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Maidie Norman
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Maidie Norman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1912-10-16,Villa Rica, Georgia, USA
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?

7.895

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

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

5.24

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

7.324

The Well
1951-09-24

Executive Suite

7.071

Executive Suite
1954-04-30

Written on the Wind

6.956

Written on the Wind
1956-10-04

Susan Slept Here

6.081

Susan Slept Here
1954-07-28

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

5.364

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955-02-16

6.55

Bright Road
1953-04-17

About Mrs. Leslie

7.429

About Mrs. Leslie
1954-08-03

6.9

Forever Female
1953-11-28

6

The Lie
1973-04-24

5.618

Airport '77
1977-03-11

5.992

A Star Is Born
1976-12-17

5.158

Manhandled
1949-07-21

4.125

Sixteen
1972-06-03

Another Part of the Forest

10

Another Part of the Forest
1972-10-02

7

Maurie
1973-08-01

The Opposite Sex

5.429

The Opposite Sex
1956-11-15

7

The Peanut Man
1947-06-01

5.9

Torch Song
1953-10-01

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

7.143

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole
1972-09-27

7.333

Thornwell
1981-01-28

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

7

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter
1983-10-04

5.129

4 for Texas
1963-12-21

A Dream for Christmas

7.333

A Dream for Christmas
1973-12-24

Mad at the World

5.875

Mad at the World
1955-05-13

Sty of the Blind Pig

10

Sty of the Blind Pig
1974-05-29

5.952

Movie Movie
1978-11-01

Man with the Gun

6.125

Man with the Gun
1955-11-05

Be Pretty and Shut Up!

6.1

Be Pretty and Shut Up!
1981-03-04

Delphine and Carole

6.464

Delphine and Carole
2020-01-14

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

7

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988-12-30

No Greater Love

7

No Greater Love
1960-01-01

7.982

Good Times
1974-02-08

6.259

Rhoda
1974-09-09

7.695

Kung Fu
1972-10-14

Little House on the Prairie

7.955

Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11

5.6

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

6.719

Simon & Simon
1981-11-24

7.305

The Jeffersons
1975-01-18

The Streets of San Francisco

7.019

The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23

6.536

Baretta
1975-01-17

6.759

Mannix
1967-09-16

6.846

Hotel
1982-08-21

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

6.931

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

6.675

Cannon
1971-09-14

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

6.857

Ironside
1967-03-28

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.667

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.772

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Twilight Zone

8.5

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

5.167

Harry O
1974-09-12

7

Funny Face
1971-09-18

6.439

Police Woman
1974-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

6.3

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

Judd, for the Defense

7.7

Judd, for the Defense
1967-09-08

Matinee Theater

5.286

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

5.867

Ben Casey
1961-10-02

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

5.7

Dr. Kildare
1961-09-27

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.146

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Letter to Loretta

6.6

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

7.146

Adam-12
1968-09-21

Lux Video Theatre

6.714

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

Four Star Playhouse

6.8

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

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

7.149

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

The Incredible Hulk

7.2

The Incredible Hulk
1977-11-04

Roots: The Next Generations

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

7

CBS Playhouse
1966-12-08