mardi 28 octobre 2008

Norma Shearer









Enfant, elle apprendra à skier, la natation, le patinage, ainsi qu'à jouer des instruments tel que le piano. A l'âge de neuf ans, elle assiste à une représentation des Dolly Sisters et décide alors qu'elle veut devenir une actrice. A l'âge de 14 ans, elle gagne un concours de beauté local et sent que cela est son point de départ vers la star qu'elle veut devenir. En 1920, sa mère emmène Norma et sa soeur à New York où elle les encourage à entrer dans les Ziegfeld Follies. C'est un échec, mais Norma réussit tout de même à se faire engager comme extra dans plusieurs films, les premiers étant The Sign on the Door (1920) et The Flapper (1920. Pendant ce temps, la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) était déjà en train de devenir le plus grand studio de l'histoire du cinéma. Irving Thalberg assiste aux efforts de Norma et, quand il rejoint Louis B. Mayer en 1923, il lui offre un contrat de cinq ans. Norma participe à plusieurs petits films de la MGM, aucun d'entre eux n'étant considérés comme de grands films même par la MGM. Le seul point positif de ces films est qu'ils aideront Norma à améliorer son image et son jeu d'actrice.

Thalbergn, et beaucoup ont pensé que le fait qu'elle se marie avec son "boss" lui donnerait unSon premier succès en tant qu'actrice sera le rôle de Kathi dans le film The Student Prince in old Heidelberg (1927). Le cinéma connaît quelques changements mais Norma n'a aucun problème à faire la transition du cinéma muet au cinéma parlant. Son premier film parlant est The Trial of Mary Dungan (1929). Quatre films plus tard, elle reçoit un oscar pour le film The Divorcee (1930). Entre-temps, Norma s'est mariée avec Irving avantage injuste pour obtenir de bons rôles. Il n'en est rien. Norma continua dans les rôles de rang "B". Thalberg pensait que Norma aurait du se retirer du cinéma après leur mariage, mais elle voulait obtenir des plus grands rôles, qu'elle finit par obtenir : The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934), Roméo et Juliette (1936) (son cinquième oscar). Malheureusement, la santé de Thalberg n'était pas bonne et il meurt d'une pneumonie en septembre 1936, à l'âge de 37 ans. Ils ont eu deux enfants ensemble. Norma voulu alors se retirer, mais la MGM la força plus ou moins à signer un sixième contrat avec eux. David O. Selznick lui offre le rôle de Scarlett O'Hara dans Gone with the Wind (1939), mais le public s'oppose formellement à cela. Elle joue alors dans Femmes (1939), refuse le rôle de Madame Miniver et se retire du cinéma définitivement après le film Her cardboard lover (1942).



Actress:
  1. Her Cardboard Lover (1942) .... Consuelo Croyden
  2. We Were Dancing (1942) .... Victoria Anastasia 'Vicki' Wilomirska
  3. Escape (1940) .... Countess Ruby von Treck
    ... aka When the Door Opened

  4. The Women (1939) .... Mrs. Stephen Haines (Mary)
  5. Idiot's Delight (1939) .... Irene Fellara
  6. Marie Antoinette (1938) .... Marie Antoinette
  7. Romeo and Juliet (1936) .... Juliet - Daughter to Capulet
  8. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) .... Elizabeth Barrett
    ... aka Forbidden Alliance (USA: TV title)
  9. Riptide (1934) .... Lady Mary Rexford
  10. Strange Interlude (1932) .... Nina Leeds
    ... aka Strange Interval
  11. Smilin' Through (1932) .... Kathleen (credited)/Moonyeen (uncredited)
  12. Private Lives (1931) .... Amanda Prynne
  13. A Free Soul (1931) .... Jan Ashe
  14. Strangers May Kiss (1931) .... Lisbeth Corbin
  15. Let Us Be Gay (1930) .... Mrs. Katherine Brown
  16. The Divorcee (1930) .... Jerry Bernard Martin

  17. Their Own Desire (1929) .... Lucia 'Lally' Marlett
  18. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) .... Fay Cheyney
  19. The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929) .... Mary Elizabeth Dugan
  20. A Lady of Chance (1928) .... Angel Face Crandall
  21. The Actress (1928) .... Rose Trelawny
    ... aka Trelawny of the Wells
  22. The Latest from Paris (1928) .... Ann Dolan
  23. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) .... Kathi
    ... aka Old Heidelberg
    ... aka The Student Prince (UK)
  24. After Midnight (1927) .... Mary Miller
  25. The Demi-Bride (1927) .... Criquette
  26. Upstage (1926) .... Dolly Haven
  27. The Waning Sex (1926) .... Nina Duane
  28. The Devil's Circus (1926) .... Mary
  29. His Secretary (1925) .... Ruth Lawrence
  30. The Tower of Lies (1925) .... Glory or Goldie
  31. A Slave of Fashion (1925) .... Katherine Emerson
  32. Pretty Ladies (1925) .... Frances White
  33. Waking Up the Town (1925) .... Mary Ellen Hope
  34. Lady of the Night (1925) .... Molly Helmer/Florence Banning
  35. Excuse Me (1925) .... Marjorie Newton
  36. The Snob (1924) .... Nancy Claxton
  37. He Who Gets Slapped (1924) .... Consuelo
  38. Empty Hands (1924) .... Claire Endicott
  39. Broken Barriers (1924) .... Grace Durland
  40. Broadway After Dark (1924) .... Rose Dulane
  41. Blue Water (1924) .... Lillian Denton
  42. The Wolf Man (1924) .... Elizabeth Gordon
  43. The Trail of the Law (1924) .... Jerry Vardon
  44. Lucretia Lombard (1923) .... Mimi Winship
    ... aka Flaming Passion
  45. The Wanters (1923) .... Marjorie
  46. Pleasure Mad (1923) .... Elinor Benton
  47. The Devil's Partner (1923) .... Jeanne
  48. Man and Wife (1923) .... Dora Perkins
  49. A Clouded Name (1923) .... Marjorie Dare
    ... aka A Clouded Mind (USA)
  50. The Bootleggers (1922) .... Helen Barnes
  51. Channing of the Northwest (1922) .... Jess Driscoll
  52. The Man Who Paid (1922) .... Jeanne Thornton
  53. The End of the World (1922)
  54. The Leather Pushers (1922) (uncredited) .... Undetermined Role
  55. The Sign on the Door (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  56. The Stealers (1920) .... Julie Martin
  57. Torchy's Millions (1920) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  58. The Restless Sex (1920) (uncredited) .... Extra
  59. Way Down East (1920) (uncredited) .... Barn dancer
  60. The Flapper (1920) (uncredited) .... Schoolgirl

  61. The Star Boarder (1919) (uncredited) .... Member of the Big V Beauty Squad
Soundtrack:
  1. Her Cardboard Lover (1942) ("I Dare You" (1942))

  2. The Women (1939) ("I Cried for You" (1923), "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone")
  3. Idiot's Delight (1939) (performer: "How Strange", "Ochy Tchornya")
  4. Smilin' Through (1932) (performer: "Smilin' Through")
  5. Private Lives (1931) (performer: "Someday I'll Love You" (1931) (uncredited))
  6. Strangers May Kiss (1931) ("Silent Night")
  7. Let Us Be Gay (1930) (performer: "A La La La Paree") ("A La La La Paree")

  8. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929) ("Sonata No. 14 in C#, Opus 27, No. 2 'Moonlight'" (uncredited), "Carefree and Happy" (uncredited), "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) .... Herself
    ... aka Screen Snapshots: Stars at the Tropical Ice Gardens (USA: alternative title)
  2. Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Herself
  3. Another Romance of Celluloid (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself
  4. Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934) .... Herself
  5. The Christmas Party (1931) .... Herself
    ... aka A Christmas Story
    ... aka Jackie Cooper's Christmas Party (USA: DVD title)
  6. Wir schalten um auf Hollywood (1931/I) .... Herself
  7. The Slippery Pearls (1931) .... Herself
    ... aka The Stolen Jools
  8. Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (1931) .... Herself

  9. The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) .... Herself/Juliet
    ... aka The Hollywood Revue
  10. Voices Across the Sea (1928) .... Herself
  11. Screen Snapshots (1926) .... Herself
  12. 1925 Studio Tour (1925) .... Herself
  13. Married Flirts (1924) .... Herself, Guest at party
Archive Footage:
  1. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Various Roles
  2. Gable and Crawford (2008) (V) .... Herself
  3. Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  4. On Your Marx, Get Set, Go! (2004) (V) .... Herself (photo)
  5. "American Masters"
    - Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) TV episode .... Herself
    - You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) TV episode .... Herself
  6. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  7. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Herself
  8. "Biography"
    - Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  9. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  10. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clip from "Marie Antoinette")
  11. Oeil de Vichy, L' (1993) (uncredited) .... Undetermined film role (dancing)
  12. "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992)
  13. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) .... Herself
  14. Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself (at Oscar dinner, 1942)
  15. That's Entertainment! (1974) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'Idiot's Delight'
  16. Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) .... Herself
  17. Anniversary (1963)
  18. The Miracle of Sound (1940) .... Herself
  19. From the Ends of the Earth (1939) .... Herself
  20. Going Hollywood (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself, Premiere Clip
  21. The Movie Album (1931) .... Herself
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