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Maidie Norman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-10-16,
Gender
Female
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 1956's Written on the Wind. These were often servant roles, with a special fifties blandness. Still, Norman was skillful and professional in her execution of them. In 1962, she got a chance to chew up the scenery with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? In 1968-69, Norman was an artist-in-residence at Stanford University and, throughout the seventies, she was lecturer, director, and acting teacher at UCLA. At the same time, Norman was highly visible on television, appearing in Mannix, Adam 12, Streets of San Francisco, Kung Fu, The Jeffersons, and others. She was also part of the cast of Roots: The Next Generation in 1979. Norman was a founding member of the American Negro Theater West; in 1977, she was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame; and an award in her name is presented each year for outstanding research by an undergraduate in Black Theater at UCLA. She died on May 6, 1998.

Filmography

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

7.919

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962-10-31

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

5.213

Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982-10-22

7

The Well
1951-09-24

Executive Suite

7

Executive Suite
1954-04-30

Written on the Wind

6.9

Written on the Wind
1956-10-04

Susan Slept Here

6.1

Susan Slept Here
1954-07-28

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

4.9

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955-02-16

6.3

Bright Road
1953-04-17

About Mrs. Leslie

7

About Mrs. Leslie
1954-08-03

6.7

Forever Female
1953-11-28

6

The Lie
1973-04-24

5.6

Airport '77
1977-03-11

5.97

A Star Is Born
1976-12-17

5.1

Manhandled
1949-07-21

3.3

Sixteen
1972-06-03

Another Part of the Forest

0

Another Part of the Forest
1972-10-02

0

Maurie
1973-08-01

The Opposite Sex

5.2

The Opposite Sex
1956-11-15

0

The Peanut Man
1947-06-01

6

Torch Song
1953-10-01

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

6.8

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972-09-27

6

Thornwell
1981-01-28

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

6

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
1983-10-04

5.1

4 for Texas
1963-12-21

A Dream for Christmas

6

A Dream for Christmas
1973-12-24

Mad at the World

5.7

Mad at the World
1955-05-13

Sty of the Blind Pig

0

Sty of the Blind Pig
1974-05-29

5.8

Movie Movie
1978-11-01

Man with the Gun

6.2

Man with the Gun
1955-11-05

Delphine and Carole

7

Delphine and Carole
2020-01-14

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

6.4

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981-03-04

7.9

Good Times
1974-02-08

6.2

Rhoda
1974-09-09

7.6

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

Little House on the Prairie

8

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

5.4

The F.B.I.
1965-09-19

6.7

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

7.3

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

The Streets of San Francisco

7

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.4

Baretta
1975-01-17

6.7

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.7

Hotel
1982-08-21

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

6.9

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

6.455

Cannon
1971-09-14

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.9

Ironside
1967-03-28

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Twilight Zone

8.447

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

4.6

Harry O
1974-09-12

0

Funny Face
1971-09-18

6.3

Police Woman
1974-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6.2

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

Judd for the Defense

7.5

Judd for the Defense
1967-09-08

Matinee Theater

3.3

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

5.7

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

0

CBS Playhouse
1966-12-08

Cavalcade of America

3.5

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

5.4

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.1

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.1

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22

Roots: The Next Generations

7.3

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04