
Gertrude Olmstead
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.
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Torrent
as Remedios
1926

Cobra
as Mary Drake
1925

The Boob
as Amy
1926

Buttons
as Ruth Stratton
1927

Babbitt
as Eunice Littlefield
1924

Becky
as Nan Estabrook
1927

Trilby
as Miss Bagot
1923

The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
1929

1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925

The Callahans and the Murphys
as Monica Murphy
1927

Mr. Wu
as Hilda Gregory
1927

Empty Hands
as Typsy
1924