Norma Talmadge
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1894
Died: December 24, 1957
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Filmography
93 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
NR
Just Show Folks
2022
NR
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
6.0
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
5.5
New York Nights
1929
7.1
Show People
1928
7.1
The Woman Disputed
1928
6.8
The Dove
1927
3.7
Camille
1927
7.8
Kiki
1926
9.0
Graustark
1925
5.8
The Lady
1925
8.0
The Only Woman
1924
9.0
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924
6.0
Secrets
1924
6.2
The Song of Love
1923
6.0
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
5.6
Within the Law
1923
10.0
The Voice from the Minaret
192310.0
The Lovely Hundred
1922
4.9
Seeing Stars
1922
10.0
The Eternal Flame
1922
6.5
Smilin' Through
1922
10.0
Love's Redemption
1921
8.0
The Wonderful Thing
1921
9.0
The Sign on the Door
1921
9.0
The Passion Flower
1921
8.0
The Branded Woman
1920
6.7
Yes or No
1920
7.0
The Woman Gives
1920
8.0
A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920
8.0
She Loves and Lies
1920
9.0
The Isle of Conquest
1919
8.0
The Way of a Woman
1919
7.0
The Probation Wife
1919
8.0
The New Moon
1919
6.0
The Heart of Wetona
1919
5.7
The Forbidden City
1918
NR
Her Only Way
1918
6.8
The Safety Curtain
1918
NR
De Luxe Annie
1918
9.0
By Right of Purchase
1918
NR
The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
NR
The Secret of the Storm Country
1917
1.0
The Moth
1917
NR
Poppy
1917
3.7
The Law of Compensation
1917
NR
Panthea
1917
5.0
Fifty-Fifty
1916
5.6
The Social Secretary
1916
6.4
The Devil's Needle
1916
6.0
Going Straight
1916
4.8
The Children in the House
1916
NR
Martha's Vindication
1916
NR
The Crown Prince's Double
1916
NR
The Missing Links
1916
NR
The Battle Cry of Peace
1915
NR
Captivating Mary Carstairs
1915
NR
The Peacemaker
1914
NR
John Rance, Gentleman
1914
5.0
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
19148.0
The Hero
1914
7.0
Iron and Steel
1914
2.3
Sawdust and Salome
19147.0
The Vavasour Ball
1914
5.0
Father's Hatband
1913NR
Under the Daisies
19138.0
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
1913
NR
An Old Man's Love Story
1913NR
Solitaires
1913
6.0
A Lady and Her Maid
1913
9.0
Vampire of the Desert
1913NR
Omens and Oracles
19139.0
Getting Up a Practice
19137.3
Stenographer Troubles
19136.5
His Official Appointment
19129.0
Father's Hot Toddy
19129.0
Bobby's Father
19127.0
Captain Barnacle's Waif
19128.0
A Fortune in a Teacup
19127.0
The Higher Mercy
1912
7.5
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
19127.0
Wanted... a Grandmother
19124.0
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
19124.0
Fortunes of a Composer
19125.0
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
NR
The First Violin
19124.0
The Meeting of the Ways
1912NR
The Child Crusoes
1911
5.0
A Tale of Two Cities
1911NR
In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910NR
A Dixie Mother
19104.0
The Love of Chrysanthemum
191010.0
The Household Pest
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