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Gloria Grahame (1923–1981)

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Gloria Hallward was born in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Michael Hallward, an architect, and Jean MacDougall, an actress whose stage name was Jean Grahame. Her mother later became her acting coach. Descended from royalty--King Edward III through her father's side--she was bred for acting at an early age... See full bio »

Born:

Gloria Hallward
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 57) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Gloria Grahame and Robert Ryan in Crossfire Still of Robert Young and Gloria Grahame in Crossfire Still of Gloria Grahame in The Bad and the Beautiful
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1980-1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Gladys / Olivia
– Sauce for the Goose (1984) … Olivia
– Depart in Peace (1980) … Gladys
 
1981 The Nesting
Florinda Costello
 
1981 Mr. Griffin and Me (TV movie)
Mara Emerson
 
1980 Melvin and Howard
Mrs. Sisk
 
1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter
Clara
 
1979 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Ma
 
1978/II The Dancing Princesses (TV movie)
Witch
 
1977 Kojak (TV series)
Helen
– Sister Maria (1977) … Helen
 
1977 Seventh Avenue (TV mini-series)
Moll
 
1976 Mansion of the Doomed
Katherine
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Sue Prescott
– Part I: Chapters 1 and 2 (1976) … Sue Prescott
 
1974 Mama's Dirty Girls
Mama Love
 
1974 The Girl on the Late, Late Show (TV movie)
Carolyn Parker
 
1973 Tarot
Natalie
 
1972 The Loners
Annabelle
 
1971 Chandler
Selma
 
1971 Black Noon (TV movie)
Bethia
 
1971 The Todd Killings
Mrs. Roy
 
1971 Escape (TV movie)
Evelyn Harrison
 
1971 Blood and Lace
Mrs. Deere
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Mae
– Duet for Three (1970) … Mae
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Madame Noh
– The Takeover (1970) … Madame Noh
 
1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Molly
– Perilous Passage (1970) … Molly
 
1970 The Merry Wives of Windsor (TV movie)
Mistress Page
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Charlene Braden
– The 3:13 Arrives at Noon (1969) … Charlene Braden
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Rita Talbot
– Appointment with an Epitaph (1967) … Rita Talbot
 
1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
Bonnie Shelley
 
1964-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Doris Landers / Helen Dekker
– Who Killed the Rabbit's Husband? (1965) … Doris Landers
– Who Killed April? (1964) … Helen Dekker
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Dorina Pruitt
– The Homecoming (1964) … Dorina Pruitt
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Florinda Patten
– The Guests (1964) … Florinda Patten
 
1964 Grindl (TV series)
Olive York
– Dial G for Grindl (1964) … Olive York
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Rita Bain
– Too Many Strangers (1962) … Rita Bain
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Nurse Nora Springer
– Blood Money (1961) … Nurse Nora Springer
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Lee Ann Fondan
– My Fair Lawyer (1961) … Lee Ann Fondan
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Elena Carlisle
– Don't Let It Throw You (1961) … Elena Carlisle
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
Helen
 
1957 Ride Out for Revenge
Amy Porter
 
1956 The Man Who Never Was
Lucy Sherwood
 
1955 Oklahoma!
Ado Annie Carnes
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Harriet Lang
 
1955 The Cobweb
Karen McIver
 
1954 Naked Alibi
Marianna
 
1954 Human Desire
Vicki Buckley
 
1954 The Good Die Young
Denise Blaine
 
1953 Prisoners of the Casbah
Princess Nadja/Yasmin
 
1953 The Big Heat
Debby Marsh
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope
Zama Cernik
 
1953 The Glass Wall
Maggie Summers
 
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful
Rosemary
 
1952 Sudden Fear
Irene Neves
 
1952 Macao
Margie
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth
Angel
 
1950 In a Lonely Place
Laurel Gray
 
1949 Roughshod
Mary Wells
 
1949 A Woman's Secret
Susan Caldwell/Estrellita
 
1947 Merton of the Movies
Beulah Baxter
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man
Fran Ledue Page
 
1947 Crossfire
Ginny
 
1947 It Happened in Brooklyn
Nurse
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
Violet Bick
 
1945 Without Love
Flower Girl
 
1944 Blonde Fever
Sally Murfin
 
1944 Polka Dot Polka (short)
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
 
1944 My Heart Tells Me (short) (uncredited)
 
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1955 Oklahoma! (performer: "I Cain't Say No" 1943 - uncredited, "The Farmer and the Cowman" 1943 - uncredited, "All 'er Nothin'" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1954 Naked Alibi (performer: "ACE IN THE HOLE")
 
1953 Man on a Tightrope (performer: "Women Are Not Like Angels" - uncredited)
 
1949 A Woman's Secret (performer: "Estrellita", "Paradise")
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man (performer: "You're Not So Easy to Forget" 1947 / "You're Not So Easy to Forget" 1947)
 
1944 Blonde Fever (performer: "Brighten the Corner Where You Are" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 1 a Minute (in memory of: Battled Breast Cancer)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Herself
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Actress
– Episode #3.30 (1953) … Herself - Actress
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Best Supporting Actress Winner
 
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2010 Dome Project (video short)
Herself
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Herself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Bad Girls in the Movies -- This breezy compilation highlights the great villainesses, trollops and femme fatales of the American cinema. Special attention is given the film noir genre, as typified by Gloria Grahame, Lizabeth Scott, and Jane Greer. The Outer Limits: Season 1: Episode 26 -- Lovers decide whether to stay in a strange place and keep eternal youth or to return to their true ages. It's a Wonderful Life -- Clip: I don't want to get married (colorized)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Acted in numerous plays, 1941-44 and 1960-81.

Publicity Listings:

4 Print Biographies  | 12 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I married Nicholas Ray, the director. People yawned. Later on I married his son, and from the press's reaction you'd have thought I was committing incest or robbing the cradle! See more »

Trivia:

Campaigned for the Judy Holliday role in Born Yesterday and Shelley Winters role in A Place in the Sun. See more »

Trademark:

She often played floozies with a heart of gold See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius