Gertrude Olmstead
Born 1897 (age 77) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Appears in 53 titles

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

The Monster
5.7
The Monster
1925
as Betty Watson
Mr. Wu
5.8
Mr. Wu
1927
as Hilda Gregory
1925 Studio Tour
6.3
1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
Cobra
5.6
Cobra
1925
as Mary Drake
The Boob
6.0
The Boob
1926
as Amy
Torrent
6.7
Torrent
1926
as Remedios
Cameo Kirby
6.0
Cameo Kirby
1923
as Adele Randall
The Show of Shows
6.8
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Bringing Up Father
5.0
Bringing Up Father
1928
as Ellen
California Straight Ahead
7.0
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Betty Browne
Buttons
3.7
Buttons
1927
as Ruth Stratton
Time, the Comedian
3.0
Time, the Comedian
1925
as Ruth Dakon
The Cheerful Fraud
6.5
The Cheerful Fraud
1926
as Ann Kent
Sweet Adeline
10.0
Sweet Adeline
1926
as Adeline
The Time, the Place and the Girl
10.0
The Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
as Mae Ellis
Empty Hands
9.0
Empty Hands
1924
as Typsy
Ladies to Board
10.0
Ladies to Board
1924
as Edith Oliver
The Fox
9.0
The Fox
1921
as Stella Fraser