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.

Known For

Cameo Kirby

The Show of Shows

Torrent

A Girl of the Limberlost

The Boob

1925 Studio Tour

The Loaded Door

Mr. Wu

All Movies (53)

• The Show of Shows1929 · as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
• The Time, the Place and the Girl1929 · as Mae Ellis
• Sonny Boy1929 · as Mary
• The Lone Wolf's Daughter1929 · as Helen Fairchild
• Hey Rube!1928 · as Lutie
• Midnight Life1928 · as Betty Brown
• Hit of the Show1928 · as Kathlyn Carson
• Green Grass Widows1928 · as Betty Worthing
• Bringing Up Father1928 · as Ellen
• Sporting Goods1928 · as Alice Elliott
• The Cheer Leader1928 · as Jean Howard
• A Woman Against the World1928 · as Bernice Crane, Bride
• Buttons1927 · as Ruth Stratton
• Becky1927 · as Nan Estabrook
• Life in Hollywood No. 71927 · as Herself
• The Callahans and the Murphys1927 · as Monica Murphy
• Mr. Wu1927 · as Hilda Gregory
• The Cheerful Fraud1926 · as Ann Kent
• Puppets1926 · as Angela
• The Boob1926 · as Amy
• Monte Carlo1926 · as Sally Roxford
• Torrent1926 · as Remedios
• Sweet Adeline1926 · as Adeline
• Time, the Comedian1925 · as Ruth Dakon
• California Straight Ahead1925 · as Betty Browne
• 1925 Studio Tour1925 · as Self
• The Monster1925 · as Betty Watson
• Cobra1925 · as Mary Drake
• Life's Greatest Game1924 · as Nora Malone
• Empty Hands1924 · as Typsy
• Lovers' Lane1924 · as Mary Larkin
• Babbitt1924 · as Eunice Littlefield
• A Girl of the Limberlost1924 · as Edith Cart
• The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios1924
• Ladies to Board1924 · as Edith Oliver
• George Washington, Jr.1924 · as Dolly Johnson
• Cameo Kirby1923 · as Adele Randall
• Trilby1923 · as Miss Bagot
• The Wandering Two1923
• One of Three1923
• The Loaded Door1922 · as Molly Grainger
• The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe1922
• The Scrapper1922 · as Eileen McCarthy
• The Fox1921 · as Stella Fraser
• The Fighting Lover1921 · as Jean Forsdale
• Out o' Luck1921
• The Big Adventure1921 · as Sally
• The Cactus Kid1921
• The Fightin' Fury1921
• Kickaroo1921
• Sweet Revenge1921
• The Driftin' Kid1921
• Tipped Off1920 · as Marion Ross