1894-05-26 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.
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Just Show Folks | Rosa | 2022-10-02 |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) | Self (archive footage) | 1942-01-01 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Madame Du Barry | 1930-10-10 |
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New York Nights | Jill Deverne | 1929-12-28 |
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The Woman Disputed | Mary Ann Wagner | 1928-09-01 |
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Show People | Self (uncredited) | 1928-11-20 |
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The Dove | Dolores | 1927-12-31 |
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Camille | Marguerite Gautier (Camille) | 1927-09-04 |
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Kiki | Kiki | 1926-04-04 |
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Graustark | Princess Yetive | 1925-08-30 |
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The Lady | Polly Pearl | 1925-02-08 |
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The Only Woman | Helen Brinsley | 1924-10-25 |
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In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter | Herself | 1924-09-28 |
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Secrets | Mary Carlton | 1924-03-24 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Yolande de Breux | 1923-08-06 |
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Within the Law | Mary Turner | 1923-04-28 |
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The Song of Love | Noorma-hal | 1923-12-24 |
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The Voice from the Minaret | Lady Adrienne Carlyle | 1923-01-28 |
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Smilin' Through | Kathleen / Moonyeen | 1922-02-13 |
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The Eternal Flame | Duchesse de Langeais | 1922-09-17 |
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The Lovely Hundred | Herself | 1922-12-31 |
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Seeing Stars | Self | 1922-10-29 |
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Love's Redemption | Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger) | 1921-12-19 |
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The Wonderful Thing | Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs | 1921-11-07 |
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The Sign on the Door | Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan | 1921-05-01 |
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The Passion Flower | Acacia, The Passion Flower | 1921-04-02 |
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Yes or No | Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry | 1920-06-28 |
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The Woman Gives | Inga Sonderson | 1920-03-29 |
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The Branded Woman | Ruth Sawyer | 1920-09-05 |
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A Daughter of Two Worlds | Jennie Malone | 1920-01-05 |
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She Loves and Lies | Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne | 1920-01-01 |
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The Way of a Woman | Nancy Lee | 1919-07-27 |
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The Heart of Wetona | Wetona | 1919-01-05 |
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The New Moon | Princess Marie Pavlovna | 1919-05-11 |
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The Probation Wife | Josephine Mowbray | 1919-05-24 |
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The Isle of Conquest | Ethel Harmon | 1919-10-26 |
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De Luxe Annie | Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II) | 1918-05-19 |
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The Forbidden City | San San / Toy | 1918-10-06 |
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By Right of Purchase | Margot Hughes | 1918-02-01 |
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The Ghosts of Yesterday | Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur | 1918-01-19 |
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Her Only Way | Lucille Westbrook | 1918-08-18 |
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The Safety Curtain | Puck | 1918-07-10 |
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The Moth | Lucy Gillam | 1917-10-01 |
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Panthea | Panthea Romoff | 1917-01-07 |
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Poppy | Poppy Destinn | 1917-05-04 |
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The Secret of the Storm Country | Tess Skinner | 1917-11-01 |
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The Law of Compensation | Flora Graham / Ruth Graham | 1917-04-01 |
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Going Straight | Grace Remington | 1916-06-03 |
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The Children in the House | Cora | 1916-04-29 |
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Martha's Vindication | Martha | 1916-02-20 |
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The Devil's Needle | Renee Duprez | 1916-08-12 |
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The Missing Links | Myra Holburn | 1916-01-16 |
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The Crown Prince's Double | Shirley Rives | 1916-02-07 |
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The Social Secretary | Mayme | 1916-09-16 |
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Fifty-Fifty | Naomi Harmon | 1916-10-21 |
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The Battle Cry of Peace | Virginia Vandergriff | 1915-08-05 |
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Captivating Mary Carstairs | Mary Carstairs | 1915-07-10 |
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The Vavasour Ball | The Dramatist's Wife | 1914-01-20 |
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John Rance, Gentleman | Lesbia Vane | 1914-07-28 |
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Sawdust and Salome | Mary - a Circus Rider | 1914-02-16 |
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The Hero | Maude | 1914-02-25 |
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The Helpful (?) Sisterhood | Mary | 1914-03-30 |
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Iron and Steel | 1914-02-21 | |
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The Peacemaker | 1914-10-14 | |
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Omens and Oracles | Belinda | 1913-05-05 |
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Under the Daisies | Viola Martin | 1913-09-12 |
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He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law | The Wife | 1913-08-28 |
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Getting Up a Practice | 1913-03-27 | |
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A Lady and Her Maid | Belinda | 1913-05-21 |
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An Old Man's Love Story | Ethel Marsham | 1913-07-23 |
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Father's Hatband | Doris Mason - the Daughter | 1913-10-29 |
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Stenographer Troubles | A Typist | 1913-02-06 |
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Vampire of the Desert | Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée | 1913-05-16 |
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Solitaires | Julia | 1913-07-08 |
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The Meeting of the Ways | The Maid | 1912-01-12 |
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The Troublesome Step-Daughters | A Step-Daughter | 1912-07-06 |
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The First Violin | 1912-02-02 | |
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Wanted... a Grandmother | 1912-08-09 | |
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Bobby's Father | Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother | 1912-09-23 |
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A Fortune in a Teacup | Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister | 1912-09-14 |
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The Higher Mercy | Alice | 1912-09-10 |
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Fortunes of a Composer | The Musician's Daughter | 1912-05-20 |
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Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins | Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins | 1912-03-13 |
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Father's Hot Toddy | First Daughter | 1912-10-17 |
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His Official Appointment | The Secretary of State's Daughter | 1912-11-04 |
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Captain Barnacle's Waif | 1912-09-16 | |
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The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton | Lovesick Maiden | 1912-08-20 |
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The Child Crusoes | 1911-09-13 | |
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A Tale of Two Cities | (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine | 1911-02-20 |
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A Dixie Mother | 1910-12-17 | |
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The Love of Chrysanthemum | 1910-05-28 | |
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In Neighboring Kingdoms | 1910-12-27 | |
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The Household Pest |
