Norma Talmadge
Acting
Born: 1894-05-26 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Show People
Self (uncredited)
The Lady
Polly Pearl
Kiki
Kiki
The Battle Cry of Peace
Virginia Vandergriff
The Song of Love
Noorma-hal
Fifty-Fifty
Naomi Harmon
Martha's Vindication
Martha
Ashes of Vengeance
Yolande de Breux
The Passion Flower
Acacia, The Passion Flower
The Wonderful Thing
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
Seeing Stars
Self
Yes or No
Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
Sawdust and Salome
Mary - a Circus Rider
Love's Redemption
Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
The Law of Compensation
Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
Panthea
Panthea Romoff
The Child Crusoes
The Eternal Flame
Duchesse de Langeais
The New Moon
Princess Marie Pavlovna
John Rance, Gentleman
Lesbia Vane
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Madame Du Barry
Within the Law
Mary Turner
The Heart of Wetona
Wetona
The Voice from the Minaret
Lady Adrienne Carlyle
The Moth
Lucy Gillam
The Branded Woman
Ruth Sawyer
The Woman Disputed
Mary Ann Wagner
A Lady and Her Maid
Belinda
The Social Secretary
Mayme
The Sign on the Door
Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
Father's Hatband
Doris Mason - the Daughter
Captain Barnacle's Waif
Smilin' Through
Kathleen / Moonyeen
By Right of Purchase
Margot Hughes
The Secret of the Storm Country
Tess Skinner
The Love of Chrysanthemum
The Children in the House
Cora
The Way of a Woman
Nancy Lee
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)