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Gertrude Olmstead
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Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920
and 1929.
Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra.
Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of…
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From Wikipedia Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of sound film her career stalled, and she retired from acting in 1929. In 1926 she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard and they were married June 8 of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. After Leonard's death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.
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BODY OF WORK
Gertrude Olmstead's Filmography
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The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mae Ellis
Sonny Boy
as Mary
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Helen Fairchild
No Poster
Hey Rube!
as Lutie
No Poster
Midnight Life
as Betty Brown
Hit of the Show
as Kathlyn Carson
No Poster
Green Grass Widows
as Betty Worthing
Bringing Up Father
as Ellen
Sporting Goods
as Alice Elliott
No Poster
A Woman Against the World
as Bernice Crane, Bride
The Cheer Leader
as Jean Howard
Buttons
as Ruth Stratton
Becky
as Nan Estabrook
Life in Hollywood No. 7
as Herself
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Monica Murphy
Mr. Wu
as Hilda Gregory
The Cheerful Fraud
as Ann Kent
No Poster
Puppets
as Angela
The Boob
as Amy
Monte Carlo
as Sally Roxford
Torrent
as Remedios
Sweet Adeline
as Adeline
Time, the Comedian
as Ruth Dakon
California Straight Ahead
as Betty Browne
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
The Monster
as Betty Watson
Cobra
as Mary Drake
Life's Greatest Game
as Nora Malone
Empty Hands
as Typsy
Lovers' Lane
as Mary Larkin
Babbitt
as Eunice Littlefield
A Girl of the Limberlost
as Edith Cart
No Poster
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Ladies to Board
as Edith Oliver
George Washington, Jr.
as Dolly Johnson
Cameo Kirby
as Adele Randall
Trilby
as Miss Bagot
The Wandering Two
No Poster
One of Three
The Loaded Door
as Molly Grainger
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
The Scrapper
as Eileen McCarthy
The Fox
as Stella Fraser
The Fighting Lover
as Jean Forsdale
No Poster
Out o' Luck
The Big Adventure
as Sally
The Cactus Kid
No Poster
The Fightin' Fury
No Poster
Kickaroo
No Poster
Sweet Revenge
No Poster
The Driftin' Kid
No Poster
Tipped Off
as Marion Ross