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Norma Talmadge

Actress / Film Producer / Film Actress | * 05/26/1893 († 64, 12/24/1957) | Jersey City, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Norma Marie Talmadge (May 2, 1894 – December 24, 1957) was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box-office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen. A specialist in melodrama, her most famous film was Smilin’ Through (1922), but she also scored artistic triumphs teamed with director Frank Borzage in Secrets (1924) and The Lady (1925). Her younger sister Constance Talmadge was also a movie star. Talmadge married millionaire film producer Joseph M. Schenck and they successfully created their own production company. After reaching fame in the film studios on the East Coast, she moved to Hollywood in 1922. Talmadge was one of the most elegant and glamorous film stars of the Roaring '20s. However, by the end of the silent era, her popularity with audiences had waned. After her two talkies proved disappointing at the box office, she retired still a very wealthy woman. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Norma Talmadge as Actress(86)

as Self (archive footage)1942 Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Madame Du Barry1930 Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Jill Deverne1929 New York Nights
as Mary Ann Wagner1928 The Woman Disputed
as Herself (uncredited)1928 Show People
as Dolores1927 The Dove
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)1927 Camille
as Kiki1926 Kiki
as Princess Yetive1925 Graustark
as Polly Pearl1925 The Lady
as Mary Carlton1924 Secrets
as Helen Brinsley1924 The Only Woman
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle1923 The Voice from the Minaret
as Yolande de Breux1923 Ashes of Vengeance
as Noorma-hal1923 The Song of Love
as Mary Turner1923 Within the Law
as Kathleen / Moonyeen1922 Smilin' Through
as Duchesse de Langeais1922 The Eternal Flame
as herself1922 Seeing Stars
as Acacia, The Passion Flower1921 The Passion Flower
as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan1921 The Sign on the Door
as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)1921 Love's Redemption
as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs1921 The Wonderful Thing
as Jennie Malone1920 A Daughter of Two Worlds
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne1920 She Loves and Lies
as Inga Sonderson1920 The Woman Gives
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry1920 Yes or No
as Ruth Sawyer1920 The Branded Woman
as Ethel Harmon1919 The Isle of Conquest
as Wetona1919 The Heart of Wetona
as Josephine Mowbray1919 The Probation Wife
as Nancy Lee1919 The Way of a Woman
as Princess Marie Pavlovna1919 The New Moon
as San San / Toy1918 The Forbidden City
as Lucille Westbrook1918 Her Only Way
as Puck1918 The Safety Curtain
as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur1918 The Ghosts of Yesterday
as Margot Hughes1918 By Right of Purchase
as Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)1918 De Luxe Annie
as Poppy Destinn1917 Poppy
as Panthea Romoff1917 Panthea
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham1917 The Law of Compensation
as Lucy Gillam1917 The Moth
as Myra Holburn1916 The Missing Links
as Martha1916 Martha's Vindication
as Naomi Harmon1916 Fifty-Fifty
as Shirley Rives1916 The Crown Prince's Double
as Renee Duprez1916 The Devil's Needle
as Grace Remington1916 Going Straight
as Mary Carstairs1915 Captivating Mary Carstairs
as Virginia Vandergriff1915 The Battle Cry of Peace
as Maude1914 The Hero
as Mary - a Circus Rider1914 Sawdust and Salome
as Lesbia Vane1914 John Rance, Gentleman
as Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée1913 Vampire of the Desert
as Doris Mason - the Daughter1913 Father's Hatband
as Viola Martin1913 Under the Daisies
as Julia1913 Solitaires
as Belinda1913 A Lady and Her Maid
as A Typist1913 Stenographer Troubles
as Ethel Marsham1913 An Old Man's Love Story
as Alice1912 The Higher Mercy
as The Musician's Daughter1912 Fortunes of a Composer
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother1912 Bobby's Father
as A Step-Daughter1912 The Troublesome Step-Daughters
as The Maid1912 The Meeting of the Ways
as Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister1912 A Fortune in a Teacup
as First Daughter1912 Father's Hot Toddy
as The Secretary of State's Daughter1912 His Official Appointment
as Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins1912 Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
as (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine1911 A Tale of Two Cities

Movies with Norma Talmadge as Crew(24)

Production/Producer1929 New York Nights
Production/Producer1928 The Woman Disputed
Production/Producer1927 The Dove
Production/Producer1927 Camille
Production/Producer1926 Kiki
Production/Producer1925 The Lady
Production/Producer1924 Secrets
Production/Producer1924 The Only Woman
Production/Producer1923 The Voice from the Minaret
Production/Producer1923 Ashes of Vengeance
Production/Producer1923 The Song of Love
Production/Producer1923 Within the Law
Production/Producer1922 Smilin' Through
Production/Producer1922 The Eternal Flame
Production/Producer1921 The Passion Flower
Production/Producer1921 The Sign on the Door
Production/Producer1921 Love's Redemption
Production/Producer1921 The Wonderful Thing
Production/Producer1920 Yes or No
Production/Producer1920 The Branded Woman
Production/Producer1919 The Isle of Conquest
Production/Producer1919 The Probation Wife
Production/Producer1918 De Luxe Annie
Production/Producer1917 Panthea

Full Name: Norma Talmadge
Born: Friday, 05/26 1893 (May) in Jersey City, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 12/24 1957 (December) in Las Vegas (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Erasmus Hall High School
Spouses (current/former): Joseph M. Schenck, George Jessel
Mother: Margaret Talmadge
Norma Talmadge frequently works together with these people:
Joseph M. Schenck (25x, Crew)
Van Dyke Brooke (23x, Crew)
Frances Marion (14x, Crew)
Maurice Costello (14x, Actor)
Eugene O'Brien (11x, Actor)
Sidney Franklin (11x, Crew)
James Morrison (11x, Actor)
Leo Delaney (9x, Actor)
Mary Murillo (9x, Crew)
Herbert Brenon (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:126920, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024