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