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