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Norma Shearer (1902–1983)

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She won a beauty contest at age fourteen. In 1920 her mother, Edith Shearer, took Norma and her sister Athole Shearer (Mrs. Howard Hawks) to New York. Ziegfeld rejected her for his "Follies," but she got work as an extra in several movies. She spent much money on eye doctor's services trying to correct her cross-eyed stare caused by a muscle weakness... See full bio »

Born:

Edith Norma Shearer
in Montréal, Québec, Canada

Died:

(age 80) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1942 Her Cardboard Lover
Consuelo Croyden
 
1942 We Were Dancing
Victoria Anastasia 'Vicki' Wilomirska
 
1940 Escape
Countess von Treck
 
1939 The Women
Mrs. Stephen Haines - Mary
 
1939 Idiot's Delight
Irene Fellara
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
 
1936 Romeo and Juliet
Juliet - Daughter to Capulet
 
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Elizabeth Barrett
 
1934 Riptide
Mary
 
1932 Strange Interlude
Nina Leeds
 
1932 Smilin' Through
Kathleen (credited)/Moonyeen (uncredited)
 
1931 Private Lives
Amanda Prynne
 
1931 A Free Soul
Jan Ashe
 
1931 Strangers May Kiss
Lisbeth
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Owner of Stolen Jewels
 
1930 Let Us Be Gay
Kitty Brown
 
1930 The Divorcee
Jerry
 
1929 Their Own Desire
Lally
 
1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Fay Cheyney
 
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mary Elizabeth Dugan
 
1928 A Lady of Chance
Dolly
 
1928 The Actress
Rose Trelawny
 
1928 The Latest from Paris
Ann Dolan
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
Kathi
 
1927 After Midnight
Mary Miller
 
1927 The Demi-Bride
Criquette
 
1926 Upstage
Dolly Haven
 
1926 The Waning Sex
Nina Duane
 
1926 The Devil's Circus
Mary
 
1925 His Secretary
Ruth Lawrence
 
1925 The Tower of Lies
Glory or Goldie
 
1925 A Slave of Fashion
Katherine Emerson
 
1925 Pretty Ladies
Frances White
 
1925 Waking Up the Town
Mary Ellen Hope
 
1925 Lady of the Night
Molly Helmer/Florence Banning
 
1925 Excuse Me
Marjorie Newton
 
1924 The Snob
Nancy Claxton
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped
Consuelo
 
1924 Empty Hands
Claire Endicott
 
1924 Broken Barriers
Grace Durland
 
1924 Broadway After Dark
Rose Dulane
 
1924 Blue Water
Lillian Denton
 
1924 The Wolf Man
Elizabeth Gordon
 
1924 The Trail of the Law
Jerry Vardon
 
1923 Lucretia Lombard
Mimi Winship
 
1923 The Wanters
Marjorie
 
1923 Pleasure Mad
Elinor Benton
 
1923 The Devil's Partner
Jeanne
 
1923 Man and Wife
Dora Perkins
 
1923 A Clouded Name
Marjorie Dare
 
1922 The Bootleggers
Helen Barnes
 
1922 Channing of the Northwest
Jess Driscoll
 
1922 The Man Who Paid
Jeanne Thornton
 
1922 The Leather Pushers (uncredited)
 
1922 The End of the World
 
1920 The Stealers
Julie Martin
 
1920 Torchy's Millions (short) (uncredited)
 
1920 The Restless Sex (uncredited)
 
1920 Way Down East
Barn Dancer (uncredited)
 
1920 The Flapper
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
 
1919 The Star Boarder (short)
Big V Beauty Squad Member (uncredited)
 
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1942 Her Cardboard Lover (performer: "I Dare You" 1942 - uncredited)
 
1939 The Women (performer: "I Cried for You" 1923 - uncredited, "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1939 Idiot's Delight (performer: "How Strange" - uncredited, "Ochi Tchornya" - uncredited, "Abide with Me" - uncredited)
 
1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street (performer: "Wilt Thou Have My Hand" 1934 - uncredited, "Little Brown Jug" 1869 - uncredited)
 
1932 Smilin' Through (performer: "Smilin' Through" - uncredited)
 
1931 Private Lives (performer: "Someday I'll Find You" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1931 Strangers May Kiss (performer: "Silent Night" 1818 - uncredited)
 
1930 Let Us Be Gay (performer: "A La La La Paree" - uncredited)
 
1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (performer: "Sonata No. 14 in C#, Opus 27, No. 2 'Moonlight'" 1802 - uncredited, "Carefree and Happy" - uncredited, "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" 1808 - uncredited)
 
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1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
1938 Another Romance of Celluloid (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (short)
Herself
 
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Herself
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Herself
 
1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Herself / Juliet
 
1928 Voices Across the Sea (short)
Herself
 
1926 Screen Snapshots (documentary short)
Herself
 
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Herself
 
1924 Married Flirts
Herself, Guest at party
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (32 titles)
2011 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
2008 Gable and Crawford (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 Girl 27 (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (video documentary short)
Herself (photo)
 
1990-2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (video documentary short)
Herself - At the premiere
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (documentary)
Herself
 
1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Marie Antoinette' (uncredited)
 
1993 L'oeil de Vichy
Undetermined Film Role: Dancing (uncredited)
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Actress in a film clip
 
1988 Cinema Paradiso
Jan Ashe (uncredited)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV documentary)
Herself - Oscar Dinner, 1942 (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight' (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1963 Anniversary
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Herself
 
1939 From the Ends of the Earth (documentary short)
Herself
 
1933 Going Hollywood
Herself - Premiere Clip (uncredited)
 
1933 March of the Movies
Herself, film clip (uncredited)
 
1931 The Movie Album (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Personal Quote:

The morals of yesterday are no more. They are as dead as the day they were lived. Economic independence has put woman on exactly the same footing as man. See more »

Trivia:

Sister-in-law of Howard Hawks. See more »

Nickname:

The First Lady Of MGM See more »

Star Sign:

Leo