Gloria Grahame
Biography
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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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| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 1981 | The Nesting … Florinda Costello |
| 1979 | Chilly Scenes of Winter … Clara |
| 1976 | Mansion of the Doomed … Katherine |
| 1974 | Girl on the Late, Late Show … Carolyn Porter |
| 1973 | Tarot … Natalie |
| 1966 | Ride Beyond Vengeance … Bonnie Shelley |
| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow … Helen |
| 1956 | The Man Who Never Was … Lucy Sherwood |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger … Harriet Lang |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! … Ado Annie Carnes |
| 1954 | The Good Die Young … Denise Blaine |
| 1954 | Human Desire … Vicki Buckley |
| 1954 | Naked Alibi … Marianna |
| 1953 | The Glass Wall … Maggie Summers |
| 1953 | The Big Heat … Debby Marsh |
| 1953 | Man On A Tightrope … Zama Cernik |
| 1952 | The Bad and The Beautiful … Rosemary Bartlow |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show On Earth … Angel |
| 1952 | Sudden Fear … Irene Neves |
| 1952 | Macao … Margie |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place … Laurel Gray |
| 1949 | A Woman's Secret … Susan Caldwell / Estrellita |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man … Fran Ledue Page |
| 1947 | Crossfire … Ginny |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life … Violet |