Gloria Grahame

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Rich Man, Poor Man

    Rich Man, Poor Man

  • Sudden Fear

    Sudden Fear

  • Escape

    Escape

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The Nesting

    The Nesting

  • Human Desire

    Human Desire

  • Naked Alibi

    Naked Alibi

  • Tarot

    Tarot

  • Macao

    Macao

  • The Loners

    The Loners

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • Without Love

    Without Love

  • Chandler

    Chandler

  • Crossfire

    Crossfire

  • The Big Heat

    The Big Heat

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Harrigan and Son

    Harrigan and Son

  • A Star Is Born World Premiere

    A Star Is Born World Premiere

  • The Bad and the Beautiful

    The Bad and the Beautiful

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Oklahoma!

    Oklahoma!

  • It Happened in Brooklyn

    It Happened in Brooklyn

  • Melvin and Howard

    Melvin and Howard

  • A Woman's Secret

    A Woman's Secret

  • The Man Who Never Was

    The Man Who Never Was

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Man on a Tightrope

    Man on a Tightrope

  • A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

    A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

  • The Dancing Princesses

    The Dancing Princesses

  • Not as a Stranger

    Not as a Stranger

  • The Glass Wall

    The Glass Wall

  • Ride Beyond Vengeance

    Ride Beyond Vengeance

  • Blood and Lace

    Blood and Lace

  • The Todd Killings

    The Todd Killings

  • Song of the Thin Man

    Song of the Thin Man

  • Odds Against Tomorrow

    Odds Against Tomorrow

  • Mansion of the Doomed

    Mansion of the Doomed

  • Ride Out for Revenge

    Ride Out for Revenge

  • The Good Die Young

    The Good Die Young

  • Chilly Scenes of Winter

    Chilly Scenes of Winter

  • Prisoners of the Casbah

    Prisoners of the Casbah

  • Merton of the Movies

    Merton of the Movies

  • Seventh Avenue

    Seventh Avenue

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • Mr. Griffin and Me

    Mr. Griffin and Me

  • Mama's Dirty Girls

    Mama's Dirty Girls

  • Black Noon

    Black Noon

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • 'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

    'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

  • The Girl on the Late, Late Show

    The Girl on the Late, Late Show