Norma Talmadge
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.
Filmography
Just Show Folks
as Rosa
Just Show Folks
as Rosa
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Madame Du Barry
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Madame Du Barry
New York Nights
as Jill Deverne
New York Nights
as Jill Deverne
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
Show People
as Self (uncredited)
The Woman Disputed
as Mary Ann Wagner
The Woman Disputed
as Mary Ann Wagner
The Dove
as Dolores
The Dove
as Dolores
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
Camille
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
Kiki
as Kiki
Kiki
as Kiki
Graustark
as Princess Yetive
Graustark
as Princess Yetive
The Lady
as Polly Pearl
The Lady
as Polly Pearl
The Only Woman
as Helen Brinsley
The Only Woman
as Helen Brinsley
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Herself
In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
as Herself
Secrets
as Mary Carlton
Secrets
as Mary Carlton
The Song of Love
as Noorma-hal
The Song of Love
as Noorma-hal
Within the Law
as Mary Turner
Within the Law
as Mary Turner
The Voice from the Minaret
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle
The Voice from the Minaret
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle
Seeing Stars
as Self
Seeing Stars
as Self
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
Yes or No
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
Yes or No
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
She Loves and Lies
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
She Loves and Lies
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
The New Moon
as Princess Marie Pavlovna
The New Moon
as Princess Marie Pavlovna
The Law of Compensation
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
The Law of Compensation
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
Panthea
as Panthea Romoff
Panthea
as Panthea Romoff
Fifty-Fifty
as Naomi Harmon
Fifty-Fifty
as Naomi Harmon
The Social Secretary
as Mayme
The Social Secretary
as Mayme
The Battle Cry of Peace
as Virginia Vandergriff
The Battle Cry of Peace
as Virginia Vandergriff
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker
Iron and Steel
Iron and Steel
Sawdust and Salome
as Mary - a Circus Rider
Sawdust and Salome
as Mary - a Circus Rider
Under the Daisies
as Viola Martin
Under the Daisies
as Viola Martin
Getting Up a Practice
Getting Up a Practice
Bobby's Father
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
Bobby's Father
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
as Lovesick Maiden
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
as Lovesick Maiden
The First Violin
The First Violin