Gloria Grahame

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Female

Birthday

1923-11-28

Day of death

1981-10-05 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Gloria Grahame

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Without Love

    Without Love

  • Escape

    Escape

  • Crossfire

    Crossfire

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • Rich Man, Poor Man

    Rich Man, Poor Man

  • Macao

    Macao

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Mr. Griffin and Me

    Mr. Griffin and Me

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Naked Alibi

    Naked Alibi

  • Man on a Tightrope

    Man on a Tightrope

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Melvin and Howard

    Melvin and Howard

  • Oklahoma!

    Oklahoma!

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Harrigan and Son

    Harrigan and Son

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • Sudden Fear

    Sudden Fear

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Seventh Avenue

    Seventh Avenue

  • The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was

  • Human Desire

    Human Desire

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • It Happened in Brooklyn

    It Happened in Brooklyn

  • The Nesting

    The Nesting

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Not as a Stranger

    Not as a Stranger

  • The Todd Killings

    The Todd Killings

  • A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance

    Ride Beyond Vengeance

  • Mansion of the Doomed

    Mansion of the Doomed

  • Mama's Dirty Girls

    Mama's Dirty Girls

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter

    Chilly Scenes of Winter

  • The Good Die Young

    The Good Die Young

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • Blood and Lace

    Blood and Lace

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • The Glass Wall

    The Glass Wall

  • Black Noon

    Black Noon

  • The Loners

    The Loners

  • Ride Out for Revenge

    Ride Out for Revenge

  • Prisoners of the Casbah

    Prisoners of the Casbah

  • Tarot

    Tarot

  • 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

    'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    The Girl on the Late, Late Show

  • The Dancing Princesses

    The Dancing Princesses

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • Akai Ito

    Akai Ito