
Nato/a 26 mag 1894 · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Norma Talmadge started her career in one-reelers in 1909 for Vitagraph, playing bit roles as a young teenager starting. As she continually worked at the studio over the next several years, her parts grew until she frequently started as the leading lady. Her young promising career got a huge boost after her marriage to exhibitor Joseph M. Schenck. Together, they formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation in 1917 and began producing Star vechiles for Talmadge. Specializing in melodramas and woman’s pictures, Talmadge became one of the biggest stars of the 1920s, starting in hits such as Smilin’ Through, Secrets, The Lady, and Kiki. With her star already fading when the talkie revolution swept Hollywood, Talmadge made just two sound films before retiring from the screen. Although largely forgotten today, Talmadge was a pioneering producer and director who stood as one of the most popular and powerful women in early Hollywood.

Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930

New York Nights
1929

The Woman Disputed
1928

The Dove
1927

Camille
1927

Kiki
1926

Una vera signora
1925

Graustark
1925

Secrets
1924

In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter
1924

The Only Woman
1924

The Song of Love
1923

Ashes of Vengeance
1923

Within the Law
1923

The Voice from the Minaret
1923

The Eternal Flame
1922

Smilin' Through
1922

The Passion Flower
1921

Love's Redemption
1921

The Wonderful Thing
1921

The Sign on the Door
1921

Yes or No
1920

The Branded Woman
1920

The Woman Gives
1920

She Loves and Lies
1920

A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920

The Heart of Wetona
1919

The Way of a Woman
1919

The New Moon
1919

The Probation Wife
1919

The Isle of Conquest
1919

Her Only Way
1918

The Forbidden City
1918

De Luxe Annie
1918

By Right of Purchase
1918

The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918

The Safety Curtain
1918

Panthea
1917

Poppy
1917

The Secret of the Storm Country
1917

The Law of Compensation
1917

The Moth
1917

Fifty-Fifty
1916

Martha's Vindication
1916

The Devil's Needle
1916

The Social Secretary
1916

The Children in the House
1916

Going Straight
1916

The Crown Prince's Double
1916

The Missing Links
1916

The Battle Cry of Peace
1915

Captivating Mary Carstairs
1915

Sawdust and Salome
1914

Iron and Steel
1914

John Rance, Gentleman
1914

The Peacemaker
1914

The Helpful (?) Sisterhood
1914

Father's Hatband
1913

A Lady and Her Maid
1913

Vampire of the Desert
1913

An Old Man's Love Story
1913

His Official Appointment
1912

The First Violin
1912

The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton
1912

A Tale of Two Cities
1911