Gloria Grahame
Acting
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.
TV Shows(17)
Tales of the Unexpected
Olivia
1979
Seventh Avenue
Moll
1977
Rich Man, Poor Man
Sue Prescott
1976
Kojak
Helen
1973
Then Came Bronson
Charlene Braden
1969
The Name of the Game
Madame Noh
1968
Mannix
Mae Darling
1967
Daniel Boone
Molly Hogan
1964
Burke's Law
Helen Dekker
1963
The Fugitive
Dorina Pruitt
1963
The Outer Limits
Florida Patton
1963
Sam Benedict
Rita Bain
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The New Breed
Nurse Nora Springer
1961
Harrigan and Son
1960
General Electric Theater
Elena Carlisle
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Movies(49)
Akai Ito
2025
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
Self (archive footage)
2003
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
The Nesting
Florinda Costello
1981
Mr. Griffin and Me
Mara Emerson
1981
Melvin and Howard
Mrs. Sisk
1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Ma
1980
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Mistress Page
1980
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Clara
1979
The Dancing Princesses
The Witch
1978
Mansion of the Doomed
Katherine
1976
Mama's Dirty Girls
Mama Love
1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Carolyn Porter
1974
Tarot
Natalie
1973
The Loners
Annabelle
1972
Chandler
Selma
1971
Black Noon
Bethia
1971
The Todd Killings
Mrs. Roy
1971
Escape
Evelyn Harrison
1971
Blood and Lace
Mrs. Deere
1971
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Bonnie Shelley
1966
Odds Against Tomorrow
Helen
1959
Ride Out for Revenge
Amy Porter
1957
The Man Who Never Was
Lucy Sherwood
1956
Oklahoma!
Ado Annie Carnes
1955
Not as a Stranger
Harriet Lang
1955
The Cobweb
Karen McIver
1955
Naked Alibi
Marianna
1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Human Desire
Vicki Buckley
1954
The Good Die Young
Denise Blaine
1954
Prisoners of the Casbah
Princess Nadja
1953
The Big Heat
Debby Marsh
1953
Man on a Tightrope
Zama Cernik
1953
The Glass Wall
Maggie Summers
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Rosemary Bartlow
1952
Sudden Fear
Irene Neves
1952
Macao
Margie
1952
The Greatest Show on Earth
Angel
1952
In a Lonely Place
Laurel Gray
1950
Roughshod
Mary Wells
1949
A Woman's Secret
Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
1949
Merton of the Movies
Beulah Baxter
1947
Song of the Thin Man
Fran Page
1947
Crossfire
Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
1947
It Happened in Brooklyn
Nurse
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Violet
1946
Without Love
Flower Vendor
1945
Blonde Fever
Sally Murfin
1944