Acting · Richmond - Virginia - USA · Born July 14, 1906
Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark. She hired Jimmie Fiddler as her agent and was nicknamed "The Joy Girl". Olive lived a lavish lifestyle with limos, mansions, servants, and a dozen fur coats. In 1927 she left Fox after a salary dispute. She later worked for Columbia and RKO studios. Like many other silent stars she had a hard time making the transition to talkies. Her last film was made in 1934. There were two failed marriages and a broken engagement to actor George O'Brien. During World War 2 she worked as a nurse. By the age of 41 she was a penniless alcoholic. Her final years were spent in a Los Angeles mission. Sadly many of Olive Borden's silent films have been lost and this lovely star has been forgotten. Date of Death 1 October 1947, Los Angeles, California (stomach ailment)
MovieChloe, Love Is Calling You
1934
as Chloe
The Inventors
1934
The Mild West
1933
as Baby Doll
MovieGobs of Fun
1933
as Lulu
MovieLeave It to Me
1933
as Peavey
MovieHotel Variety
1933
The Divorce Racket
1932
as Marie Douglas
Moonlight and Cactus
1932
as Woman
MovieThe Social Lion
1930
as Gloria Staunton
MovieHello Sister
1930
as Vee Newell
MovieHollywood Studios
1930
MovieWedding Rings
1929
as Eve Quinn
MovieDance Hall
1929
as Gracie Nolan
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929
MovieHalf Marriage
1929
as Judy Paige
MovieThe Eternal Woman
1929
as Anita
MovieLove In The Desert
1929
as Zarah
MovieSinners in Love
1928
as Ann Hardy
MovieStool Pigeon
1928
as Goldie
MovieGang War
1928
as Flowers
MovieVirgin Lips
1928
as Norma
MovieThe Albany Night Boat
1928
as Georgie
MovieCome to My House
1927
as Joan Century
MoviePajamas
1927
as Angela Wade
MovieThe Joy Girl
1927
as Jewel Courage
MovieThe Secret Studio
1927
as Rosemary Merton
MovieThe Monkey Talks
1927
as Olivette
MovieThe Country Beyond
1926
as Valencia
Movie3 Bad Men
1926
as Lee Carlton
MovieFig Leaves
1926
as Eve Smith
MovieYellow Fingers
1926
as Saina
MovieMy Own Pal
1926
as Alice Deering
MovieThe Yankee Señor
1926
as Manuelita
MovieGrounds for Divorce
1925
as Model
MovieThe Overland Limited
1925
as Ruth Dent
MovieThe Happy Warrior
1925
as Ima
MovieGood Morning, Nurse
1925
as Nurse May Ward
Tell It to a Policeman
1925
MovieThe Dressmaker from Paris
1925
as Mannequin
MovieShould Husbands Be Watched?
1925
as The New Maid
MovieJust a Good Guy
1924
as Slippery Sue
MovieThe Royal Razz
1924
MovieToo Many Mammas
1924
as The Boss's Girlfriend
MovieWhy Men Work
1924
MovieSweet Daddy
1924
as Woman In Backseat
Don't Park There
1924
as Extra
Neck and Neck
1924
MovieAll Wet
1924
as Extra (uncredited)
