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
Movie | Cast | Year |
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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 |