Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 28, 1923
Died
Oct 05, 1981
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
66 titles
Gloria Grahame
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
Filmography
Akai Ito
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Nesting
Florinda Costello
Mr. Griffin and Me
Mara Emerson
Melvin and Howard
Mrs. Sisk
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Ma
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mistress Page
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Clara
Tales of the Unexpected
Olivia
The Dancing Princesses
The Witch
Seventh Avenue
Moll
Mansion of the Doomed
Katherine
Rich Man, Poor Man
Sue Prescott
Mama's Dirty Girls
Mama Love
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Carolyn Porter
Kojak
Helen
Tarot
Natalie
The Loners
Annabelle
Chandler
Selma
Black Noon
Bethia
The Todd Killings
Mrs. Roy
Escape
Evelyn Harrison
Blood and Lace
Mrs. Deere
Then Came Bronson
Charlene Braden
The Name of the Game
Madame Noh
Mannix
Mae Darling
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Bonnie Shelley
Daniel Boone
Molly Hogan
Burke's Law
Helen Dekker
The Fugitive
Dorina Pruitt
The Outer Limits
Florida Patton
Sam Benedict
Rita Bain
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The New Breed
Nurse Nora Springer
Harrigan and Son
Odds Against Tomorrow
Helen
Ride Out for Revenge
Amy Porter
The Man Who Never Was
Lucy Sherwood
Oklahoma!
Ado Annie Carnes
Not as a Stranger
Harriet Lang
The Cobweb
Karen McIver
Naked Alibi
Marianna
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Human Desire
Vicki Buckley
The Good Die Young
Denise Blaine
Prisoners of the Casbah
Princess Nadja
The Big Heat
Debby Marsh
Man on a Tightrope
Zama Cernik
The Glass Wall
Maggie Summers