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Gertrude Olmstead
Born · November 12, 1897
Died · January 18, 1975 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bio
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.
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Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
5.5
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Mae Ellis
0.0
1929
Sonny Boy
Mary
0.0
1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Helen Fairchild
0.0
1929
Fashion News
Self (1929)
5.0
1928
Midnight Life
Betty Brown
0.0
1928
Bringing Up Father
Ellen
3.0
1928
Sporting Goods
Alice Elliott
0.0
1928
The Cheer Leader
Jean Howard
0.0
1928
Buttons
Ruth Stratton
1.0
1927
Becky
Nan Estabrook
0.0
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 7
Herself
0.0
1927
The Callahans and the Murphys
Monica Murphy
0.0
1927
Mr. Wu
Hilda Gregory
5.5
1927
The Cheerful Fraud
Ann Kent
4.0
1926
Dreams of Monte Carlo
Sally Roxford
0.0
1926
Puppets
Angela
0.0
1926
The Boob
Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)
5.8
1926
Torrent
Remedios
6.9
1926
Sweet Adeline
Adeline
0.0
1926
California Straight Ahead
Betty Browne
7.0
1925
1925 Studio Tour
Self
6.2
1925
The Monster
Betty Watson
5.7
1925
Cobra
Mary Drake
5.9
1925
Empty Hands
Typsy
0.0
1924
Lovers' Lane
Mary Larkin
0.0
1924
Babbitt
Eunice Littlefield
0.0
1924
A Girl of the Limberlost
Edith Cart
0.0
1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
7.0
1924
Ladies to Board
Edith Oliver
0.0
1924
Cameo Kirby
Adele Randall
5.5
1923
Trilby
Miss Bagot
0.0
1923
The Wandering Two
0.0
1923
One of Three
0.0
1923
The Loaded Door
Molly Grainger
0.0
1922
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
6.0
1922
The Fox
Stella Fraser
0.0
1921
The Fighting Lover
Jean Forsdale
0.0
1921
Out o' Luck
0.0
1921
The Big Adventure
Sally
0.0
1921
The Cactus Kid
0.0
1921
The Fightin' Fury
0.0
1921
Kickaroo
0.0
1921
Sweet Revenge
0.0
1921
The Driftin' Kid
0.0
1921
Tipped Off
Marion Ross
0.0
1920