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