
Norma Talmadge
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1894-05-26
- Died
- 1957-12-24
- Place of birth
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Norma Marie Talmadge
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.
Known For
Movies (93)

Show People
1928
as Self (uncredited)

Kiki
1926
as Kiki

The Lady
1925
as Polly Pearl

Camille
1927
as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)

Secrets
1924
as Mary Carlton

Smilin' Through
1922
as Kathleen / Moonyeen

Going Straight
1916
as Grace Remington

The Moth
1917
as Lucy Gillam

Ashes of Vengeance
1923
as Yolande de Breux

Fifty-Fifty
1916
as Naomi Harmon

The Crown Prince's Double
1916
as Shirley Rives

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)

The Song of Love
1923
as Noorma-hal

The Passion Flower
1921
as Acacia, The Passion Flower

The Dove
1927
as Dolores

The Wonderful Thing
1921
as Jacqueline Laurentine Boggs

The Voice from the Minaret
1923
as Lady Adrienne Carlyle

The Woman Disputed
1928
as Mary Ann Wagner

Her Only Way
1918
as Lucille Westbrook

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Madame Du Barry

The Devil's Needle
1916
as Renee Duprez

Panthea
1917
as Panthea Romoff
Stenographer Troubles
1913
as A Typist

The Forbidden City
1918
as San San / Toy

A Tale of Two Cities
1911
as (Mimi) Woman on the way to guillotine

The Branded Woman
1920
as Ruth Sawyer
Bobby's Father
1912
as Jane Ramsay - Bobby's Mother

The Child Crusoes
1911

Graustark
1925
as Princess Yetive

A Lady and Her Maid
1913
as Belinda

A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920
as Jennie Malone
Father's Hot Toddy
1912
as First Daughter

The Children in the House
1916
as Cora

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924
as Herself

The Social Secretary
1916
as Mayme

Love's Redemption
1921
as Jennie Dobson (aka Ginger)

Seeing Stars
1922
as Self

The Eternal Flame
1922
as Duchesse de Langeais

New York Nights
1929
as Jill Deverne

The Safety Curtain
1918
as Puck
The Higher Mercy
1912
as Alice

The First Violin
1912

The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
1914
as Mary

Within the Law
1923
as Mary Turner

Sawdust and Salome
1914
as Mary - a Circus Rider

The New Moon
1919
as Princess Marie Pavlovna

The Peacemaker
1914

Yes or No
1920
as Margaret Vane / Minnie Berry
Omens and Oracles
1913
as Belinda

Father's Hatband
1913
as Doris Mason - the Daughter

The Woman Gives
1920
as Inga Sonderson

The Battle Cry of Peace
1915
as Virginia Vandergriff
A Fortune in a Teacup
1912
as Mabel Brown - Walter's Sister

John Rance, Gentleman
1914
as Lesbia Vane

Martha's Vindication
1916
as Martha
Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins
1912
as Liza - Mrs. 'Enry 'Awkins

The Only Woman
1924
as Helen Brinsley

The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918
as Ruth Graham / Jeanne La Fleur

Poppy
1917
as Poppy Destinn

The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912
as Lovesick Maiden

De Luxe Annie
1918
as Julie Kendal (De Luxe Annie II)
The Troublesome Step-Daughters
1912
as A Step-Daughter
The Meeting of the Ways
1912
as The Maid

Vampire of the Desert
1913
as Ethel - Derrick's Fiancée
Under the Daisies
1913
as Viola Martin

The Secret of the Storm Country
1917
as Tess Skinner

The Missing Links
1916
as Myra Holburn

The Way of a Woman
1919
as Nancy Lee

The Heart of Wetona
1919
as Wetona
The Lovely Hundred
1922
as Herself

The Sign on the Door
1921
as Ann Hunniwell / Mrs. 'Lafe' Regan
The Hero
1914
as Maude
Getting Up a Practice
1913

The Isle of Conquest
1919
as Ethel Harmon

The Probation Wife
1919
as Josephine Mowbray
Fortunes of a Composer
1912
as The Musician's Daughter

Captivating Mary Carstairs
1915
as Mary Carstairs
The Vavasour Ball
1914
as The Dramatist's Wife

By Right of Purchase
1918
as Margot Hughes
A Dixie Mother
1910
He Fell in Love with His Mother-in-Law
1913
as The Wife
Wanted... a Grandmother
1912

An Old Man's Love Story
1913
as Ethel Marsham

His Official Appointment
1912
as The Secretary of State's Daughter
In Neighboring Kingdoms
1910
The Love of Chrysanthemum
1910
Solitaires
1913
as Julia

The Law of Compensation
1917
as Flora Graham / Ruth Graham
The Household Pest

She Loves and Lies
1920
as Marie Callender, aka Marie Max and June Dayne
Captain Barnacle's Waif
1912

Iron and Steel
1914
Just Show Folks
2022
as Rosa
About Norma Talmadge
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 st… With 93 credits spanning from 1910 to 2022, Norma Talmadge has appeared in 93 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Norma Talmadge Movies
- Show People (1928) — as Self (uncredited)
- Kiki (1926) — as Kiki
- The Lady (1925) — as Polly Pearl
- Camille (1927) — as Marguerite Gautier (Camille)
- Secrets (1924) — as Mary Carlton
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