Norma Talmadge

Known for ActingBorn 1894-05-26Died 1957-12-24Jersey 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Voice from the Minaret

The Lovely Hundred

The Eternal Flame

Love's Redemption

Graustark

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter

The Passion Flower

The Sign on the Door

The Isle of Conquest

By Right of Purchase

Vampire of the Desert

Getting Up a Practice

Bobby's Father

Father's Hot Toddy

The Only Woman

The Wonderful Thing

A Daughter of Two Worlds

She Loves and Lies

The Branded Woman

The New Moon

The Way of a Woman

The Hero

He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law

A Fortune in a Teacup

Kiki

The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton

Show People

Stenographer Troubles

The Woman Disputed

The Woman Gives

The Probation Wife

Iron and Steel

The Vavasour Ball

Wanted... a Grandmother

The Higher Mercy

Captain Barnacle's Waif

The Dove

The Safety Curtain

Yes or No

Smilin' Through

The Devil's Needle

His Official Appointment

The Song of Love

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Secrets

Ashes of Vengeance

The Heart of Wetona

Going Straight