Gertrude Olmstead
Acting • Born 1897-11-12 – Died 1975-01-18
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.
Filmography
49 credits
Sweet Adeline
Movie • 1926
Adeline
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Movie • 1929
Mae Ellis
The Monster
Movie • 1925
Betty Watson
Empty Hands
Movie • 1924
Typsy
Ladies to Board
Movie • 1924
Edith Oliver
The Fox
Movie • 1921
Stella Fraser
Sporting Goods
Movie • 1928
Alice Elliott
Torrent
Movie • 1926
Remedios
The Loaded Door
Movie • 1922
Molly Grainger
Babbitt
Movie • 1924
Eunice Littlefield
Tipped Off
Movie • 1920
Marion Ross
The Driftin' Kid
Movie • 1921
Sweet Revenge
Movie • 1921
The Fightin' Fury
Movie • 1921
Out o' Luck
Movie • 1921
The Cactus Kid
Movie • 1921
Kickaroo
Movie • 1921
California Straight Ahead
Movie • 1925
Betty Browne
The Boob
Movie • 1926
Amy
The Cheerful Fraud
Movie • 1926
Ann Kent
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Movie • 1922
Cameo Kirby
Movie • 1923
Adele Randall
Mr. Wu
Movie • 1927
Hilda Gregory
Cobra
Movie • 1925
Mary Drake
The Show of Shows
Movie • 1929
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Lovers' Lane
Movie • 1924
Mary Larkin
Puppets
Movie • 1926
Angela
Monte Carlo
Movie • 1926
Sally Roxford
Bringing Up Father
Movie • 1928
Ellen
A Girl of the Limberlost
Movie • 1924
Edith Cart
Life in Hollywood No. 7
Movie • 1927
Herself
Becky
Movie • 1927
Nan Estabrook
1925 Studio Tour
Movie • 1925
Self
Midnight Life
Movie • 1928
Betty Brown
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
Movie • 1924
The Cheer Leader
Movie • 1928
Jean Howard
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Movie • 1929
Helen Fairchild
Trilby
Movie • 1923
Miss Bagot
Buttons
Movie • 1927
Ruth Stratton
Sonny Boy
Movie • 1929
Mary
The Big Adventure
Movie • 1921
Sally
The Fighting Lover
Movie • 1921
Jean Forsdale
The Wandering Two
Movie • 1923
The Callahans and the Murphys
Movie • 1927
Monica Murphy
One of Three
Movie • 1923
Life's Greatest Game
Movie • 1924
Nora Malone
The Scrapper
Movie • 1922
Eileen McCarthy
Hit of the Show
Movie • 1928
Kathlyn Carson
George Washington, Jr.
Movie • 1924
Dolly Johnson