Gladys George
Known For
Acting
Born
1900-09-12 in Patten, Maine, USA
Died
1954-12-08
Biography
Gladys George was an American actress. George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal. Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette. Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gladys George, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Mr. & Mrs. North
The Maltese Falcon
as Iva Archer
Hopalong Cassidy
Undercover Girl
as Liz
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hortense Derry
Detective Story
as Miss Hatch
The Roaring Twenties
as Panama Smith
Marie Antoinette
as Mme. du Barry
Flamingo Road
as Lute Mae Sanders
They Gave Him a Gun
as Rose Duffy
Christmas Holiday
as Valerie de Merode
Silver City
as Mrs. Barber
Bright Leaf
as Rose
The Hard Way
as Lily Emery
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Elsie
He Ran All the Way
as Mrs. Robey
Madame X
as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X
The Way of All Flesh
as Anna Kriza
A Child Is Born
as Florette Laverne
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Carrie Snyder