Gertrude Olmstead
Acting
1897-11-12 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
The Show of Shows
1929 · Movie
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929 · Movie
Sonny Boy
1929 · Movie
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929 · Movie
Hey Rube!
1928 · Movie
Midnight Life
1928 · Movie
Hit of the Show
1928 · Movie
Green Grass Widows
1928 · Movie
Bringing Up Father
1928 · Movie
Sporting Goods
1928 · Movie
A Woman Against the World
1928 · Movie
The Cheer Leader
1928 · Movie
Buttons
1927 · Movie
Becky
1927 · Movie
Life in Hollywood No. 7
1927 · Movie
The Callahans and the Murphys
1927 · Movie
Mr. Wu
1927 · Movie
The Cheerful Fraud
1926 · Movie
Puppets
1926 · Movie
The Boob
1926 · Movie
Monte Carlo
1926 · Movie
Torrent
1926 · Movie
Sweet Adeline
1926 · Movie
Time, the Comedian
1925 · Movie
California Straight Ahead
1925 · Movie
1925 Studio Tour
1925 · Movie
The Monster
1925 · Movie
Cobra
1925 · Movie
Life's Greatest Game
1924 · Movie
Empty Hands
1924 · Movie
Lovers' Lane
1924 · Movie
Babbitt
1924 · Movie
A Girl of the Limberlost
1924 · Movie
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924 · Movie
Ladies to Board
1924 · Movie
George Washington, Jr.
1924 · Movie
Cameo Kirby
1923 · Movie
Trilby
1923 · Movie
The Wandering Two
1923 · Movie
One of Three
1923 · Movie
The Loaded Door
1922 · Movie
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922 · Movie
The Scrapper
1922 · Movie
The Fox
1921 · Movie
The Fighting Lover
1921 · Movie
Out o' Luck
1921 · Movie
The Big Adventure
1921 · Movie
The Cactus Kid
1921 · Movie
The Fightin' Fury
1921 · Movie
Kickaroo
1921 · Movie
Sweet Revenge
1921 · Movie
The Driftin' Kid
1921 · Movie
Tipped Off
1920 · Movie