Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born November 12, 1897
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.
MovieThe Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
MovieThe Time, the Place and the Girl
1929
as Mae Ellis
MovieSonny Boy
1929
as Mary
MovieThe Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
as Helen Fairchild
Hey Rube!
1928
as Lutie
Midnight Life
1928
as Betty Brown
MovieHit of the Show
1928
as Kathlyn Carson
Green Grass Widows
1928
as Betty Worthing
MovieBringing Up Father
1928
as Ellen
MovieSporting Goods
1928
as Alice Elliott
MovieThe Cheer Leader
1928
as Jean Howard
A Woman Against the World
1928
as Bernice Crane, Bride
MovieButtons
1927
as Ruth Stratton
MovieBecky
1927
as Nan Estabrook
MovieLife in Hollywood No. 7
1927
as Herself
MovieThe Callahans and the Murphys
1927
as Monica Murphy
MovieMr. Wu
1927
as Hilda Gregory
MovieThe Cheerful Fraud
1926
as Ann Kent
Puppets
1926
as Angela
MovieThe Boob
1926
as Amy
MovieMonte Carlo
1926
as Sally Roxford
MovieTorrent
1926
as Remedios
MovieSweet Adeline
1926
as Adeline
MovieTime, the Comedian
1925
as Ruth Dakon
MovieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1925
as Betty Browne
Movie1925 Studio Tour
1925
as Self
MovieThe Monster
1925
as Betty Watson
MovieCobra
1925
as Mary Drake
MovieLife's Greatest Game
1924
as Nora Malone
MovieEmpty Hands
1924
as Typsy
MovieLovers' Lane
1924
as Mary Larkin
MovieBabbitt
1924
as Eunice Littlefield
MovieA Girl of the Limberlost
1924
as Edith Cart
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
MovieLadies to Board
1924
as Edith Oliver
MovieGeorge Washington, Jr.
1924
as Dolly Johnson
MovieCameo Kirby
1923
as Adele Randall
MovieTrilby
1923
as Miss Bagot
MovieThe Wandering Two
1923
One of Three
1923
MovieThe Loaded Door
1922
as Molly Grainger
MovieThe Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922
MovieThe Scrapper
1922
as Eileen McCarthy
MovieThe Fox
1921
as Stella Fraser
MovieThe Fighting Lover
1921
as Jean Forsdale
Out o' Luck
1921
MovieThe Big Adventure
1921
as Sally
MovieThe Cactus Kid
1921
The Fightin' Fury
1921
Kickaroo
1921
Sweet Revenge
1921
The Driftin' Kid
1921
Tipped Off
1920
as Marion Ross
