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Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Acting

Born August 10, 1902 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edith Norma Shearer (August 10, 1902 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s. Her early films cast her as the girl next door, but for most of the Pre-Code film era, beginning with the 1930 film The Divorcee, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies. Later she appeared in historical and period films. Unlike many of her MGM contemporaries, Shearer's fame declined steepl…

Known For · 40 titles

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955
The Women

The Women

1939
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994
Brasileiros em Hollywood

Brasileiros em Hollywood

1970
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
The Romance of Celluloid

The Romance of Celluloid

1937
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936
Pleasure Mad

Pleasure Mad

1923
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover

1942
Riptide

Riptide

1934
From the Ends of the Earth

From the Ends of the Earth

1939
The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929
Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004
Way Down East

Way Down East

1920
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938
Let Us Be Gay

Let Us Be Gay

1930
Anniversary

Anniversary

1963
A Free Soul

A Free Soul

1931
The Divorcee

The Divorcee

1930
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight

1939
Escape

Escape

1940
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

1988
The End of the World

The End of the World

1925
Their Own Desire

Their Own Desire

1929
The Bootleggers

The Bootleggers

1922
Checking Out: Grand Hotel

Checking Out: Grand Hotel

2004
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931
The Devil's Partner

The Devil's Partner

1923
Complicated Women

Complicated Women

2003
The Demi-Bride

The Demi-Bride

1927
The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928
He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

1924
Vito

Vito

2011
Lady of the Night

Lady of the Night

1925