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Gloria Grahame Hallward, known professionally as Gloria Grahame, was an American stage, film, and television actress and singer. She began her acting career in theatre and in 1944 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 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). 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.
Birth Name
Gloria Hallward
Born
Wednesday, 28 November 1923
Died
Monday, 05 October 1981
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pulp Cinema | Self | 2001 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Self (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| The Nesting | Florinda Costello | 1981 |
| Melvin and Howard | Mrs. Sisk | 1980 |
| Chilly Scenes of Winter | Clara | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Olivia / Gladys | 1979 |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Ma | 1979 |
| Seventh Avenue | Moll | 1977 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pulp Cinema | Self | 2001 |
| E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
| Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Self (archive footage) | 1998 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| The Nesting | Florinda Costello | 1981 |
| Melvin and Howard | Mrs. Sisk | 1980 |
| Chilly Scenes of Winter | Clara | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Olivia / Gladys | 1979 |
| A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Ma | 1979 |
| Seventh Avenue | Moll | 1977 |
| Mansion of the Doomed | Katherine | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Sue Prescott | 1976 |
| Mama's Dirty Girls | Mama Love | 1974 |
| The Girl on the Late, Late Show | Carolyn Parker / Carolyn Porter | 1974 |
| Kojak | Helen | 1973 |
| Game of Murder | Natalie / housekeeper | 1973 |
| The Loners | Annabelle | 1972 |
| Chandler | Selma | 1971 |
| Black Noon | Bethia | 1971 |
| The Todd Killings | Mrs. Roy | 1971 |
| Escape | Evelyn Harrison | 1971 |
| Blood and Lace | Mrs. Deere | 1971 |
| Then Came Bronson | Charlene Braden | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Madame Noh | 1968 |
| Mannix | Mae Darling | 1967 |
| Iron Horse | Rita Talbot | 1966 |
| Ride Beyond Vengeance | Bonnie Shelley | 1966 |
| Daniel Boone | Molly | 1964 |
| Burke's Law | Helen Dekker / Doris Landers | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Dorina Pruitt | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Florinda Patten | 1963 |
| Grindl | Olive York | 1963 |
| Sam Benedict | Rita Bain | 1962 |
| The New Breed | Nurse Nora Springer | 1961 |
| Harrigan and Son | Lee Ann Fondan | 1960 |
| Odds Against Tomorrow | Helen | 1959 |
| Ride Out for Revenge | Amy Porter | 1957 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Lucy Sherwood | 1956 |
| Oklahoma! | Ado Annie Carnes | 1955 |
| Not as a Stranger | Harriet Lang | 1955 |
| The Cobweb | Karen McIver | 1955 |
| Naked Alibi | Marianna | 1954 |
| Human Desire | Vicki Buckley | 1954 |
| The Good Die Young | Denise Blaine / Denise Lynn | 1954 |
| Prisoners of the Casbah | Princess Nadja / Yasmin | 1953 |
| The Big Heat | Debby Marsh | 1953 |
| Man on a Tightrope | Zama Cernik | 1953 |
| The Glass Wall | Maggie Summers / Maggie | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Elena Carlisle | 1953 |
| The Bad and the Beautiful | Rosemary / Rosemary Bartlow | 1952 |
| Sudden Fear | Irene Neves | 1952 |
| Macao | Margie | 1952 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Angel | 1952 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | 1950 |
| In a Lonely Place | Laurel Gray | 1950 |
| Roughshod | Mary Wells / Mary | 1949 |
| A Woman's Secret | Susan Caldwell / Estrellita | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Merton of the Movies | Beulah Baxter | 1947 |
| Song of the Thin Man | Fran Ledue Page / Fran Page | 1947 |
| Crossfire | Ginny / Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne | 1947 |
| It Happened in Brooklyn | Nurse | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Violet | 1946 |
| Without Love | Flower Girl / Flower Vendor | 1945 |
| Blonde Fever | Sally Murfin | 1944 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1953 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1948 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
