Norma Talmadge
Acting · Born 1894-05-26 · age 63 at death · 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.
Titles
Seeing Stars
Going Straight
The Children in the House
The Forbidden City
The Social Secretary
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
The Devil's Needle
Within the Law
The Dove
New York Nights
The Lady
Secrets
A Lady and Her Maid
Ashes of Vengeance
Kiki
The Woman Disputed
The Safety Curtain
The Heart of Wetona
Camille
Smilin' Through
Stenographer Troubles
The Law of Compensation
Yes or No
The Song of Love
Sawdust and Salome
A Tale of Two Cities
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
His Official Appointment
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
The Moth
Vampire of the Desert
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
The Meeting of the Ways
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
Wanted... a Grandmother
Bobby's Father
The Hero
A Fortune in a Teacup
Father's Hot Toddy
The Higher Mercy
Getting Up a Practice
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
Iron and Steel
Captain Barnacle's Waif
The New Moon
A Daughter of Two Worlds
Father's Hatband
The Love of Chrysanthemum
Fortunes of a Composer
By Right of Purchase
The Probation Wife
She Loves and Lies
The Isle of Conquest
The Branded Woman
The Woman Gives
The Way of a Woman
The Voice from the Minaret
The Only Woman
Love's Redemption
The Passion Flower