Norma Talmadge
Acting
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
Acting93
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Self (archive footage)
movieDu Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
Madame Du Barry
movieNew York Nights
1929
Jill Deverne
movieShow People
1928
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Woman Disputed
1928
Mary Ann Wagner
movieThe Dove
1927
Dolores
movieCamille
1927
Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
movieKiki
1926
Kiki
movieGraustark
1925
Princess Yetive
movieThe Lady
1925
Polly Pearl
movieThe Only Woman
1924
Helen Brinsley
movieSecrets
1924
Mary Carlton
movieThe Song of Love
1923
Noorma-hal
movieAshes of Vengeance
1923
Yolande de Breux
movieWithin the Law
1923
Mary Turner
movieThe Voice from the Minaret
1923
Lady Adrienne Carlyle
movieThe Eternal Flame
1922
Duchesse de Langeais
movieSmilin' Through
1922
Kathleen / Moonyeen
movieLove's Redemption
1921
Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)
movieThe Wonderful Thing
1921
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs
movieThe Sign on the Door
1921
Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
movieThe Passion Flower
1921
Acacia, The Passion Flower
movieThe Branded Woman
1920
Ruth Sawyer
movieYes or No
1920
Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
movieThe Woman Gives
1920
Inga Sonderson
movieA Daughter of Two Worlds
1920
Jennie Malone
movieShe Loves and Lies
1920
Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
movieThe Isle of Conquest
1919
Ethel Harmon
movieThe Way of a Woman
1919
Nancy Lee
movieThe Probation Wife
1919
Josephine Mowbray
movieThe New Moon
1919
Princess Marie Pavlovna
movieThe Forbidden City
1918
San San / Toy
movieHer Only Way
1918
Lucille Westbrook
movieDe Luxe Annie
1918
Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)
movieBy Right of Purchase
1918
Margot Hughes
movieThe Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur
movieThe Secret of the Storm Country
1917
Tess Skinner
movieThe Moth
1917
Lucy Gillam
moviePoppy
1917
Poppy Destinn
movieThe Law of Compensation
1917
Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
moviePanthea
1917
Panthea Romoff
movieFifty-Fifty
1916
Naomi Harmon
movieThe Devil's Needle
1916
Renee Duprez
movieGoing Straight
1916
Grace Remington
movieThe Crown Prince's Double
1916
Shirley Rives
movieThe Missing Links
1916
Myra Holburn
movieThe Battle Cry of Peace
1915
Virginia Vandergriff
movieCaptivating Mary Carstairs
1915
Mary Carstairs
movieJohn Rance, Gentleman
1914
Lesbia Vane
movieSawdust and Salome
1914
Mary - a Circus Rider
The Vavasour Ball
1914
The Dramatist's Wife
movieFather's Hatband
1913
Doris Mason - the Daughter
Under the Daisies
1913
Viola Martin
movieAn Old Man's Love Story
1913
Ethel Marsham
movieA Lady and Her Maid
1913
Belinda
movieVampire of the Desert
1913
Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
movieHis Official Appointment
1912
The Secretary of State's Daughter
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
First Daughter
Bobby's Father
1912
Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister
movieThe Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912
Lovesick Maiden
Fortunes of a Composer
1912
The Musician's Daughter
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
movieA Tale of Two Cities
1911
(Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine
Production25
movieNew York Nights
1929
Producer
movieThe Woman Disputed
1928
Producer
movieThe Dove
1927
Producer
movieCamille
1927
Producer
movieKiki
1926
Producer
movieThe Lady
1925
Producer
movieThe Only Woman
1924
Producer
movieSecrets
1924
Producer
movieThe Song of Love
1923
Producer
movieAshes of Vengeance
1923
Producer
movieWithin the Law
1923
Producer
movieSeeing Stars
1922
Producer
movieThe Eternal Flame
1922
Producer
movieSmilin' Through
1922
Producer
movieLove's Redemption
1921
Producer
movieThe Wonderful Thing
1921
Producer
movieThe Sign on the Door
1921
Producer
movieThe Passion Flower
1921
Producer
movieThe Branded Woman
1920
Producer
movieYes or No
1920
Producer
movieThe Isle of Conquest
1919
Producer
movieThe Probation Wife
1919
Producer
movieDe Luxe Annie
1918
Producer
moviePanthea
1917
Producer