It's a Wonderful Life1946
As Violet
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Gloria Grahame
Born
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.
Filmography (49)
The Big Heat1953
As Debby Marsh
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Greatest Show on Earth1952
As Angel
TMDb 6.4 / 10
In a Lonely Place1950
As Laurel Gray
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Bad and the Beautiful1952
As Rosemary Bartlow
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Man Who Never Was1956
As Lucy Sherwood
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Oklahoma!1955
As Ado Annie Carnes
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Not as a Stranger1955
As Harriet Lang
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Woman's Secret1949
As Susan Caldwell / Estrellita
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Crossfire1947
As Virginia "Ginny" Tremayne
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Cobweb1955
As Karen McIver
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Macao1952
As Margie
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Song of the Thin Man1947
As Fran Page
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Human Desire1954
As Vicki Buckley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Melvin and Howard1980
As Mrs. Sisk
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Man on a Tightrope1953
As Zama Cernik
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Sudden Fear1952
As Irene Neves
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Naked Alibi1954
As Marianna
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Mansion of the Doomed1976
As Katherine
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Odds Against Tomorrow1959
As Helen
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Good Die Young1954
As Denise Blaine
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Without Love1945
As Flower Girl
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Nesting1981
As Florinda Costello
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Star Is Born World Premiere1954
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Glass Wall1953
As Maggie Summers
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Mama's Dirty Girls1974
As Mama Love
TMDb 4.3 / 10
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square1980
As Ma
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chandler1971
As Selma
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Chilly Scenes of Winter1979
As Clara
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Black Noon1971
As Bethia
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Ride Out for Revenge1957
As Amy Porter
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Blood and Lace1971
As Mrs. Deere
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Ride Beyond Vengeance1966
As Bonnie Shelley
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Merton of the Movies1947
As Beulah Baxter
TMDb 6.3 / 10
It Happened in Brooklyn1947
As Nurse
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Todd Killings1971
As Mrs. Roy
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Blonde Fever1944
As Sally Murfin
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Escape1971
As Evelyn Harrison
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Prisoners of the Casbah1953
As Princess Nadja
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Roughshod1949
As Mary Wells
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Mr. Griffin and Me1981
As Mara Emerson
The Girl on the Late, Late Show1974
As Carolyn Porter
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Loners1972
As Annabelle
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Tarot1973
As Natalie
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Akai Ito2025
The Merry Wives of Windsor1980
As Mistress Page
TMDb 7.0 / 10
'In a Lonely Place' Revisited2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Dancing Princesses1978
As The Witch
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb