Norma Talmadge
Known for ActingBorn 1894-05-26 — died 1957-12-24Jersey 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.
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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
Show People
1928 · as Self (uncredited)
The Lady
1925 · as Polly Pearl
Kiki
1926 · as Kiki
Fifty-Fifty
1916 · as Naomi Harmon
Seeing Stars
1922 · as Self
Fortunes of a Composer
1912 · as The Musician's Daughter
Ashes of Vengeance
1923 · as Yolande de Breux
Bobby's Father
1912 · as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
Yes or No
1920 · as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
The Battle Cry of Peace
1915 · as Virginia Vandergriff
Father's Hatband
1913 · as Doris Mason - the Daughter
Within the Law
1923 · as Mary Turner
The Social Secretary
1916 · as Mayme
Just Show Folks
2022 · as Rosa
Sawdust and Salome
1914 · as Mary - a Circus Rider
The Song of Love
1923 · as Noorma-hal
The Vavasour Ball
1914 · as The Dramatist's Wife
The Passion Flower
1921 · as Acacia, The Passion Flower