Movie
1919
The Isle of Conquest

as Ethel Harmon

Movie
1919
The Way of a Woman

as Nancy Lee

Movie
1919
The Probation Wife

as Josephine Mowbray

Movie
1919
The New Moon

as Princess Marie Pavlovna

Movie
1919Movie
1918
The Forbidden City

as San San / Toy

Movie
1918
Her Only Way

as Lucille Westbrook

Movie
1918Movie
1918
De Luxe Annie

as Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)

Movie
1918
By Right of Purchase

as Margot Hughes

Movie
1918
The Ghosts of Yesterday

as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur

Movie
1917Movie
1917
The Moth

as Lucy Gillam

Movie
1917
Poppy

as Poppy Destinn

Movie
1917
The Law of Compensation

as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham

Movie
1917
Panthea

as Panthea Romoff

Movie
1916
Fifty-Fifty

as Naomi Harmon

Movie
1916Movie
1916
The Devil's Needle

as Renee Duprez

Movie
1916
Going Straight

as Grace Remington

Movie
1916Movie
1916Movie
1916
The Missing Links

as Myra Holburn

Movie
1915
The Battle Cry of Peace

as Virginia Vandergriff

Movie
1915Movie
1914
John Rance, Gentleman

as Lesbia Vane

Movie
1914
The Hero

as Maude

Movie
1914
Sawdust and Salome

as Mary - a Circus Rider

Movie
1914
The Vavasour Ball

as The Dramatist's Wife

Movie
1913
Father's Hatband

as Doris Mason - the Daughter

Movie
1913
Under the Daisies

as Viola Martin

Movie
1913
An Old Man's Love Story

as Ethel Marsham

Movie
1913
Solitaires

as Julia

Movie
1913Movie
1913
Vampire of the Desert

as Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée

Movie
1913Movie
1913Movie
1912
His Official Appointment

as The Secretary of State's Daughter

Movie
1912
Father's Hot Toddy

as First Daughter

Movie
1912
Bobby's Father

as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother

Movie
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup

as Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister

Movie
1912Movie
1912Movie
1912Movie
1912
Fortunes of a Composer

as The Musician's Daughter

Movie
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

as Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

Movie
1912Movie
1911
A Tale of Two Cities

as (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 26, 1894
Day of DeathDecember 24, 1957
Place of BirthJersey City, New Jersey, USA
Popularity0.3