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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 12, 1897
Died
January 18, 1975
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Gertrude Olmsted
Gertrude Olmstead
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Biography
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
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Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Show of Shows
1929
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Mae Ellis
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
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Mary
Sonny Boy
1929
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Helen Fairchild
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
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Betty Brown
Midnight Life
1928
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Ellen
Bringing Up Father
1928
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Alice Elliott
Sporting Goods
1928
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Jean Howard
The Cheer Leader
1928
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Ruth Stratton
Buttons
1927
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Nan Estabrook
Becky
1927
Credits
Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
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The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mae Ellis
1929
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Sonny Boy
as Mary
1929
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The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Helen Fairchild
1929
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Midnight Life
as Betty Brown
1928
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Bringing Up Father
as Ellen
1928
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Sporting Goods
as Alice Elliott
1928
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The Cheer Leader
as Jean Howard
1928
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Buttons
as Ruth Stratton
1927
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Becky
as Nan Estabrook
1927
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Life in Hollywood No. 7
as Herself
1927
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The Callahans and the Murphys
as Monica Murphy
1927
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Mr. Wu
as Hilda Gregory
1927
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The Cheerful Fraud
as Ann Kent
1926
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Puppets
as Angela
1926
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The Boob
as Amy
1926
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Monte Carlo
as Sally Roxford
1926
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Torrent
as Remedios
1926
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Sweet Adeline
as Adeline
1926
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California Straight Ahead
as Betty Browne
1925
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1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925
6.2
The Monster
as Betty Watson
1925
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Cobra
as Mary Drake
1925
5.8
Empty Hands
as Typsy
1924
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Lovers' Lane
as Mary Larkin
1924
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Babbitt
as Eunice Littlefield
1924
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A Girl of the Limberlost
as Edith Cart
1924
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The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
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Ladies to Board
as Edith Oliver
1924
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Cameo Kirby
as Adele Randall
1923
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Trilby
as Miss Bagot
1923
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The Wandering Two
1923
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One of Three
1923
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The Loaded Door
as Molly Grainger
1922
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The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922
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The Fox
as Stella Fraser
1921
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The Fighting Lover
as Jean Forsdale
1921
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Out o' Luck
1921
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The Big Adventure
as Sally
1921
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The Cactus Kid
1921
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The Fightin' Fury
1921
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Kickaroo
1921
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Sweet Revenge
1921
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The Driftin' Kid
1921
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Tipped Off
as Marion Ross
1920
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