Norma Talmadge
Born
May 26, 1894
Died
December 24, 1957 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Just Show Folks
Rosa
2022
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Self (archive footage)
1942
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Madame Du Barry
1930
New York Nights
Jill Deverne
1929
Show People
Self (uncredited)
1928
The Woman Disputed
Mary Ann Wagner
1928
The Dove
Dolores
1927
Camille
Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
1927
Kiki
Kiki
1926
Graustark
Princess Yetive
1925
The Lady
Polly Pearl
1925
The Only Woman
Helen Brinsley
1924
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
Herself
1924
Secrets
Mary Carlton
1924
The Song of Love
Noorma-hal
1923
Ashes of Vengeance
Yolande de Breux
1923
Within the Law
Mary Turner
1923
The Voice from the Minaret
Lady Adrienne Carlyle
1923
The Lovely Hundred
Herself
1922
Seeing Stars
Self
1922
The Eternal Flame
Duchesse de Langeais
1922
Smilin' Through
Kathleen / Moonyeen
1922
Love's Redemption
Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
1921
The Wonderful Thing
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
1921
The Sign on the Door
Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
1921
The Passion Flower
Acacia, The Passion Flower
1921
The Branded Woman
Ruth Sawyer
1920
Yes or No
Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
1920
The Woman Gives
Inga Sonderson
1920
A Daughter of Two Worlds
Jennie Malone
1920
She Loves and Lies
Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
1920
The Isle of Conquest
Ethel Harmon
1919
The Way of a Woman
Nancy Lee
1919
The Probation Wife
Josephine Mowbray
1919
The New Moon
Princess Marie Pavlovna
1919
The Heart of Wetona
Wetona
1919
The Forbidden City
San San / Toy
1918
Her Only Way
Lucille Westbrook
1918
The Safety Curtain
Puck
1918
De Luxe Annie
Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)
1918
By Right of Purchase
Margot Hughes
1918
The Ghosts of Yesterday
Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur
1918
The Secret of the Storm Country
Tess Skinner
1917
The Moth
Lucy Gillam
1917
Poppy
Poppy Destinn
1917
The Law of Compensation
Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
1917
Panthea
Panthea Romoff
1917
Fifty-Fifty
Naomi Harmon
1916
The Social Secretary
Mayme
1916
The Devil's Needle
Renee Duprez
1916
Going Straight
Grace Remington
1916
The Children in the House
Cora
1916
Martha's Vindication
Martha
1916
The Crown Prince's Double
Shirley Rives
1916
The Missing Links
Myra Holburn
1916
The Battle Cry of Peace
Virginia Vandergriff
1915
Captivating Mary Carstairs
Mary Carstairs
1915
The Peacemaker
1914
John Rance, Gentleman
Lesbia Vane
1914
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
Mary
1914
The Hero
Maude
1914
Iron and Steel
1914
Sawdust and Salome
Mary - a Circus Rider
1914
The Vavasour Ball
The Dramatist's Wife
1914
Father's Hatband
Doris Mason - the Daughter
1913
Under the Daisies
Viola Martin
1913
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
The Wife
1913
An Old Man's Love Story
Ethel Marsham
1913
Solitaires
Julia
1913
A Lady and Her Maid
Belinda
1913
Vampire of the Desert
Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
1913
Omens and Oracles
Belinda
1913
Getting Up a Practice
1913
Stenographer Troubles
A Typist
1913
His Official Appointment
The Secretary of State's Daughter
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
First Daughter
1912
Bobby's Father
Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
1912
Captain Barnacle's Waif
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister
1912
The Higher Mercy
Alice
1912
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
lovesick maiden
1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
A Step-Daughter
1912
Fortunes of a Composer
The Musician's Daughter
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
The First Violin
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
The Maid
1912
The Child Crusoes
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
(Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine
1911
In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910
A Dixie Mother
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910