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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Show People (1928) — Self (uncredited)
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Seeing Stars (1922) — Self
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Going Straight (1916) — Grace Remington
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The Children in the House (1916) — Cora
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The Forbidden City (1918) — San San / Toy
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The Social Secretary (1916) — Mayme
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) — Madame Du Barry
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The Devil's Needle (1916) — Renee Duprez
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Within the Law (1923) — Mary Turner
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The Dove (1927) — Dolores
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New York Nights (1929) — Jill Deverne
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The Lady (1925) — Polly Pearl
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Secrets (1924) — Mary Carlton
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A Lady and Her Maid (1913) — Belinda
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Ashes of Vengeance (1923) — Yolande de Breux
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Kiki (1926) — Kiki
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The Woman Disputed (1928) — Mary Ann Wagner
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The Safety Curtain (1918) — Puck
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The Heart of Wetona (1919) — Wetona
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Camille (1927) — Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
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Smilin' Through (1922) — Kathleen / Moonyeen
- Stenographer Troubles (1913) — A Typist
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The Law of Compensation (1917) — Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
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Yes or No (1920) — Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
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The Song of Love (1923) — Noorma-hal
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Sawdust and Salome (1914) — Mary - a Circus Rider
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A Tale of Two Cities (1911) — (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine
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The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912) — Lovesick Maiden
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His Official Appointment (1912) — The Secretary of State's Daughter
- Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins (1912) — Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
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The Moth (1917) — Lucy Gillam
- The Lovely Hundred (1922) — Herself
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Vampire of the Desert (1913) — Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
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The Helpful (?) Sisterhood (1914) — Mary
- The Meeting of the Ways (1912) — The Maid
- The Troublesome Step-Daughters (1912) — A Step-Daughter
- Wanted... a Grandmother (1912)
- Bobby's Father (1912) — Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother
- The Hero (1914) — Maude
- A Fortune in a Teacup (1912) — Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister