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

Filmography

• 1929Sonny Boy — Mary
• 1929The Lone Wolf's Daughter — Helen Fairchild
• 1929The Show of Shows — Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
• 1929The Time, the Place and the Girl — Mae Ellis
• 1928A Woman Against the World — Bernice Crane, Bride
• 1928Bringing Up Father — Ellen
• 1928Green Grass Widows — Betty Worthing
• 1928Hey Rube! — Lutie
• 1928Hit of the Show — Kathlyn Carson
• 1928Midnight Life — Betty Brown
• 1928Sporting Goods — Alice Elliott
• 1928The Cheer Leader — Jean Howard
• 1927Becky — Nan Estabrook
• 1927Buttons — Ruth Stratton
• 1927Mr. Wu — Hilda Gregory
• 1927The Callahans and the Murphys — Monica Murphy
• 1926Monte Carlo — Sally Roxford
• 1926Puppets — Angela
• 1926Sweet Adeline — Adeline
• 1926The Boob — Amy
• 1926The Cheerful Fraud — Ann Kent
• 1926Torrent — Remedios
• 1925California Straight Ahead — Betty Browne
• 1925Cobra — Mary Drake
• 1925The Monster — Betty Watson
• 1925Time, the Comedian — Ruth Dakon
• 1924A Girl of the Limberlost — Edith Cart
• 1924Babbitt — Eunice Littlefield
• 1924Empty Hands — Typsy
• 1924George Washington, Jr. — Dolly Johnson
• 1924Ladies to Board — Edith Oliver
• 1924Life's Greatest Game — Nora Malone
• 1924Lovers' Lane — Mary Larkin
• 1924The City of Stars: A Reporters Visit to the Universal Studios
• 1923Cameo Kirby — Adele Randall
• 1923One of Three
• 1923The Wandering Two
• 1923Trilby — Miss Bagot
• 1922The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
• 1922The Loaded Door — Molly Grainger
• 1922The Scrapper — Eileen McCarthy
• 1921Kickaroo
• 1921Out o' Luck
• 1921Sweet Revenge
• 1921The Big Adventure — Sally
• 1921The Cactus Kid
• 1921The Driftin' Kid
• 1921The Fightin' Fury
• 1921The Fighting Lover — Jean Forsdale
• 1921The Fox — Stella Fraser
• 1920Tipped Off — Marion Ross

Appearances as themselves (2)

• 1927Life in Hollywood No. 7 — Herself
• 19251925 Studio Tour — Self