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