Gloria Grahame
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.
66 acting credits
Acting · 66
Mannix
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Fugitive
1963
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Daniel Boone
1964
Burke's Law
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
The Name of the Game
1968
Kojak
1973
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Then Came Bronson
1969
Sam Benedict
1962
The New Breed
1961
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
Harrigan and Son
1960
General Electric Theater
1953
Oklahoma!
1955
The Big Heat
1953
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
Seventh Avenue
1977
In a Lonely Place
1950
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Sudden Fear
1952
Crossfire
1947
Macao
1952
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Song of the Thin Man
1947
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
The Cobweb
1955
Human Desire
1954
The Man Who Never Was
1956
Not as a Stranger
1955
Without Love
1945
Chandler
1971
A Woman's Secret
1949
Melvin and Howard
1980
Naked Alibi
1954
Mansion of the Doomed
1976
The Nesting
1981
Odds Against Tomorrow
1959
Ride Out for Revenge
1957
Tarot
1973
Blonde Fever
1944
The Good Die Young
1954
The Glass Wall
1953
Man on a Tightrope
1953
The Loners
1972
Escape
1971
Prisoners of the Casbah
1953
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
1980
The Todd Killings
1971
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
The Girl on the Late, Late Show
1974
Roughshod
1949
Black Noon
1971
Mama's Dirty Girls
1974
Blood and Lace
1971
Mr. Griffin and Me
1981
Merton of the Movies
1947
The Dancing Princesses
1978
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited
2003
The Merry Wives of Windsor
1980
Akai Ito
2025