Norma Talmadge
Known For
Acting
Born
1894-05-26 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Died
1957-12-24
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.
Most Known For
Seeing Stars
as Self
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
Kiki
as Kiki
The Lady
as Polly Pearl
Yes or No
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
Fifty-Fifty
as Naomi Harmon
Ashes of Vengeance
as Yolande de Breux
A Lady and Her Maid
as Belinda
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Madame Du Barry
Graustark
as Princess Yetive
Father's Hot Toddy
as First Daughter
The Woman Disputed
as Mary Ann Wagner
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
The Forbidden City
as San San / Toy
Panthea
as Panthea Romoff
The Song of Love
as Noorma-hal
Within the Law
as Mary Turner
The Dove
as Dolores
The Moth
as Lucy Gillam