Gloria Grahame
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1923-11-28
- Died
- 1981-10-05
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Gloria Hallward
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Fugitive
1963
as Dorina Pruitt
Mannix
1967
as Mae Darling
Daniel Boone
1964
as Molly Hogan
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Olivia
Burke's Law
1963
as Helen Dekker / Doris Landers
The Name of the Game
1968
as Madame Noh
Kojak
1973
as Helen
The Outer Limits
1963
as Florida Patton
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Charlene Braden
The New Breed
1961
as Nurse Nora Springer
Sam Benedict
1962
as Rita Bain
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
as Sue Prescott
General Electric Theater
1953
as Elena Carlisle
Harrigan and Son
1960
Seventh Avenue
1977
as Moll
Movies (49)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Violet
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
as Angel
The Big Heat
1953
as Debby Marsh
Oklahoma!
1955
as Ado Annie Carnes
Chandler
1971
as Selma
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Laurel Gray
Escape
1971
as Evelyn Harrison
Sudden Fear
1952
as Irene Neves
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Rosemary Bartlow
Crossfire
1947
as Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
The Loners
1972
as Annabelle
Human Desire
1954
as Vicki Buckley
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Fran Page
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Lucy Sherwood
Melvin and Howard
1980
as Mrs. Sisk
The Cobweb
1955
as Karen McIver
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Without Love
1945
as Flower Vendor
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
as Helen
The Glass Wall
1953
as Maggie Summers
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
as Princess Nadja
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Harriet Lang
The Nesting
1981
as Florinda Costello
Ride Out for Revenge
1957
as Amy Porter
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
as Katherine
Macao
1952
as Margie
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
as Ma
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
as Bonnie Shelley
Roughshod
1949
as Mary Wells
Naked Alibi
1954
as Marianna
A Woman's Secret
1949
as Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Clara
Tarot
1973
as Natalie
The Good Die Young
1954
as Denise Blaine
The Todd Killings
1971
as Mrs. Roy
Man on a Tightrope
1953
as Zama Cernik
Blood and Lace
1971
as Mrs. Deere
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Nurse
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
as Carolyn Porter
Mama's Dirty Girls
1974
as Mama Love
Blonde Fever
1944
as Sally Murfin
Merton of the Movies
1947
as Beulah Baxter
Black Noon
1971
as Bethia
The Dancing Princesses
1978
as The Witch
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
as Mara Emerson
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Akai Ito
2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980
as Mistress Page
About 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 h… With 66 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Gloria Grahame has appeared in 49 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gloria Grahame Movies
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Violet
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) — as Angel
- The Big Heat (1953) — as Debby Marsh
- Oklahoma! (1955) — as Ado Annie Carnes
- Chandler (1971) — as Selma
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