Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1897-11-12
Day of Death
1975-01-18
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gertrude Olmstead
Biography
From Wikipedia Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of sound film her career stalled, and she retired from acting in 1929. In 1926 she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard and they were married June 8 of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. After Leonard's death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.
Filmography (53)
The Show of Shows
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
Sonny Boy
1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929Hey Rube!
1928Midnight Life
1928
Hit of the Show
1928Green Grass Widows
1928
Bringing Up Father
1928
Sporting Goods
1928
The Cheer Leader
1928
A Woman Against the World
1928
Buttons
1927
Becky
1927
