Gloria Grahame
Acting
Born: 1923-11-28 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Fugitive
Dorina Pruitt
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Mannix
Mae Darling
Daniel Boone
Molly Hogan
Burke's Law
Helen Dekker
Burke's Law
Doris Landers
Tales of the Unexpected
Olivia
The Outer Limits
Florida Patton
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Kojak
Helen
It's a Wonderful Life
Violet
The Name of the Game
Madame Noh
Sam Benedict
Rita Bain
Then Came Bronson
Charlene Braden
Rich Man, Poor Man
Sue Prescott
The New Breed
Nurse Nora Springer
Oklahoma!
Ado Annie Carnes
Harrigan and Son
The Big Heat
Debby Marsh
General Electric Theater
Elena Carlisle
The Greatest Show on Earth
Angel
In a Lonely Place
Laurel Gray
The Bad and the Beautiful
Rosemary Bartlow
Sudden Fear
Irene Neves
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Ma
Naked Alibi
Marianna
The Cobweb
Karen McIver
Melvin and Howard
Mrs. Sisk
Not as a Stranger
Harriet Lang
The Man Who Never Was
Lucy Sherwood
Macao
Margie
Seventh Avenue
Moll
Escape
Evelyn Harrison
Odds Against Tomorrow
Helen
Crossfire
Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
Mansion of the Doomed
Katherine
Man on a Tightrope
Zama Cernik
A Woman's Secret
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Song of the Thin Man
Fran Page
Human Desire
Vicki Buckley