Gertrude Olmstead
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.
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Movies (49)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mae Ellis
1929
Sonny Boy
as Mary
1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Helen Fairchild
1929
Midnight Life
as Betty Brown
1928
Hit of the Show
as Kathlyn Carson
1928
Bringing Up Father
as Ellen
1928
Sporting Goods
as Alice Elliott
1928
The Cheer Leader
as Jean Howard
1928
Buttons
as Ruth Stratton
1927
Becky
as Nan Estabrook
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 7
as Herself
1927
The Callahans and the Murphys
as Monica Murphy
1927
Mr. Wu
as Hilda Gregory
1927
The Cheerful Fraud
as Ann Kent
1926
Puppets
as Angela
1926
The Boob
as Amy
1926
Monte Carlo
as Sally Roxford
1926
Torrent
as Remedios
1926
Sweet Adeline
as Adeline
1926
California Straight Ahead
as Betty Browne
1925
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925
The Monster
as Betty Watson
1925
Cobra
as Mary Drake
1925
Life's Greatest Game
as Nora Malone
1924
Empty Hands
as Typsy
1924
Lovers' Lane
as Mary Larkin
1924
Babbitt
as Eunice Littlefield
1924
A Girl of the Limberlost
as Edith Cart
1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
Ladies to Board
as Edith Oliver
1924
George Washington, Jr.
as Dolly Johnson
1924
Cameo Kirby
as Adele Randall
1923
Trilby
as Miss Bagot
1923
The Wandering Two
1923
One of Three
1923
The Loaded Door
as Molly Grainger
1922
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922
The Scrapper
as Eileen McCarthy
1922
The Fox
as Stella Fraser
1921
The Fighting Lover
as Jean Forsdale
1921
Out o' Luck
1921
The Big Adventure
as Sally
1921
The Cactus Kid
1921
The Fightin' Fury
1921
Kickaroo
1921
Sweet Revenge
1921
The Driftin' Kid
1921
Tipped Off
as Marion Ross
1920