Norma Shearer

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Divorcee Jerry

(1930)

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

(1938)

A Free Soul Jan Ashe

(1931)

The Barretts of Wimpole Street Elizabeth Barrett

(1934)

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Filmography

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Actress (65 credits)

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

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 Smilin' Through
Kathleen / Moonyeen Clare

1932 Strange Interlude
Nina Leeds

1931 The Christmas Party (Short)
Norma Shearer (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
Lucia (Lally) Marlett

1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
Fay Cheyney

1929 The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Norma Shearer / Juliet

1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mary Elizabeth Dugan

1928 A Lady of Chance
Dolly Morgan aka Angel Face

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/II The End of the World

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 Married Flirts
Norma Shearer (uncredited)

1924 Empty Hands
Claire Endicott

1924 Broken Barriers
Grace Durland

1924 Broadway After Dark
Rose Dulane

1924 Blue Water
Lillian Denton

1924 The Trail of the Law
Jerry Vardon

1923 The Wolf Man
Elizabeth Gordon

1923 Lucretia Lombard
Mimi Winship (as Norma Sherer)

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 Taming of the Shrewd (Short)
Rose Del Mar

1922 The Man Who Paid
Jeanne Thornton

1922 The Leather Pushers
Rose Del Mar (Round Five, First Series)

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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Soundtrack (9 credits)

1942 Her Cardboard Lover (performer: "I Dare You" (1942) - uncredited)

1939 The Women (performer: "I Cried for You" (1923), "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" (1930) - uncredited)

1939 Idiot's Delight (performer: "How Strange", "Ochi Tchornya", "Abide with Me" - uncredited)

1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street (performer: "Wilt Thou Have My Hand" (1934), "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, Holy 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), "Carefree and Happy", "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (1808) - uncredited)

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Self (13 credits)

1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Documentary short)
Self

1939 Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (Documentary short)
Norma Shearer

1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (Short documentary)
Self

1938 Another Romance of Celluloid (Documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1937 The Romance of Celluloid (Short)
Self (as Miss Norma Shearer)

1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (Short)
Self

1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (Documentary short)
Self

1931 Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
Self (uncredited)

1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 12 (Short)
Self (uncredited)

1928 Voices Across the Sea (Short)
Self

1926 Screen Snapshots (Short documentary)
Self

1926 Screen Snapshots, Series 6, No. 16 (Documentary short)
Self

1925 1925 Studio Tour (Documentary short)
Self

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Archive footage (41 credits)

2019 The Movies (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Golden Age (2019) ... Self

2018 Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2016 Arena (TV Series documentary)

- All the World's a Screen - Shakespeare on Film (2016)

2016 Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (Documentary)
Self

2011 Vito (Documentary)
Mrs. Stephen Haines - Mary

2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Various Roles

2008 Gable and Crawford (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Girl 27 (Documentary)
Self

2005 Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (Video documentary short)
Self (photo)

1990-2004 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) ... Self

- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) ... Self

2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel (Video documentary short)
Self - At the premiere

2003 Complicated Women (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2002 The Kid Stays in the Picture (Documentary)
Self

1998 Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1997 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) ... Self

1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1996 American Experience (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996) ... Self (uncredited)

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary)
Performer in Clip from 'Marie Antoinette' (uncredited)

1993 L'oeil de Vichy (Documentary)
Undetermined Film Role: Dancing (uncredited)

1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV Mini-Series documentary)

1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1980 Hollywood (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- Star Treatment (1980) ... Self (uncredited)

1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Oscar Dinner, 1942 (uncredited)

1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary)
Clip from 'Idiot's Delight' (uncredited)

1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self

- Gov. Ronald Reagan/Bob Newhart/James Wong Howe (1971) ... Self

1963 Anniversary

1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (Documentary)
Self

1961 Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1955 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Jan Ashe in 'A Free Soul'

- Episode #1.3 (1955) ... Jan Ashe in 'A Free Soul'

1944 Some of the Best (Documentary)
Jan Ashe in A Free Soul (uncredited)

1944 Twenty Years After (Short)

1940 The Miracle of Sound (Documentary short)
Self

1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (Documentary short)
Self

1939 From the Ends of the Earth (Documentary short)
Self

1933 Going Hollywood
Norma Shearer - Premiere Clip (uncredited)

1933 March of the Movies
Self - film clip (uncredited)

1932 The Movie Album (Documentary short)
Self

Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

Alternate Names:

Miss Norma Shearer | Norma Sherer

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)

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Did You Know?

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:

Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction, alongside her first husband Irving Thalberg. See more »