Gloria Grahame
Born November 28, 1923 (Age: 102)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Nesting
1981
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as Florinda Costello
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Age: 57
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
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as Mara Emerson
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Age: 57
Melvin and Howard
1980
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as Mrs. Sisk
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Age: 56
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1980
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as Ma
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Age: 56
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980
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as Mistress Page
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Age: 56
The Dancing Princesses
1978
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as The Witch
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Age: 54
Mama's Dirty Girls
1974
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as Mama Love
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Age: 50
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
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as Carolyn Porter
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Age: 50
Tarot
1973
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as Natalie
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Age: 49
The Loners
1972
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as Annabelle
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Age: 48
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
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as Helen
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Age: 35
The Man Who Never Was
1956
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as Lucy Sherwood
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Age: 32
Oklahoma!
1955
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as Ado Annie Carnes
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Age: 31
Not as a Stranger
1955
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as Harriet Lang
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Age: 31
The Cobweb
1955
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as Karen McIver
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Age: 31
Naked Alibi
1954
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as Marianna
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Age: 30
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
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as Self
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Age: 30
Human Desire
1954
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as Vicki Buckley
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Age: 30
The Good Die Young
1954
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as Denise Blaine
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Age: 30
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
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as Princess Nadja
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Age: 29
The Big Heat
1953
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as Debby Marsh
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Age: 29
Man on a Tightrope
1953
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as Zama Cernik
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Age: 29
The Glass Wall
1953
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as Maggie Summers
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Age: 29
In a Lonely Place
1950
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as Laurel Gray
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Age: 26
Without Love
1945
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as Flower Vendor
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Age: 21