Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 12, 1897 (128 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
| 1929 | The Show of Showsas Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | The Time, the Place and the Girlas Mae Ellis | |
| 1929 | Sonny Boyas Mary | |
| 1929 | The Lone Wolf's Daughteras Helen Fairchild | |
| 1928 | Hey Rube!as Lutie | |
| 1928 | Midnight Lifeas Betty Brown | |
| 1928 | Hit of the Showas Kathlyn Carson | |
| 1928 | Green Grass Widowsas Betty Worthing | |
| 1928 | Bringing Up Fatheras Ellen | |
| 1928 | Sporting Goodsas Alice Elliott | |
| 1928 | A Woman Against the Worldas Bernice Crane, Bride | |
| 1928 | The Cheer Leaderas Jean Howard | |
| 1927 | Buttonsas Ruth Stratton | |
| 1927 | Beckyas Nan Estabrook | |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 7as Herself | |
| 1927 | The Callahans and the Murphysas Monica Murphy | |
| 1927 | Mr. Wuas Hilda Gregory | |
| 1926 | The Cheerful Fraudas Ann Kent | |
| 1926 | Puppetsas Angela | |
| 1926 | The Boobas Amy | |
| 1926 | Monte Carloas Sally Roxford | |
| 1926 | Torrentas Remedios | |
| 1926 | Sweet Adelineas Adeline | |
| 1925 | Time, the Comedianas Ruth Dakon | |
| 1925 | California Straight Aheadas Betty Browne | |
| 1925 | 1925 Studio Touras Self | |
| 1925 | The Monsteras Betty Watson | |
| 1925 | Cobraas Mary Drake | |
| 1924 | Life's Greatest Gameas Nora Malone | |
| 1924 | Empty Handsas Typsy | |
| 1924 | Lovers' Laneas Mary Larkin | |
| 1924 | Babbittas Eunice Littlefield | |
| 1924 | A Girl of the Limberlostas Edith Cart | |
| 1924 | The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studiosas | |
| 1924 | Ladies to Boardas Edith Oliver | |
| 1924 | George Washington, Jr.as Dolly Johnson | |
| 1923 | Cameo Kirbyas Adele Randall | |
| 1923 | Trilbyas Miss Bagot | |
| 1923 | The Wandering Twoas | |
| 1923 | One of Threeas | |
| 1922 | The Loaded Dooras Molly Grainger | |
| 1922 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoeas | |
| 1922 | The Scrapperas Eileen McCarthy | |
| 1921 | The Foxas Stella Fraser | |
| 1921 | The Fighting Loveras Jean Forsdale | |
| 1921 | Out o' Luckas | |
| 1921 | The Big Adventureas Sally | |
| 1921 | The Cactus Kidas | |
| 1921 | The Fightin' Furyas | |
| 1921 | Kickarooas | |
| 1921 | Sweet Revengeas | |
| 1921 | The Driftin' Kidas | |
| 1920 | Tipped Offas Marion Ross |