Gloria Grahame
Known for: Acting
Born: November 28, 1923
Died: October 5, 1981
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981.
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Filmography
49 movies · 17 TV shows, newest first
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Akai Ito
2025
10.0
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
2003
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
5.3
The Nesting
1981
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Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
6.5
Melvin and Howard
1980
6.0
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
7.0
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980
6.8
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
7.0
The Dancing Princesses
1978
7.0
Seventh Avenue
1977
6.2
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
7.9
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
4.3
Mama's Dirty Girls
1974
5.5
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
7.2
Kojak
1973
4.9
Tarot
1973
6.7
The Loners
1972
4.6
Chandler
1971
6.5
Black Noon
1971
4.6
The Todd Killings
1971
5.7
Escape
1971
5.7
Blood and Lace
1971
5.2
Then Came Bronson
1969
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
Mannix
1967
6.0
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
6.7
Sam Benedict
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
7.7
The New Breed
1961
10.0
Harrigan and Son
1960
6.9
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
5.7
Ride Out for Revenge
1957
7.0
The Man Who Never Was
1956
6.6
Oklahoma!
1955
6.2
Not as a Stranger
1955
5.7
The Cobweb
1955
6.1
Naked Alibi
1954
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
6.7
Human Desire
1954
6.3
The Good Die Young
1954
5.7
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
7.7
The Big Heat
1953
6.7
Man on a Tightrope
1953
5.3
The Glass Wall
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
7.3
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
7.2
Sudden Fear
1952
6.3
Macao
1952
6.4
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.6
In a Lonely Place
1950
5.7
Roughshod
1949
5.6
A Woman's Secret
1949
6.3
Merton of the Movies
1947
6.7
Song of the Thin Man
1947
6.7
Crossfire
1947
5.9
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
8.3
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
7.0
Without Love
1945
4.4
Blonde Fever
1944