Maidie Norman
Acting
Born October 16, 1912 · Villa Rica, Georgia, USA
Biography
Maidie Norman was born Maidie Ruth Gamble on October 16, 1912, in Villa Rica, Georgia, to Louis and Lila Gamble. She received a B.A. from Bennett College in 1934 and a master's degree from Columbia University three years later. She also attended the Actors Lab in Hollywood from 1946 to 1949. Norman first appeared on film in The Peanut Man in 1947. Throughout the fifties-not a good time for film roles for black women-she appeared in a number of films, such as Bright Road with Dorothy Dandridge and Sidney Poitier and Torch Song, both in 1953; About Mrs. Leslie and Susan Slept Here in 1954; and…
Known For · 40 titles
Dragnet
The Twilight Zone
Ironside
Adam-12
Little House on the Prairie
Mannix
Matinee Theater
Simon & Simon
Baretta
Four Star Playhouse
Dr. Kildare
Cagney & Lacey
Cannon
The F.B.I.
Hotel
Ben Casey
The Incredible Hulk
Police Woman
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Jeffersons
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Rhoda
Matt Houston
The Streets of San Francisco
Good Times
Harry O
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Judd, for the Defense
Lux Video Theatre
Cavalcade of America
CBS Playhouse
Letter to Loretta
Roots: The Next Generations
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Airport '77
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Funny Face
A Star Is Born
Written on the Wind