Gloria Grahame

Acting Nov 28, 1923 Oct 5, 1981 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

67 Acting Credits

Gloria Grahame

Acting

It's a Wonderful Life

In a Lonely Place

The Big Heat

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Greatest Show on Earth

Oklahoma!

The Outer Limits

Crossfire

Human Desire

Sudden Fear

Kojak

Song of the Thin Man

Odds Against Tomorrow

The Man Who Never Was

Melvin and Howard

The Fugitive

The Nesting

Mannix

Macao

Tales of the Unexpected

A Woman's Secret

Not as a Stranger

Naked Alibi

The Good Die Young