Gloria Grahame
Acting
Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981.
Known for
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movie'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Nesting
1981
Florinda Costello
movieMr. Griffin and Me
1981
Mara Emerson
movieMelvin and Howard
1980
Mrs. Sisk
movieThe Merry Wives of Windsor
1980
Mistress Page
movieThe Dancing Princesses
1978
The Witch
movieMansion of the Doomed
1976
Katherine
tvRich Man, Poor Man
1976
Sue Prescott
movieMama's Dirty Girls
1974
Mama Love
movieThe Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
Carolyn Porter
tvKojak
1973
Helen
movieTarot
1973
Natalie
movieThe Loners
1972
Annabelle
movieChandler
1971
Selma
movieBlack Noon
1971
Bethia
movieThe Todd Killings
1971
Mrs. Roy
movieEscape
1971
Evelyn Harrison
movieBlood and Lace
1971
Mrs. Deere
tvThen Came Bronson
1969
Charlene Braden
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Madame Noh
tvMannix
1967
Mae Darling
movieRide Beyond Vengeance
1966
Bonnie Shelley
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Molly Hogan
tvBurke's Law
1963
Helen Dekker / Doris Landers
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Dorina Pruitt
tvThe Outer Limits
1963
Florida Patton
tvSam Benedict
1962
Rita Bain
tvThe New Breed
1961
Nurse Nora Springer
movieRide Out for Revenge
1957
Amy Porter
movieThe Man Who Never Was
1956
Lucy Sherwood
movieOklahoma!
1955
Ado Annie Carnes
movieNot as a Stranger
1955
Harriet Lang
movieThe Cobweb
1955
Karen McIver
movieNaked Alibi
1954
Marianna
movieHuman Desire
1954
Vicki Buckley
movieThe Good Die Young
1954
Denise Blaine
moviePrisoners of the Casbah
1953
Princess Nadja
movieThe Big Heat
1953
Debby Marsh
movieMan on a Tightrope
1953
Zama Cernik
movieThe Glass Wall
1953
Maggie Summers
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Elena Carlisle
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Rosemary Bartlow
movieSudden Fear
1952
Irene Neves
movieMacao
1952
Margie
movieIn a Lonely Place
1950
Laurel Gray
movieRoughshod
1949
Mary Wells
movieA Woman's Secret
1949
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
movieMerton of the Movies
1947
Beulah Baxter
movieSong of the Thin Man
1947
Fran Page
movieCrossfire
1947
Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
movieWithout Love
1945
Flower Girl
movieBlonde Fever
1944
Sally Murfin