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Gloria Grahame
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 f…
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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.
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2025
Akai Ito
Movie
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2003
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1981
The Nesting
Movie Florinda Costello
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1981
Mr. Griffin and Me
Movie Mara Emerson
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1980
Melvin and Howard
Movie Mrs. Sisk
- 1980
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1980
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Movie Mistress Page
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1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Movie Clara
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1979
Tales of the Unexpected
TV show Olivia
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1978
The Dancing Princesses
Movie The Witch
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1977
Seventh Avenue
TV show Moll
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1976
Mansion of the Doomed
Movie Katherine
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1976
Rich Man, Poor Man
TV show Sue Prescott
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1974
Mama's Dirty Girls
Movie Mama Love
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1974
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
Movie Carolyn Porter
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1973
Kojak
TV show Helen
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1973
Tarot
Movie Natalie
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1972
The Loners
Movie Annabelle
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1971
Chandler
Movie Selma
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1971
Black Noon
Movie Bethia
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1971
The Todd Killings
Movie Mrs. Roy
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1971
Escape
Movie Evelyn Harrison
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1971
Blood and Lace
Movie Mrs. Deere
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1969
Then Came Bronson
TV show Charlene Braden
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1968
The Name of the Game
TV show Madame Noh
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1967
Mannix
TV show Mae Darling
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1966
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Movie Bonnie Shelley
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Molly Hogan
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1963
Burke's Law
TV show Helen Dekker
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1963
The Fugitive
TV show Dorina Pruitt
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1963
The Outer Limits
TV show Florida Patton
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1962
Sam Benedict
TV show Rita Bain
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
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1961
The New Breed
TV show Nurse Nora Springer
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1960
Harrigan and Son
TV show
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1959
Odds Against Tomorrow
Movie Helen
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1957
Ride Out for Revenge
Movie Amy Porter
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1956
The Man Who Never Was
Movie Lucy Sherwood
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1955
Oklahoma!
Movie Ado Annie Carnes
