Gloria Grahame
Acting
1923-11-28 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Akai Ito
2025 · Movie
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
2003 · Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Movie
The Nesting
1981 · Movie
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981 · Movie
Melvin and Howard
1980 · Movie
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980 · Movie
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980 · Movie
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979 · Movie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
The Dancing Princesses
1978 · Movie
Seventh Avenue
1977 · Series
Mansion of the Doomed
1976 · Movie
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976 · Series
Mama's Dirty Girls
1974 · Movie
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Tarot
1973 · Movie
The Loners
1972 · Movie
Chandler
1971 · Movie
Black Noon
1971 · Movie
The Todd Killings
1971 · Movie
Escape
1971 · Movie
Blood and Lace
1971 · Movie
Then Came Bronson
1969 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
Mannix
1967 · Series
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966 · Movie
Daniel Boone
1964 · Series
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
The Fugitive
1963 · Series
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
Sam Benedict
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
The New Breed
1961 · Series
Harrigan and Son
1960 · Series
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959 · Movie
Ride Out for Revenge
1957 · Movie
The Man Who Never Was
1956 · Movie
Oklahoma!
1955 · Movie
Not as a Stranger
1955 · Movie
The Cobweb
1955 · Movie
Naked Alibi
1954 · Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954 · Movie
Human Desire
1954 · Movie
The Good Die Young
1954 · Movie
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953 · Movie
The Big Heat
1953 · Movie
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Movie
The Glass Wall
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
Sudden Fear
1952 · Movie
Macao
1952 · Movie
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 · Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Series
In a Lonely Place
1950 · Movie
Roughshod
1949 · Movie
A Woman's Secret
1949 · Movie
Merton of the Movies
1947 · Movie
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Movie
Crossfire
1947 · Movie
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947 · Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Movie
Without Love
1945 · Movie
Blonde Fever
1944 · Movie