Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame Hallward (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981), known professionally as Gloria Grahame, was an American stage, film, and television actress and singer. Despite a featured role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success, and sold her contract to RKO Studios. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947), and later won the award for her work in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). She achieved her highest profile with Sudden Fear (1952), The Big Heat (1953), Human Desire (1954), and Oklahoma! (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards.
==Selected filmography==
*It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
*Crossfire (1947)
*In a Lonely Place (1950)
*Sudden Fear (1952)
*The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
*The Big Heat (1953)
*Human Desire (1954)
*Oklahoma! (1955)
*The Man Who Never Was (1956)
*Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Category:1923 births
Category:Actresses
Category:American actresses