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Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Actor · Born 1923-11-28 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Violet
  2. In a Lonely Place (1950) — Laurel Gray
  3. The Big Heat (1953) — Debby Marsh
  4. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) — Rosemary Bartlow
  5. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — Angel
  6. Oklahoma! (1955) — Ado Annie Carnes
  7. Crossfire (1947) — Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
  8. The Outer Limits (1963) — Florida Patton
  9. Human Desire (1954) — Vicki Buckley
  10. Kojak (1973) — Helen
  11. Sudden Fear (1952) — Irene Neves
  12. Song of the Thin Man (1947) — Fran Page
  13. Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) — Helen
  14. The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Lucy Sherwood
  15. Melvin and Howard (1980) — Mrs. Sisk
  16. The Fugitive (1963) — Dorina Pruitt
  17. The Nesting (1981) — Florinda Costello
  18. Mannix (1967) — Mae Darling
  19. Macao (1952) — Margie
  20. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Olivia
  21. Not as a Stranger (1955) — Harriet Lang
  22. A Woman's Secret (1949) — Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
  23. Naked Alibi (1954) — Marianna
  24. The Good Die Young (1954) — Denise Blaine
  25. The Cobweb (1955) — Karen McIver
  26. Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) — Clara
  27. Man on a Tightrope (1953) — Zama Cernik
  28. Daniel Boone (1964) — Molly Hogan
  29. Mansion of the Doomed (1976) — Katherine
  30. Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) — Sue Prescott
  31. Blood and Lace (1971) — Mrs. Deere
  32. Without Love (1945) — Flower Girl
  33. The Glass Wall (1953) — Maggie Summers
  34. It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) — Nurse
  35. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980) — Ma
  36. The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
  37. The Name of the Game (1968) — Madame Noh
  38. Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) — Bonnie Shelley
  39. Roughshod (1949) — Mary Wells
  40. The Todd Killings (1971) — Mrs. Roy