Norma Talmadge
Date of birth: 1894-05-26
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Norma Marie Talmadge
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Show People
1928-11-20
Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic s
The Lovely Hundred
1922-12-31
Miss Norma and Miss Constance Talmadge among the girls one of whom they are to select as the New Bri
Camille
1927-09-04
Based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.
Vampire of the Desert
1913-05-16
Ishmael, the son of Hagar, an old hag, living on the edge of the desert, falls completely under the
The Dove
1927-12-31
Norma Talmadge plays a Mexican saloon singer, known as 'The Dove.' She is romanced by a young caball
The Devil's Needle
1916-08-12
Renee is a French artist's model who uses morphine as an escape from the dull reality of her life. S
New York Nights
1929-12-28
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broad
The Lady
1925-02-08
A young woman marries the wastrel son of a British aristocrat. Her husband, who has been disinherite
Within the Law
1923-04-28
When Mary Turner is sent to prison for a crime she did not commit, she vows upon her release to take
Secrets
1924-03-24
An old woman's memories are rekindled as she rereads her diary. She recalls her youth in England whe
The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
1914-03-30
Mary is forced into shoplifting to keep up with her rich sorority sisters.
Going Straight
1916-06-03
A man and his wife both have criminal pasts, but have quit crime and are now respectable citizens. O
The Forbidden City
1918-10-06
The daughter of a Chinese mandarin is sentenced to death for her secret marriage to an American. The
The Child Crusoes
1911-09-13
Jack, a little orphan, is anxious to become a sailor, and although Captain Rhines refuses to take hi
The Meeting of the Ways
1912-01-12
Tom and Dick are brothers and are being educated at the same college. Tom is a studious fellow and g
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912-07-06
A widower with four grown daughters remarries and brings his new wife home to meet them. The girls s
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912-08-09
Kitty Mallory, the young actress, finds herself in straightened circumstances. Looking for the immed
Bobby's Father
1912-09-23
Dick Ramsay is a "cracksman" and burglar. His wife, Jane, is a good woman and tries to persuade her
A Tale of Two Cities
1911-02-20
An early film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent
The Hero
1914-02-25
Very pretty, very attractive, very young; her name is Maude and she has a beau. He is very fat. Maud
The First Violin
1912-02-02
Old Von Shultz, the first violin, finds as he grows older a longing for companionship. Hurrying from
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912-09-14
Tea is served during an afternoon visit of Sybil with her friend Mabel Brown. Sybil begs Mabel to te
Father's Hot Toddy
1912-10-17
Tired of living alone with his two motherless daughters. Jones decides to take unto himself a wife.
The Higher Mercy
1912-09-10
No matter how absorbed with affairs of state, Abraham Lincoln was always ready to give audience to h
A Lady and Her Maid
1913-05-21
The photographer sends miss Ophelia a dozen photographs of her in different poses. Selecting the bes
Ashes of Vengeance
1923-08-06
This historical piece, set in the Huguenot days of France, is Norma Talmadge's 37th feature film and
Getting Up a Practice
1913-03-27
Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To add to his
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
1913-08-28
That the way to a man's heart is by means of his appetite, is strikingly shown. Mother-in-law comes
Iron and Steel
1914-02-21
Herr Ludwig Kronitz is a king in his own works and rules with a controlling hand. He is known as the
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942-01-01
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of editio
Kiki
1926-04-04
Kiki, a poor young woman who sells newspapers on the street corners of Paris, is able to land a job
Captain Barnacle's Waif
1912-09-16
Tommy is bright and good-looking and he attracts the notice of a lady in a London slumming party. Wh
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924-09-28
A sequel of sorts, the Jewish ethnic comedy characters of Potash and Perlmutter return from their 19
The Woman Disputed
1928-09-01
An adventuress in love with an Austrian agrees to become the mistress of a Russian officer in exchan
The New Moon
1919-05-11
When anarchist bombs disrupt the engagement ball of Princess Marie Pavlovna, her fiancé, Prince Mich
The Safety Curtain
1918-07-10
Puck is a music hall dancer, married to an abusive husband. One night the music hall catches fire. P
Smilin' Through
1922-02-13
The story is essentially the same as the popular Jane Cowl play, with Talmadge in the dual role of K
A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920-01-05
Just Show Folks
2022-10-02
A day in the life of a family of circus performers.
The Heart of Wetona
1919-01-05
After the half-breed daughter of a Comanche chief falls for a young engineer who deserts her, she tu
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912-08-20
An old doctor hires a young new doctor to join his practice, particularly to attract women for more
The Battle Cry of Peace
1915-08-05
Enemy agents under the leadership of "Emanon" conspire with pacifists to keep the American defense a
Father's Hatband
1913-10-29
A short comic film in which Sam and Doris use the hat of Doris’ father (a manager) to send letters t
The Social Secretary
1916-09-16
An attractive young girl struggles to hold a job as she deals with unwanted romantic advances from h
Stenographer Troubles
1913-02-06
A comic one-act film featuring the character Bunny, which takes place in an office.
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910-05-28
A little tragedy of Japan wherein a tourist fails to realize that love is a sacred thing the world r
Under the Daisies
1913-09-12
A critic, John Mears, retreats to the countryside to recover his health and learns of a legacy tied
His Official Appointment
1912-11-04
This touching short film lasts only 10 minutes, 34 seconds, but is rather engaging. Charles Kent is
Fortunes of a Composer
1912-05-20
A drama about a poor composer who is betrayed by his family and left alone.
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912-03-13
Noah Clayton, an old coster, who has made a bit of money, lives with his daughter Liza. He is very c
Solitaires
1913-07-08
Frank and Julia are very good friends, both being single, and live in adjoining apartments. Getting
The Children in the House
1916-04-29
A woman is stuck with an unfaithful husband until he is killed robbing a bank.
An Old Man's Love Story
1913-07-23
Ethel, whose financially distressed parents depend on her marrying into wealth, may be forced to aba
The Peacemaker
1914-10-14
The Law of Compensation
1917-04-01
A 1917 film directed by Joseph A. Golden & Julius Steger
The Moth
1917-10-01
Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she fa
The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918-01-19
After his wife/model has died of starvation with her portrait unfinished, an impoverished artist mee
By Right of Purchase
1918-02-01
A 1918 film directed by Charles Miller.
Panthea
1917-01-07
A woman sacrifices everything for her husband's career.
Her Only Way
1918-08-18
The Westbrook family has been ruined financially, and when the daughter Lucille comes home from boar
Poppy
1917-05-04
A 1917 film directed by Edward José
The Secret of the Storm Country
1917-11-01
A 1917 film directed by Charles Miller.
De Luxe Annie
1918-05-19
A 1918 film directed by Roland West.
The Probation Wife
1919-05-24
A 1919 film directed by Sidney Franklin.
She Loves and Lies
1920-01-01
When Marie Callender is left a fortune by a wealthy old admirer on the condition that she marry the
Yes or No
1920-06-28
Two wives, one rich, one poor, each find themselves tempted by romantic seducers, and each faces the
The Isle of Conquest
1919-10-26
A 1919 film directed by Edward José.
The Branded Woman
1920-09-05
A 1920 film directed by Albert Parker.
The Woman Gives
1920-03-29
A 1920 film directed by Roy William Neill.
The Way of a Woman
1919-07-27
A 1919 film directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
The Voice from the Minaret
1923-01-28
Lord Carlyle governs a province in India. Although he weds the beautiful Adrienne, he can't make her
The Only Woman
1924-10-25
A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.
The Song of Love
1923-12-24
The Song of Love is a silent film of 1923 directed by Chester M. Franklin and Frances Marion. The fi
Love's Redemption
1921-12-19
On the island of Jamaica, a young man of promise, Clifford Standish, is slowly sinking into an alcoh
Captivating Mary Carstairs
1915-07-10
A 1915 film directed by Bruce Mitchell.
The Passion Flower
1921-04-02
A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.
The Wonderful Thing
1921-11-07
Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs, the daughter of an American hog farmer, is schooled in France and comes
The Sign on the Door
1921-05-01
A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.
The Crown Prince's Double
1916-02-07
A prince, aiming to avoid an unwanted marriage, hires an American as a double to evade his pursuing
The Eternal Flame
1922-09-17
A 1922 film directed by Frank Lloyd.
The Missing Links
1916-01-16
A 1916 film directed by Lloyd Ingraham.
Fifty-Fifty
1916-10-21
Naomi is a young aspiring artist known to her Bohemian friends as "The Nut." Naomi's alleged nuttine
Martha's Vindication
1916-02-20
A 1916 film directed by Chester M. Franklin.
John Rance, Gentleman
1914-07-28
A young woman, Lesbia (Norma Talmadge), who has a summer flirtation with a young doctor named John R
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930-10-10
Jeannette Vaubernier, an impulsive shopgirl en route to deliver a hat, dreams of luxury and position
Graustark
1925-08-30
An American falls for the princess of the Kingdom of Graustark, and decides to her marriage to a das
Sawdust and Salome
1914-02-16
A rich swell travels out West to escape marrying a social climber. There, he meets and marries a bar
In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910-12-27
A Dixie Mother
1910-12-17
Set during and after the Civil War, a Southern mother deals with the loss of both of her sons as one
Seeing Stars
1922-10-29
First National gala celebrity banquet with stars.
The Vavasour Ball
1914-01-20
The dramatist’s wife pawns her necklace when her husband tells her he cannot afford to buy her a new
Omens and Oracles
1913-05-05
The Household Pest
Norma Talmadge Short