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Gertrude Olmstead

Gertrude Olmstead

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 12, 1897
Died Jan 18, 1975 (77)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 24, 2024
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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 mo ... re 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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The Lone Wolf's Daughter

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

1929

as Helen Fairchild

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

1929

as Mary

Show of Shows

Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

The Cheer Leader

The Cheer Leader

1928

as Jean Howard

Midnight Life

Midnight Life

1928

as Betty Brown

Sporting Goods

Sporting Goods

1928

as Alice Elliott

Bringing Up Father

Bringing Up Father

1928

as Ellen

Becky

Becky

1927

as Nan Estabrook

Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu

1927

as Hilda Gregory

The Cheerful Fraud

The Cheerful Fraud

1926

as Ann Kent

The Boob

The Boob

1926

as Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)

Puppets

Puppets

1926

as Angela

Dreams of Monte Carlo

Dreams of Monte Carlo

1926

as Sally Roxford

Torrent

Torrent

1926

as Remedios

California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead

1925

as Betty Browne

The Monster

The Monster

1925

as Betty Watson

Cobra

Cobra

1925

as Mary Drake

Empty Hands

Empty Hands

1924

as Typsy

A Girl of the Limberlost

A Girl of the Limberlost

1924

as Edith Cart

Babbitt

Babbitt

1924

as Eunice Littlefield

Trilby

Trilby

1923

as Miss Bagot

The Loaded Door

The Loaded Door

1922

as Molly Grainger

The Fighting Lover

The Fighting Lover

1921

as Jean Forsdale

The Big Adventure

The Big Adventure

1921

as Sally

The Fox

The Fox

1921

as Stella Fraser

Tipped Off

Tipped Off

1920

as Marion Ross

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