Gloria Grahame

Also known as Gloria Grahame Hallward

American actress (1923–1981)

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Gloria Grahame was an American actress who worked in Hollywood from the 1940s through the 1970s, known for her distinctive acting style and memorable roles in films during the Golden Age of cinema. She matters as a significant figure in film history whose career and performances remain studied and appreciated by those interested in classic Hollywood cinema.

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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…

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Akai Ito2025
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited — Self (archive footage)2003
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983
The Nesting — Florinda Costello1981
Mr. Griffin and Me — Mara Emerson1981
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square — Ma1980
The Merry Wives of Windsor — Mistress Page1980
Melvin and Howard — Mrs. Sisk1980

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Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Grahame Hallward, but she adopted the surname Grahame, her mother's acting name, as her professional name.

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. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947) and later won the award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). After starring opposite Humphrey Bogart in In a Lonely Place (1950), she achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), The Big Heat (1953), Human Desire (1954), 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.