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
Violet
It's a Wonderful Life
Vicki Buckley
Human Desire
Self (archive footage)
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
Rosemary Bartlow
The Bad and the Beautiful
Margie
Macao
Helen
Odds Against Tomorrow
Angel
The Greatest Show on Earth
Maggie Summers
The Glass Wall
Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
Crossfire
Katherine
Mansion of the Doomed
Marianna
Naked Alibi
Ado Annie Carnes
Oklahoma!
Clara
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Debby Marsh
The Big Heat
Fran Page
Song of the Thin Man
Lucy Sherwood
The Man Who Never Was
Natalie
Tarot
Denise Blaine
The Good Die Young
Laurel Gray
In a Lonely Place
Irene Neves
Sudden Fear
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Carolyn Porter
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
A Woman's Secret
Mrs. Deere
Blood and Lace
Harriet Lang
Not as a Stranger
Karen McIver
The Cobweb
Bonnie Shelley
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Selma
Chandler
Beulah Baxter
Merton of the Movies
Ma
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Zama Cernik
Man on a Tightrope
Annabelle
The Loners
Mary Wells
Roughshod
Sally Murfin
Blonde Fever
Mrs. Roy
The Todd Killings
Evelyn Harrison
Escape
Amy Porter
Ride Out for Revenge
Bethia
Black Noon
Princess Nadja
Prisoners of the Casbah
Mistress Page
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mama Love
Mama's Dirty Girls
Nurse
It Happened in Brooklyn
The Witch
The Dancing Princesses
Flower Vendor
Without Love
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Mrs. Sisk
Melvin and Howard
Florinda Costello
The Nesting
Mara Emerson
Mr. Griffin and Me
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
48
Gender
Female
Birthday
1923-11-28
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Gloria Hallward