Norma Talmadge
Acting · Born May 26, 1894 · Died Dec 24, 1957 (63) · Jersey 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. 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
Films
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
19306.0
New York Nights
19295.5
Show People
19287.1
The Woman Disputed
19287.1
The Dove
19276.8
Camille
19273.7
Kiki
19267.8
Graustark
19259.0
The Lady
19255.8
The Only Woman
19248.0
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
19249.0
Secrets
19246.0
The Song of Love
19236.2
Ashes of Vengeance
19236.0
Within the Law
19235.6
The Voice from the Minaret
192310.0
Seeing Stars
19224.9
The Eternal Flame
192210.0
Smilin' Through
19226.5
Love's Redemption
192110.0
The Wonderful Thing
19218.0
The Sign on the Door
19219.0
The Passion Flower
19219.0
The Branded Woman
19208.0
Yes or No
19206.7
The Woman Gives
19207.0
A Daughter of Two Worlds
19208.0
She Loves and Lies
19208.0
The Isle of Conquest
19199.0
The Way of a Woman
19198.0
The Probation Wife
19197.0
The New Moon
19198.0
The Heart of Wetona
19196.0
The Forbidden City
19185.7
Her Only Way
1918
The Safety Curtain
19186.8
De Luxe Annie
1918
By Right of Purchase
19189.0
The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
The Secret of the Storm Country
1917
The Moth
19171.0
Poppy
1917
The Law of Compensation
19173.7
Panthea
1917
Fifty-Fifty
19165.0
The Social Secretary
19165.6
The Devil's Needle
19166.4
Going Straight
19166.0
The Children in the House
19164.8
Martha's Vindication
1916
The Crown Prince's Double
1916
The Missing Links
1916
The Battle Cry of Peace
1915
Captivating Mary Carstairs
1915
The Peacemaker
1914
John Rance, Gentleman
1914
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
19145.0
Iron and Steel
19147.0
Sawdust and Salome
19142.3
Father's Hatband
19135.0
An Old Man's Love Story
1913
A Lady and Her Maid
19136.0
Vampire of the Desert
19139.0
His Official Appointment
19126.5
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
19127.5
The First Violin
1912
A Tale of Two Cities
19115.0