Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1894-05-26
Day of Death
1957-12-24
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Norma Talmadge
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.
Filmography (92)
Just Show Folks
2022
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
New York Nights
1929
Show People
1928
The Woman Disputed
1928
The Dove
1927
Camille
1927
Kiki
1926
Graustark
1925
The Lady
1925
The Only Woman
1924
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924
Secrets
1924
