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