Gertrude Olmstead
Known for: Acting
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
Film
The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929
Film
Torrent
Remedios
1926
Film
The Scrapper
Eileen McCarthy
1922
Sweet Revenge
1921
Hey Rube!
Lutie
1928
Film
The Boob
Amy
1926
Film
Buttons
Ruth Stratton
1927
Film
Babbitt
Eunice Littlefield
1924
Film
Cobra
Mary Drake
1925
Film
Trilby
Miss Bagot
1923
Film
Mr. Wu
Hilda Gregory
1927
Tipped Off
Marion Ross
1920
Kickaroo
1921
Film
Time, the Comedian
Ruth Dakon
1925
Film
Becky
Nan Estabrook
1927
Film
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Helen Fairchild
1929
Film
1925 Studio Tour
Self
1925
Film
California Straight Ahead
Betty Browne
1925
Film
Hit of the Show
Kathlyn Carson
1928
Puppets
Angela
1926
Film
The Big Adventure
Sally
1921
Film
The Cactus Kid
1921
Film
Sweet Adeline
Adeline
1926
Film
George Washington, Jr.
Dolly Johnson
1924
Film
Life in Hollywood No. 7
Herself
1927
Film
The Cheerful Fraud
Ann Kent
1926
Film
Cameo Kirby
Adele Randall
1923
Film
The Wandering Two
1923
Film
The Fox
Stella Fraser
1921
Film
The Loaded Door
Molly Grainger
1922
Film
Sonny Boy
Mary
1929
Out o' Luck
1921
Film
Life's Greatest Game
Nora Malone
1924
Film
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
1922
Film
Empty Hands
Typsy
1924
The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
1924
Film
Sporting Goods
Alice Elliott
1928
Film
Bringing Up Father
Ellen
1928
The Driftin' Kid
1921
Midnight Life
Betty Brown
1928
Film
The Callahans and the Murphys
Monica Murphy
1927
Film
The Monster
Betty Watson
1925
One of Three
1923
A Woman Against the World
Bernice Crane, Bride
1928
Film
The Time, the Place and the Girl
Mae Ellis
1929
Film
The Fighting Lover
Jean Forsdale
1921
Film
Ladies to Board
Edith Oliver
1924
Green Grass Widows
Betty Worthing
1928
The Fightin' Fury
1921
Film
Monte Carlo
Sally Roxford
1926
Film
A Girl of the Limberlost
Edith Cart
1924
Film
The Cheer Leader
Jean Howard
1928
Film
Lovers' Lane
Mary Larkin
1924