Acting
Norma Talmadge
EN cinema · 93 credits
Born
26 May 1894
Died
24 December 1957 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Also known as Norma Marie Talmadge
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
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Madame Du Barry
New York Nights
as Jill Deverne, Producer
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
The Woman Disputed
as Mary Ann Wagner, Producer
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille), Producer
The Dove
as Dolores, Producer
Kiki
as Kiki, Producer
The Lady
as Polly Pearl, Producer
Graustark
as Princess Yetive
Secrets
as Mary Carlton, Producer
The Only Woman
as Helen Brinsley, Producer
Within the Law
as Mary Turner, Producer
Ashes of Vengeance
as Yolande de Breux, Producer
The Voice from the Minaret
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle, Producer
The Song of Love
as Noorma-hal, Producer
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen, Producer
The Eternal Flame
as Duchesse de Langeais, Producer
Seeing Stars
as Self, Producer
Love's Redemption
as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger), Producer
The Passion Flower
as Acacia, The Passion Flower, Producer
The Wonderful Thing
as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs, Producer
The Sign on the Door
as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan, Producer
A Daughter of Two Worlds
as Jennie Malone
She Loves and Lies
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
Yes or No
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry, Producer
The Branded Woman
as Ruth Sawyer, Producer
The Woman Gives
as Inga Sonderson
The New Moon
as Princess Marie Pavlovna
The Heart of Wetona
as Wetona
The Probation Wife
as Josephine Mowbray, Producer
The Isle of Conquest
as Ethel Harmon, Producer
The Way of a Woman
as Nancy Lee
The Forbidden City
as San San / Toy
The Ghosts of Yesterday
as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur
By Right of Purchase
as Margot Hughes
Her Only Way
as Lucille Westbrook
De Luxe Annie
as Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II), Producer
The Law of Compensation
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
The Moth
as Lucy Gillam
Panthea
as Panthea Romoff, Producer
Poppy
as Poppy Destinn
The Secret of the Storm Country
as Tess Skinner
The Devil's Needle
as Renee Duprez
Going Straight
as Grace Remington
The Social Secretary
as Mayme
The Crown Prince's Double
as Shirley Rives
The Missing Links
as Myra Holburn
Fifty-Fifty
as Naomi Harmon
The Battle Cry of Peace
as Virginia Vandergriff
Captivating Mary Carstairs
as Mary Carstairs
The Hero
1914
The Hero
as Maude
John Rance, Gentleman
as Lesbia Vane
Sawdust and Salome
as Mary - a Circus Rider
The Vavasour Ball
1914
The Vavasour Ball
as The Dramatist's Wife
Vampire of the Desert
as Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
A Lady and Her Maid
as Belinda
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
1913
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
as The Wife
Father's Hatband
as Doris Mason - the Daughter
Under the Daisies
1913
Under the Daisies
as Viola Martin
An Old Man's Love Story
as Ethel Marsham
Bobby's Father
1912
Bobby's Father
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
as Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
as First Daughter
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
as Lovesick Maiden
His Official Appointment
as The Secretary of State's Daughter
Fortunes of a Composer
1912
Fortunes of a Composer
as The Musician's Daughter
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
as Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
A Tale of Two Cities
as (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine