Gloria Grahame
Actor
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.
Filmography
In a Lonely Place
as Laurel Gray 1950
The Big Heat
as Debby Marsh 1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Rosemary Bartlow 1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Angel 1952
Oklahoma!
as Ado Annie Carnes 1955
Crossfire
as Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne 1947
Human Desire
as Vicki Buckley 1954
Sudden Fear
as Irene Neves 1952
Song of the Thin Man
as Fran Page 1947
The Man Who Never Was
as Lucy Sherwood 1956
Odds Against Tomorrow
as Helen 1959
Melvin and Howard
as Mrs. Sisk 1980
The Nesting
as Florinda Costello 1981
Macao
as Margie 1952
A Woman's Secret
as Susan Caldwell / Estrellita 1949
Naked Alibi
as Marianna 1954