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Gladys George was an American actress of stage and screen. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1936, for her role in Valiant is the Name for Carrie. Most of her performances were in secondary parts, appearing in films such as The Maltese Falcon and The Best Years of Our Lives.
Birth Name
Gladys Clare Evans
Born
Thursday, 13 September 1900
Died
Wednesday, 08 December 1954
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| The Lineup | Gladys Knight | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Sal | 1953 |
| It Happens Every Thursday | Mrs. Lucinda Holmes / Mrs. Holmes | 1953 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Madame Zodiac | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Mrs. Edna Turner | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | (archive footage) | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Mrs. Gina Clinton | 1952 |
| Silver City | Mrs. Barber | 1951 |
| Detective Story | Miss Hatch | 1951 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy | (archive footage) | 1981 |
| The Lineup | Gladys Knight | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Sal | 1953 |
| It Happens Every Thursday | Mrs. Lucinda Holmes / Mrs. Holmes | 1953 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Madame Zodiac | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Mrs. Edna Turner | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | (archive footage) | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Mrs. Gina Clinton | 1952 |
| Silver City | Mrs. Barber | 1951 |
| Detective Story | Miss Hatch | 1951 |
| He Ran All the Way | Mrs. Robey | 1951 |
| Lullaby of Broadway | Jessica Howard | 1951 |
| Undercover Girl | Liz Crow / Liz | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Rose | 1950 |
| Flamingo Road | Lute Mae Sanders | 1949 |
| Alias a Gentleman | Madge Parkson | 1948 |
| Millie's Daughter | Millie Maitland | 1947 |
| The Best Years of Our Lives | Hortense Derry | 1946 |
| Steppin' in Society | Penelope Webster | 1945 |
| Minstrel Man | Mae White | 1944 |
| Christmas Holiday | Valerie De Merode | 1944 |
| Nobody's Darling | Eve Hawthorne | 1943 |
| The Crystal Ball | Madame Zenobia | 1943 |
| The Hard Way | Lily Emery | 1943 |
| The Maltese Falcon | Iva Archer | 1941 |
| Hit the Road | Molly Ryan | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Elsie | 1941 |
| The Way of All Flesh | Anna Kriza | 1940 |
| The House Across the Bay | Mary Bogale / Mary Bogel | 1940 |
| A Child Is Born | Florette / Florette Laverne | 1940 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Panama Smith | 1939 |
| Here I Am a Stranger | Clara Paulding / Clara Spaulding | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Julie Bliss | 1939 |
| Marie Antoinette | Mme. du Barry | 1938 |
| Love Is a Headache | Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee / Carlotta Lee | 1938 |
| Madame X | Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X | 1937 |
| The Romance of Celluloid | Self | 1937 |
| They Gave Him a Gun | Rose Duffy | 1937 |
| Valiant Is the Word for Carrie | Carrie Snyder | 1936 |
| Straight Is the Way | Shirley | 1934 |
| The House That Jazz Built | Lila Drake | 1923 |
| The Easy Road | Isabel Grace | 1921 |
| Chickens | Julia Stoneman | 1921 |
| Homespun Folks | Beulah Rogers | 1920 |
| The Woman in the Suitcase | Ethel | 1920 |
| Red Hot Dollars | Janet Muir | 1919 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
