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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Camille | Marguerite Gautier (Camille) | 1927-09-04 |
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The Dove | Dolores | 1927-12-31 |
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Kiki | Kiki | 1926-04-04 |
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The Lady | Polly Pearl | 1925-02-08 |
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Graustark | Princess Yetive | 1925-08-30 |
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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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Within the Law | Mary Turner | 1923-04-28 |
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The Voice from the Minaret | Lady Adrienne Carlyle | 1923-01-28 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Yolande de Breux | 1923-08-06 |
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The Song of Love | Noorma-hal | 1923-12-24 |
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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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Seeing Stars | Self | 1922-10-29 |
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The Lovely Hundred | Herself | 1922-12-31 |
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The Wonderful Thing | Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs | 1921-11-07 |
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The Passion Flower | Acacia, The Passion Flower | 1921-04-02 |
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Love's Redemption | Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger) | 1921-12-19 |
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The Sign on the Door | Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan | 1921-05-01 |
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Yes or No | Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry | 1920-06-28 |
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A Daughter of Two Worlds | Jennie Malone | 1920-01-05 |
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The Woman Gives | Inga Sonderson | 1920-03-29 |
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She Loves and Lies | Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne | 1920-01-01 |
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The Branded Woman | Ruth Sawyer | 1920-09-05 |
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The New Moon | Princess Marie Pavlovna | 1919-05-11 |
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The Heart of Wetona | Wetona | 1919-01-05 |
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The Way of a Woman | Nancy Lee | 1919-07-27 |
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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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The Ghosts of Yesterday | Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur | 1918-01-19 |
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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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De Luxe Annie | Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II) | 1918-05-19 |
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The Safety Curtain | Puck | 1918-07-10 |
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Her Only Way | Lucille Westbrook | 1918-08-18 |
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The Secret of the Storm Country | Tess Skinner | 1917-11-01 |
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Poppy | Poppy Destinn | 1917-05-04 |
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Panthea | Panthea Romoff | 1917-01-07 |
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The Law of Compensation | Flora Graham / Ruth Graham | 1917-04-01 |
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The Moth | Lucy Gillam | 1917-10-01 |
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The Children in the House | Cora | 1916-04-29 |
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The Devil's Needle | Renee Duprez | 1916-08-12 |
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Martha's Vindication | Martha | 1916-02-20 |
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Fifty-Fifty | Naomi Harmon | 1916-10-21 |
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The Missing Links | Myra Holburn | 1916-01-16 |
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Going Straight | Grace Remington | 1916-06-03 |
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The Social Secretary | Mayme | 1916-09-16 |
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The Crown Prince's Double | Shirley Rives | 1916-02-07 |
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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 Hero | Maude | 1914-02-25 |
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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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Iron and Steel | 1914-02-21 | |
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The Peacemaker | 1914-10-14 | |
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The Vavasour Ball | The Dramatist's Wife | 1914-01-20 |
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The Helpful (?) Sisterhood | Mary | 1914-03-30 |
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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 |
