Gloria Grahame
Born: 1923-11-28
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Gloria Grahame (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. Grahame began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 she made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and she won this award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), Human Desire (1953),The Big Heat (1953), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to work on the stage, but continued to appear in films and television productions, usually in supporting roles. Diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1980, Grahame refused to accept the diagnosis and travelled to England to work in a play. Her health rapidly failed and she returned to New York City, where she died in 1981.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Song of the Thin Man
The Man Who Never Was
The Loners
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
The Nesting
Human Desire
The Bad and the Beautiful
Tarot
Roughshod
Ride Beyond Vengeance
The Big Heat
Crossfire
Without Love
Mansion of the Doomed
Macao
Prisoners of the Casbah
Naked Alibi
Escape
Oklahoma!
Mama's Dirty Girls
In a Lonely Place
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
The Greatest Show on Earth
Chandler
Melvin and Howard
The Glass Wall
Man on a Tightrope
Odds Against Tomorrow
Chilly Scenes of Winter
It Happened in Brooklyn
Sudden Fear
Blood and Lace
Blonde Fever
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
The Cobweb
A Woman's Secret
Black Noon
Mr. Griffin and Me
The Good Die Young
A Star Is Born World Premiere
The Todd Killings
Not as a Stranger
Ride Out for Revenge
The Dancing Princesses
Akai Ito
Merton of the Movies
