Gertrude Olmstead
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
Credits
- 1929 · 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
- 1928 · Fashion News as Self (1929)
- 1928 · Midnight Life as Betty Brown
- 1928 · Bringing Up Father as Ellen
- 1928 · Sporting Goods as Alice Elliott
- 1928 · The Cheer Leader as Jean Howard
- 1927 · 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
- 1926 · The Cheerful Fraud as Ann Kent
- 1926 · Dreams of Monte Carlo as Sally Roxford
- 1926 · Puppets as Angela
- 1926 · The Boob as Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)
- 1926 · Torrent as Remedios
- 1926 · Sweet Adeline as Adeline
- 1925 · California Straight Ahead as Betty Browne
- 1925 · 1925 Studio Tour as Self
- 1925 · The Monster as Betty Watson
- 1925 · Cobra as Mary Drake
- 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 as
- 1924 · Ladies to Board as Edith Oliver
- 1923 · Cameo Kirby as Adele Randall
- 1923 · Trilby as Miss Bagot
- 1923 · The Wandering Two as
- 1922 · The Loaded Door as Molly Grainger
- 1922 · The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe as
- 1921 · The Fox as Stella Fraser
- 1921 · The Fighting Lover as Jean Forsdale
- 1921 · Out o' Luck as
- 1921 · The Big Adventure as Sally
- 1921 · The Cactus Kid as
- 1921 · The Fightin' Fury as
- 1921 · Kickaroo as
- 1921 · Sweet Revenge as
- 1921 · The Driftin' Kid as
- 1920 · Tipped Off as Marion Ross