Norma Talmadge
1894-05-26 ( 130 years old ) in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

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

Show People 1928-11-20
The Dove 1927-12-31
Camille 1927-09-04
Kiki 1926-04-04
Graustark 1925-08-30
The Lady 1925-02-08
The Only Woman 1924-10-25
Secrets 1924-03-24
Within the Law 1923-04-28
Seeing Stars 1922-10-29
Yes or No 1920-06-28
The New Moon 1919-05-11
Her Only Way 1918-08-18
De Luxe Annie 1918-05-19
The Moth 1917-10-01
Poppy 1917-05-04
Panthea 1917-01-07
Fifty-Fifty 1916-10-21
Going Straight 1916-06-03
The Peacemaker 1914-10-14
The Hero 1914-02-25
Iron and Steel 1914-02-21
Solitaires 1913-07-08
Bobby's Father 1912-09-23
A Dixie Mother 1910-12-17