Norma Talmadge
Acting
- Born:
- 1894-05-26
- Died:
- 1957-12-24
- 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
Filmography
Just Show Folks
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
New York Nights
Show People
The Woman Disputed
The Dove
Camille
Kiki
Graustark
The Lady
The Only Woman
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Secrets
The Song of Love
Ashes of Vengeance
Within the Law
The Voice from the Minaret
The Lovely Hundred
Seeing Stars
The Eternal Flame
Smilin' Through
Love's Redemption
The Wonderful Thing
The Sign on the Door
The Passion Flower
The Branded Woman
Yes or No
The Woman Gives
A Daughter of Two Worlds
She Loves and Lies
The Isle of Conquest
The Way of a Woman
The Probation Wife
The New Moon
The Heart of Wetona
The Forbidden City
Her Only Way
The Safety Curtain
De Luxe Annie
By Right of Purchase
The Ghosts of Yesterday
The Secret of the Storm Country
The Moth
Poppy
The Law of Compensation
Panthea
Fifty-Fifty
The Social Secretary
The Devil's Needle
Going Straight
The Children in the House
Martha's Vindication
The Crown Prince's Double
The Missing Links
The Battle Cry of Peace
Captivating Mary Carstairs
The Peacemaker
John Rance, Gentleman
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
The Hero
Iron and Steel
Sawdust and Salome
The Vavasour Ball
Father's Hatband
Under the Daisies
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
An Old Man's Love Story
Solitaires
A Lady and Her Maid
Vampire of the Desert
Omens and Oracles
Getting Up a Practice
Stenographer Troubles
His Official Appointment
Father's Hot Toddy
Bobby's Father
Captain Barnacle's Waif
A Fortune in a Teacup
The Higher Mercy
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
Wanted... a Grandmother
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
Fortunes of a Composer
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
The First Violin
The Meeting of the Ways
The Child Crusoes
A Tale of Two Cities
In Neighboring Kingdoms
A Dixie Mother
Love of Chrysanthemum
The Household Pest