Gertrude Olmstead
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From Wikipedia Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois, and appeared in her first credited film role in the 1921 film The Fox. She obtained several more roles that same year, appearing in nine films in 1921, and another five in 1922. She would appear in seventeen more films by the time she received what is today her best-known role, opposite Rudolph Valentino in the 1925 film Cobra. Throughout the silent film era her career thrived. From 1925 through 1929 she appeared in twenty eight films, most often portraying the heroine. With the advent of sound film her career stalled, and she retired from acting in 1929. In 1926 she met MGM director Robert Z. Leonard and they were married June 8 of that year. Leonard and Olmstead remained married until his death in 1968. After Leonard's death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.
Known for
Credits
The Show of Shows (1929)
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Hey Rube! (1928)
as Lutie
Trilby (1923)
as Miss Bagot
The Scrapper (1922)
as Eileen McCarthy
Tipped Off (1920)
as Marion Ross
Cobra (1925)
as Mary Drake
Buttons (1927)
as Ruth Stratton
Torrent (1926)
as Remedios
The Loaded Door (1922)
as Molly Grainger
The Boob (1926)
as Amy
Puppets (1926)
as Angela
Babbitt (1924)
as Eunice Littlefield
Becky (1927)
as Nan Estabrook
Hit of the Show (1928)
as Kathlyn Carson
Life's Greatest Game (1924)
as Nora Malone
Sweet Revenge (1921)
Actor
The Monster (1925)
as Betty Watson
Time, the Comedian (1925)
as Ruth Dakon
A Woman Against the World (1928)
as Bernice Crane, Bride
The Big Adventure (1921)
as Sally
The Cheerful Fraud (1926)
as Ann Kent
The Driftin' Kid (1921)
Actor
The Lone Wolf's Daughter (1929)
as Helen Fairchild
Cameo Kirby (1923)
as Adele Randall
George Washington, Jr. (1924)
as Dolly Johnson
The Cactus Kid (1921)
Actor
Kickaroo (1921)
Actor
Mr. Wu (1927)
as Hilda Gregory
The Fox (1921)
as Stella Fraser
Sonny Boy (1929)
as Mary
Bringing Up Father (1928)
as Ellen
Lovers' Lane (1924)
as Mary Larkin
Green Grass Widows (1928)
as Betty Worthing
Monte Carlo (1926)
as Sally Roxford
The Wandering Two (1923)
Actor
Out o' Luck (1921)
Actor
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929)
as Mae Ellis
The Callahans and the Murphys (1927)
as Monica Murphy
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
as Self
The Fightin' Fury (1921)
Actor
California Straight Ahead (1925)
as Betty Browne
Empty Hands (1924)
as Typsy
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios (1924)
Actor
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
Actor
One of Three (1923)
Actor
The Cheer Leader (1928)
as Jean Howard
Sweet Adeline (1926)
as Adeline
Sporting Goods (1928)
as Alice Elliott
Life in Hollywood No. 7 (1927)
as Herself
Midnight Life (1928)
as Betty Brown
A Girl of the Limberlost (1924)
as Edith Cart
Ladies to Board (1924)
as Edith Oliver
The Fighting Lover (1921)
as Jean Forsdale