From WikipediaGertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920and 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 Leonards death, Olmstead remained in the Los Angeles area, and died in Beverly Hills on January 18, 1975.

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Sweet Adeline

Adeline

Movie 1926

The Time, the Place and the Girl

Mae Ellis

Movie 1929

The Monster

Betty Watson

Movie 1925

Empty Hands

Typsy

Movie 1924

Ladies to Board

Edith Oliver

Movie 1924

The Fox

Stella Fraser

Movie 1921

Sporting Goods

Alice Elliott

Movie 1928

Torrent

Remedios

Movie 1926

The Loaded Door

Molly Grainger

Movie 1922

Babbitt

Eunice Littlefield

Movie 1924

Tipped Off

Marion Ross

Movie 1920

The Driftin' Kid

Movie 1921

Sweet Revenge

Movie 1921

Kickaroo

Movie 1921

The Fightin' Fury

Movie 1921

Out o' Luck

Movie 1921

The Cactus Kid

Movie 1921

California Straight Ahead

Betty Browne

Movie 1925

The Boob

Amy (as Gertrude Olmsted)

Movie 1926

The Cheerful Fraud

Ann Kent

Movie 1926

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Movie 1922

Mr. Wu

Hilda Gregory

Movie 1927

Cobra

Mary Drake

Movie 1925

Show of Shows

Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)

Movie 1929

Lovers' Lane

Mary Larkin

Movie 1924

Puppets

Angela

Movie 1926

Dreams of Monte Carlo

Sally Roxford

Movie 1926

Bringing Up Father

Ellen

Movie 1928

A Girl of the Limberlost

Edith Cart

Movie 1924

Life in Hollywood No. 7

Herself

Movie 1927

Fashion News

Self (1929)

Movie 1928

Becky

Nan Estabrook

Movie 1927

1925 Studio Tour

Self

Movie 1925

Midnight Life

Betty Brown

Movie 1928

The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios

Movie 1924

The Cheer Leader

Jean Howard

Movie 1928

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

Helen Fairchild

Movie 1929

Trilby

Miss Bagot

Movie 1923

Sonny Boy

Mary

Movie 1929

The Fighting Lover

Jean Forsdale

Movie 1921

The Big Adventure

Sally

Movie 1921

The Wandering Two

Movie 1923

The Callahans and the Murphys

Monica Murphy

Movie 1927

One of Three

Movie 1923