Gladys George
37 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 12, 1900
- Died
- Dec 8, 1954 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Patten, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- Gladys Clare Evans · Гледіс Джордж · Глэдис Джордж · Гледис Џорџ
Biography
Gladys George was an American actress.
George went on the stage at the age of 3 and toured the United States, appearing with her parents. She starred on stage in the 1920s, although she had made several films in the early part of that decade. She starred in Personal Appearance, a comedy by Lawrence Riley. This role was reprised by Mae West in the classic film, Go West, Young Man, which West adapted from the play. In 1936 George was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Valiant Is the Word for Carrie.
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George's Broadway credits include The Distant City, Lady in Waiting, and The Betrothal.
Her only other first billed roles were in Madame X (1937) and Love is a Headache.[6] She also appeared in The Roaring Twenties (1939), The Way of All Flesh (1940), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and He Ran All the Way (1951). She played the widow of Miles Archer (Iva Archer) in The Maltese Falcon and Mme. Du Barry in Marie Antoinette.
Her last successful roles were as Lute Mae Sanders in Flamingo Road, her brief appearance as the corrupt nurse Miss Hatch in Detective Story, and Lullaby of Broadway as the alcoholic mother of Doris Day's wholesome character.
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Gladys George: movies and TV shows
Acting (39)
- 1953 It Happens Every Thursday
as Mrs. Holmes
- 1952
- 1952
- 1951 Silver City
as Mrs. Barber
- 1951 Detective Story
as Miss Hatch
- 1951 He Ran All the Way
as Mrs. Robey
- 1951 Lullaby of Broadway
as Jessica Howard
- 1950 Undercover Girl
as Liz
- 1950 Bright Leaf
as Rose
- 1949 Flamingo Road
as Lute Mae Sanders
- 1948 Alias a Gentleman
as Madge Parkson
- 1947 Millie's Daughter
as Millie Maitland
- 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
as Hortense Derry
- 1945 Steppin' in Society
as Penelope Webster
- 1944 Christmas Holiday
as Valerie de Merode
- 1944 Minstrel Man
as Mae White
- 1943 Nobody's Darling
as Eve Hawthorne
- 1943 The Crystal Ball
as Madame Zenobia
- 1943 The Hard Way
as Lily Emery
- 1941 The Maltese Falcon
as Iva Archer
- 1941 Hit the Road
as Molly Ryan
- 1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Elsie
- 1940 The Way of All Flesh
as Anna Kriza
- 1940 The House Across the Bay
as Mary Bogel
- 1939 A Child is Born
as Florette Laverne
- 1939 The Roaring Twenties
as Panama Smith
- 1939 Here I Am a Stranger
as Clara Paulding
- 1939 I'm from Missouri
as Julie Bliss
- 1938 Marie Antoinette
as Mme. du Barry
- 1938 Love Is a Headache
as Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee
- 1937 Madame X
as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X
- 1937 They Gave Him a Gun
as Rose Duffy
- 1936 Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
as Carrie Snyder
- 1934 Straight Is the Way
as Shirley
- 1921 The House That Jazz Built
as Lila Drake
- 1921 The Easy Road
as Isabel Grace
- 1920 Below the Surface
as Alice
- 1920 The Woman in the Suitcase
as Ethel
- 1919 Red Hot Dollars
as Janet Muir
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1937