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Gertrude Olmsted
Gertrude Olmstead
Acting
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 th…
Filmography
Movies
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Sonny Boy
as Mary
The Time, the Place and the Girl
as Mae Ellis
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Helen Fairchild
The Cheer Leader
as Jean Howard
Bringing Up Father
as Ellen
A Woman Against the World
as Bernice Crane, Bride
Sporting Goods
as Alice Elliott
Midnight Life
as Betty Brown
Hit of the Show
as Kathlyn Carson