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Birthday: Nov 28, 1923
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gloria Grahame, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
It's a Wonderful Life Violet 1946
Human Desire Vicki Buckley 1954
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited Self (archive footage) 2003
The Bad and the Beautiful Rosemary Bartlow 1952
Macao Margie 1952
Odds Against Tomorrow Helen 1959
The Greatest Show on Earth Angel 1952
The Glass Wall Maggie Summers 1953
Crossfire Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne 1947
Mansion of the Doomed Katherine 1976
Naked Alibi Marianna 1954
Oklahoma! Ado Annie Carnes 1955
Chilly Scenes of Winter Clara 1979
The Big Heat Debby Marsh 1953
Song of the Thin Man Fran Page 1947
The Man Who Never Was Lucy Sherwood 1956
Tarot Natalie 1973
The Good Die Young Denise Blaine 1954
In a Lonely Place Laurel Gray 1950
Sudden Fear Irene Neves 1952
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983
The Girl on the Late, Late Show Carolyn Porter 1974
A Woman's Secret Susan Caldwell / Estrellita 1949
Blood and Lace Mrs. Deere 1971
Not as a Stranger Harriet Lang 1955
The Cobweb Karen McIver 1955
Ride Beyond Vengeance Bonnie Shelley 1966
Chandler Selma 1971
Merton of the Movies Beulah Baxter 1947
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square Ma 1980
Man on a Tightrope Zama Cernik 1953
The Loners Annabelle 1972
Roughshod Mary Wells 1949
Blonde Fever Sally Murfin 1944
The Todd Killings Mrs. Roy 1971
Escape Evelyn Harrison 1971
Ride Out for Revenge Amy Porter 1957
Black Noon Bethia 1971
Prisoners of the Casbah Princess Nadja 1953
The Merry Wives of Windsor Mistress Page 1980
Mama's Dirty Girls Mama Love 1974
It Happened in Brooklyn Nurse 1947
The Dancing Princesses The Witch 1978
Without Love Flower Vendor 1945
A Star Is Born World Premiere Self 1954
Melvin and Howard Mrs. Sisk 1980
The Nesting Florinda Costello 1981
Mr. Griffin and Me Mara Emerson 1981
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman Self (archive footage) 1998
Series Cast Year
Burke's Law Helen Dekker 1963
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
Tales of the Unexpected Olivia 1979
General Electric Theater Elena Carlisle 1953
The Fugitive Dorina Pruitt 1963
Daniel Boone Molly Hogan 1964
Then Came Bronson 1969
The New Breed Nurse Nora Springer 1961
Harrigan and Son 1960
The Outer Limits Florida Patton 1963
Burke's Law Doris Landers 1963
Seventh Avenue Moll 1977
The Name of the Game Madame Noh 1968
Kojak Helen 1973
Rich Man, Poor Man Sue Prescott 1976
Sam Benedict Rita Bain 1962
Mannix Mae Darling 1967
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