Norma Talmadge
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-05-26
Day of Death
1957-12-24 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Norma Talmadge
Biography
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
Acting
(2022)
Just Show Folks
as Rosa
(1942)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
(1930)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Madame Du Barry
(1929)
New York Nights
as Jill Deverne
(1928)
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
(1928)
The Woman Disputed
as Mary Ann Wagner
(1927)
The Dove
as Dolores
(1927)
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
(1926)
Kiki
as Kiki
(1925)
The Lady
as Polly Pearl
(1925)
Graustark
as Princess Yetive
(1924)
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Herself
(1924)
Secrets
as Mary Carlton
(1924)
The Only Woman
as Helen Brinsley
(1923)
Ashes of Vengeance
as Yolande de Breux
(1923)
Within the Law
as Mary Turner
(1923)
The Voice from the Minaret
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle
(1923)
The Song of Love
as Noorma-hal
(1922)
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
(1922)
Seeing Stars
as Self
(1922)
The Eternal Flame
as Duchesse de Langeais
(1922)
The Lovely Hundred
as Herself
(1921)
The Passion Flower
as Acacia, The Passion Flower
(1921)
The Sign on the Door
as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
(1921)
The Wonderful Thing
as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
(1921)
Love's Redemption
as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
(1920)
Yes or No
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
(1920)
The Branded Woman
as Ruth Sawyer
(1920)
The Woman Gives
as Inga Sonderson
(1920)
She Loves and Lies
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
(1920)
A Daughter of Two Worlds
as Jennie Malone
(1919)
The Probation Wife
as Josephine Mowbray
(1919)
The Way of a Woman
as Nancy Lee
(1919)
The Isle of Conquest
as Ethel Harmon
(1919)
The New Moon
as Princess Marie Pavlovna
(1919)
The Heart of Wetona
as Wetona
(1918)
The Forbidden City
as San San / Toy
(1918)
The Ghosts of Yesterday
as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur
(1918)
The Safety Curtain
as Puck
(1918)
By Right of Purchase
as Margot Hughes
(1918)
De Luxe Annie
as Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)
(1918)
Her Only Way
as Lucille Westbrook
(1917)
Panthea
as Panthea Romoff
(1917)
Poppy
as Poppy Destinn
(1917)
The Secret of the Storm Country
as Tess Skinner
(1917)
The Moth
as Lucy Gillam
(1917)
The Law of Compensation
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
(1916)
The Missing Links
as Myra Holburn
(1916)
The Devil's Needle
as Renee Duprez
(1916)
Fifty-Fifty
as Naomi Harmon
(1916)
The Social Secretary
as Mayme
(1916)
Going Straight
as Grace Remington
(1916)
The Children in the House
as Cora
(1916)
Martha's Vindication
as Martha
(1916)
The Crown Prince's Double
as Shirley Rives
(1915)
The Battle Cry of Peace
as Virginia Vandergriff
(1915)
Captivating Mary Carstairs
as Mary Carstairs
(1914)
The Hero
as Maude
(1914)
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
as Mary
(1914)
The Vavasour Ball
as The Dramatist's Wife
(1914)
(1914)
Sawdust and Salome
as Mary - a Circus Rider
(1914)
John Rance, Gentleman
as Lesbia Vane
(1914)
(1913)
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
as The Wife
(1913)
Vampire of the Desert
as Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
(1913)
Stenographer Troubles
as A Typist
(1913)
(1913)
Under the Daisies
as Viola Martin
(1913)
Omens and Oracles
as Belinda
(1913)
Solitaires
as Julia
(1913)
A Lady and Her Maid
as Belinda
(1913)
Father's Hatband
as Doris Mason - the Daughter
(1913)
An Old Man's Love Story
as Ethel Marsham
(1912)
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
as Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
(1912)
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
as A Step-Daughter
(1912)
The Higher Mercy
as Alice
(1912)
(1912)
(1912)
Fortunes of a Composer
as The Musician's Daughter
(1912)
Bobby's Father
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
(1912)
The Meeting of the Ways
as The Maid
(1912)
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
as lovesick maiden
(1912)
His Official Appointment
as The Secretary of State's Daughter
(1912)
Father's Hot Toddy
as First Daughter
(1912)
(1912)
A Fortune in a Teacup
as Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister
(1911)
A Tale of Two Cities
as (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine
(1911)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
Crew
(1929)
New York Nights
Producer
(1928)
The Woman Disputed
Producer
(1927)
The Dove
Producer
(1927)
Camille
Producer
(1926)
Kiki
Producer
(1925)
The Lady
Producer
(1924)
Secrets
Producer
(1924)
The Only Woman
Producer
(1923)
Within the Law
Producer
(1923)
The Voice from the Minaret
Producer
(1923)
Ashes of Vengeance
Producer
(1923)
The Song of Love
Producer
(1922)
Smilin' Through
Producer
(1922)
The Eternal Flame
Producer
(1922)
Seeing Stars
Producer
(1921)
The Sign on the Door
Producer
(1921)
The Passion Flower
Producer
(1921)
Love's Redemption
Producer
(1921)
The Wonderful Thing
Producer
(1920)
Yes or No
Producer
(1920)
The Branded Woman
Producer
(1919)
The Probation Wife
Producer
(1919)
The Isle of Conquest
Producer
(1918)
De Luxe Annie
Producer
(1917)
Panthea
Producer