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 Song of Love | Noorma-hal | 1923-12-24 |
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Ashes of Vengeance | Yolande de Breux | 1923-08-06 |
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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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Seeing Stars | Self | 1922-10-29 |
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The Lovely Hundred | Herself | 1922-12-31 |
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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 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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She Loves and Lies | Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne | 1920-01-01 |
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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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The Branded Woman | Ruth Sawyer | 1920-09-05 |
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Yes or No | Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry | 1920-06-28 |
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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 Isle of Conquest | Ethel Harmon | 1919-10-26 |
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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 Safety Curtain | Puck | 1918-07-10 |
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Her Only Way | Lucille Westbrook | 1918-08-18 |
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The Forbidden City | San San / Toy | 1918-10-06 |
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The Ghosts of Yesterday | Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur | 1918-01-19 |
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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 Secret of the Storm Country | Tess Skinner | 1917-11-01 |
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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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Poppy | Poppy Destinn | 1917-05-04 |
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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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Going Straight | Grace Remington | 1916-06-03 |
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The Crown Prince's Double | Shirley Rives | 1916-02-07 |
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The Missing Links | Myra Holburn | 1916-01-16 |
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Fifty-Fifty | Naomi Harmon | 1916-10-21 |
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The Social Secretary | Mayme | 1916-09-16 |
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Martha's Vindication | Martha | 1916-02-20 |
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Captivating Mary Carstairs | Mary Carstairs | 1915-07-10 |
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The Battle Cry of Peace | Virginia Vandergriff | 1915-08-05 |
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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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John Rance, Gentleman | Lesbia Vane | 1914-07-28 |
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Iron and Steel | 1914-02-21 | |
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The Peacemaker | 1914-10-14 | |
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The Helpful (?) Sisterhood | Mary | 1914-03-30 |
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The Vavasour Ball | The Dramatist's Wife | 1914-01-20 |
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Omens and Oracles | Belinda | 1913-05-05 |
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Stenographer Troubles | A Typist | 1913-02-06 |
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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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An Old Man's Love Story | Ethel Marsham | 1913-07-23 |
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Vampire of the Desert | Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée | 1913-05-16 |
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Father's Hatband | Doris Mason - the Daughter | 1913-10-29 |
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A Lady and Her Maid | Belinda | 1913-05-21 |
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Under the Daisies | Viola Martin | 1913-09-12 |
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Solitaires | Julia | 1913-07-08 |
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Bobby's Father | Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother | 1912-09-23 |
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The First Violin | 1912-02-02 | |
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The Troublesome Step-Daughters | A Step-Daughter | 1912-07-06 |
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The Meeting of the Ways | The Maid | 1912-01-12 |
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Wanted... a Grandmother | 1912-08-09 | |
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A Fortune in a Teacup | Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister | 1912-09-14 |
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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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Father's Hot Toddy | First Daughter | 1912-10-17 |
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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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The Higher Mercy | Alice | 1912-09-10 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine | 1911-02-20 |
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The Child Crusoes | 1911-09-13 | |
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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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A Dixie Mother | 1910-12-17 |
