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Gertrude Olmstead

Gertrude Olmstead

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Sweet Adeline
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Sweet Adeline

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Sweet Adeline
Adeline
Poster for The Time, the Place and the Girl
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The Time, the Place and the Girl

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The Time, the Place and the Girl
Mae Ellis
Poster for The Monster
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The Monster

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The Monster
Betty Watson
Poster for Empty Hands
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Empty Hands

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Empty Hands
Typsy
Poster for Ladies to Board
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Ladies to Board

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Ladies to Board
Edith Oliver
Poster for The Fox
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The Fox

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The Fox
Stella Fraser
Poster for Sporting Goods
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Sporting Goods

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Sporting Goods
Alice Elliott
Poster for Torrent
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Torrent

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Torrent
Remedios
Poster for The Loaded Door
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The Loaded Door

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The Loaded Door
Molly Grainger
Poster for Babbitt
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Babbitt

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Babbitt
Eunice Littlefield

Gallery

Gertrude Olmstead portrait
Gertrude Olmstead portrait