Norma Shearer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Her early films cast her as the girl next door, but for most of the Pre-Code film era, beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies. Later she appeared in historical and period films. Unlike many of her MGM contemporaries, Shearer's fame declined steeply after retirement. By the time of her death in 1983, she was largely remembered at best for her "noble" roles in The Women, Marie Antoinette, and Romeo and Juliet. Shearer's legacy began to be re-evaluated in the 1990s with the publication of two biographies and the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and VHS release of her films, many of them unseen since the implementation of the Production Code some sixty years before. Focus shifted to her pre-Code "divorcee" persona, and Shearer was rediscovered as "the exemplar of sophisticated [1930's] woman-hood... exploring love and sex with an honesty that would be considered frank by modern standards". Simultaneously, Shearer's ten-year collaboration with portrait photographer George Hurrell and her lasting contribution to fashion through the designs of Adrian were also recognized. Shearer is widely celebrated by some as one of cinema's feminist pioneers: "the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen". In March 2008, two of her most famous pre-code films, The Divorcee and A Free Soul, were released on DVD. Description above from the Wikipedia article Norma Shearer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Vito
as Self (archive)
Vito
as Self (archive)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
as Self (archive footage)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Anniversary
as Herself - Archive Footage (uncredited)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Escape
as Countess Ruby von Treck
Escape
as Countess Ruby von Treck
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
The Women
as Mary Haines
The Women
as Mary Haines
Idiot's Delight
as Irene Fellara
Idiot's Delight
as Irene Fellara
Marie Antoinette
as Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
as Marie Antoinette
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Elizabeth Barrett
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Elizabeth Barrett
Going Hollywood
as Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
Going Hollywood
as Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Strange Interlude
as Nina Leeds
Strange Interlude
as Nina Leeds
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyeen
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Movie Album
as (archive footage)
The Christmas Party
as Herself
The Christmas Party
as Herself
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self
A Free Soul
as Jan Ashe
A Free Soul
as Jan Ashe
The Stolen Jools
as Owner of Stolen Jewels
The Stolen Jools
as Owner of Stolen Jewels
Strangers May Kiss
as Lisbeth Corbin
Strangers May Kiss
as Lisbeth Corbin
Their Own Desire
as Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
Their Own Desire
as Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Juliet
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
as Self / Juliet
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Fay Cheyney
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
as Fay Cheyney
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mary Elizabeth Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mary Elizabeth Dugan
A Man's Man
as Norman Shearer (uncredited)
A Man's Man
as Norman Shearer (uncredited)
A Lady of Chance
as Dolly Morgan
A Lady of Chance
as Dolly Morgan
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Kathi
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
as Kathi
The Tower of Lies
as Glory/Goldie
The Tower of Lies
as Glory/Goldie
The End of the World
as Mary Ellen Hope
The End of the World
as Mary Ellen Hope
Waking Up the Town
as Mary Ellen Hope
Waking Up the Town
as Mary Ellen Hope
Empty Hands
as Claire Endicott
Empty Hands
as Claire Endicott
The Wanters
as Marjorie
The Wanters
as Marjorie
The Bootleggers
as Helen Barnes
The Bootleggers
as Helen Barnes
The Stealers
as Julie Martin
The Stealers
as Julie Martin
Way Down East
as Barn Dancer (uncredited)
Way Down East
as Barn Dancer (uncredited)