1897-11-12 Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of sound film her career stalled, and she retired from acting in 1929. In 1926 she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard and they were married June 8 of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. After Leonard's death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.
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The Show of Shows | Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | 1929-11-21 |
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Sonny Boy | Mary | 1929-04-18 |
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The Lone Wolf's Daughter | Helen Fairchild | 1929-02-18 |
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The Time, the Place and the Girl | Mae Ellis | 1929-07-07 |
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Hit of the Show | Kathlyn Carson | 1928-07-08 |
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Bringing Up Father | Ellen | 1928-03-18 |
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Midnight Life | Betty Brown | 1928-08-28 |
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Hey Rube! | Lutie | 1928-12-22 |
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The Cheer Leader | Jean Howard | 1928-01-01 |
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Green Grass Widows | Betty Worthing | 1928-06-10 |
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Sporting Goods | Alice Elliott | 1928-02-11 |
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A Woman Against the World | Bernice Crane, Bride | 1928-01-01 |
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Mr. Wu | Hilda Gregory | 1927-03-26 |
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Life in Hollywood No. 7 | Herself | 1927-08-25 |
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Becky | Nan Estabrook | 1927-11-12 |
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The Callahans and the Murphys | Monica Murphy | 1927-06-18 |
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Buttons | Ruth Stratton | 1927-12-24 |
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Sweet Adeline | Adeline | 1926-01-14 |
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Monte Carlo | Sally Roxford | 1926-03-01 |
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The Cheerful Fraud | Ann Kent | 1926-12-27 |
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Puppets | Angela | 1926-06-20 |
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The Boob | Amy | 1926-05-17 |
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Torrent | Remedios | 1926-02-21 |
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1925 Studio Tour | Self | 1925-04-09 |
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California Straight Ahead | Betty Browne | 1925-09-12 |
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The Monster | Betty Watson | 1925-03-16 |
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Cobra | Mary Drake | 1925-01-02 |
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The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios | 1924-03-21 | |
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George Washington, Jr. | Dolly Johnson | 1924-02-02 |
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Life's Greatest Game | Nora Malone | 1924-09-28 |
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Lovers' Lane | Mary Larkin | 1924-08-10 |
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Ladies to Board | Edith Oliver | 1924-02-03 |
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Empty Hands | Typsy | 1924-08-17 |
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Babbitt | Eunice Littlefield | 1924-06-15 |
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A Girl of the Limberlost | Edith Cart | 1924-04-28 |
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Trilby | Miss Bagot | 1923-07-29 |
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One of Three | 1923-01-01 | |
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The Wandering Two | 1923-05-28 | |
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Cameo Kirby | Adele Randall | 1923-10-20 |
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The Scrapper | Eileen McCarthy | 1922-02-06 |
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | 1922-03-27 | |
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The Loaded Door | Molly Grainger | 1922-08-14 |
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The Fox | Stella Fraser | 1921-07-24 |
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The Fighting Lover | Jean Forsdale | 1921-06-13 |
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Out o' Luck | 1921-04-19 | |
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The Cactus Kid | 1921-03-26 | |
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Kickaroo | 1921-01-22 | |
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The Fightin' Fury | 1921-02-05 | |
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Sweet Revenge | 1921-01-13 | |
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The Driftin' Kid | 1921-01-08 | |
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The Big Adventure | Sally | 1921-04-01 |
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Tipped Off | Marion Ross | 1920-11-27 |
