Gertrude Olmstead
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 12, 1897
- Died
- January 18, 1975 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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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The Time, the Place and the Girl
Movie · as Mae Ellis
The Show of Shows
Movie · as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Movie · as Helen Fairchild
Sonny Boy
Movie · as Mary
Sporting Goods
Movie · as Alice Elliott
Bringing Up Father
Movie · as Ellen
Midnight Life
Movie · as Betty Brown
The Cheer Leader
Movie · as Jean Howard
Hit of the Show
Movie · as Kathlyn Carson
Green Grass Widows
Movie · as Betty Worthing
Hey Rube!
Movie · as Lutie
A Woman Against the World
Movie · as Bernice Crane, Bride
Mr. Wu
Movie · as Hilda Gregory
Life in Hollywood No. 7
Movie · as Herself
Becky
Movie · as Nan Estabrook
Buttons
Movie · as Ruth Stratton
The Callahans and the Murphys
Movie · as Monica Murphy
Sweet Adeline
Movie · as Adeline
Torrent
Movie · as Remedios
The Boob
Movie · as Amy
The Cheerful Fraud
Movie · as Ann Kent
Puppets
Movie · as Angela
Monte Carlo
Movie · as Sally Roxford
The Monster
Movie · as Betty Watson
California Straight Ahead
Movie · as Betty Browne
Cobra
Movie · as Mary Drake
1925 Studio Tour
Movie · as Self
Time, the Comedian
Movie · as Ruth Dakon
Empty Hands
Movie · as Typsy
Ladies to Board
Movie · as Edith Oliver
Babbitt
Movie · as Eunice Littlefield
Lovers' Lane
Movie · as Mary Larkin
A Girl of the Limberlost
Movie · as Edith Cart
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Movie
Life's Greatest Game
Movie · as Nora Malone
George Washington, Jr.
Movie · as Dolly Johnson
Cameo Kirby
Movie · as Adele Randall
Trilby
Movie · as Miss Bagot
The Wandering Two
Movie
One of Three
Movie
The Loaded Door
Movie · as Molly Grainger
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Movie
The Scrapper
Movie · as Eileen McCarthy
The Fox
Movie · as Stella Fraser
The Driftin' Kid
Movie
Sweet Revenge
Movie
Kickaroo
Movie
The Fightin' Fury
Movie
Out o' Luck
Movie
The Cactus Kid
Movie
The Fighting Lover
Movie · as Jean Forsdale
The Big Adventure
Movie · as Sally
Tipped Off
Movie · as Marion Ross