Norma Talmadge
Acting
Born May 26, 1894 · 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.
Films (92)
Just Show Folks
2022
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
New York Nights
1929
Show People
1928
The Woman Disputed
1928
The Dove
1927
Camille
1927
Kiki
1926
Graustark
1925
The Lady
1925
The Only Woman
1924
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924
Secrets
1924
The Song of Love
1923
Ashes of Vengeance
1923
Within the Law
1923
The Voice from the Minaret
1923
The Lovely Hundred
1922
Seeing Stars
1922
The Eternal Flame
1922
Smilin' Through
1922
Love's Redemption
1921
The Wonderful Thing
1921
The Sign on the Door
1921
The Passion Flower
1921
The Branded Woman
1920
Yes or No
1920
The Woman Gives
1920
A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920
She Loves and Lies
1920
The Isle of Conquest
1919
The Way of a Woman
1919
The Probation Wife
1919
The New Moon
1919
The Heart of Wetona
1919
The Forbidden City
1918
Her Only Way
1918
The Safety Curtain
1918
De Luxe Annie
1918
By Right of Purchase
1918
The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
The Secret of the Storm Country
1917
The Moth
1917
Poppy
1917
The Law of Compensation
1917
Panthea
1917
Fifty-Fifty
1916
The Social Secretary
1916
The Devil's Needle
1916
Going Straight
1916
The Children in the House
1916
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
1914
The Hero
1914
Iron and Steel
1914
Sawdust and Salome
1914
The Vavasour Ball
1914
Father's Hatband
1913
Under the Daisies
1913
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
1913
An Old Man's Love Story
1913
Solitaires
1913
A Lady and Her Maid
1913
Vampire of the Desert
1913
Omens and Oracles
1913
Getting Up a Practice
1913
Stenographer Troubles
1913
His Official Appointment
1912
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
Bobby's Father
1912
Captain Barnacle's Waif
1912
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
The Higher Mercy
1912
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912
Fortunes of a Composer
1912
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
The First Violin
1912
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
The Child Crusoes
1911
A Tale of Two Cities
1911
In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910
A Dixie Mother
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910