Cast

Norma Shearer

1902 – 1983

Active years (films on this site)

1924–1939

Genres

DramaHorrorRomanceComedy

Schools and movements

Scandinavian CinemaClassical HollywoodHorror and the Uncanny

Directors worked with

Victor Sjöström1 filmBenjamin Christensen1 filmGeorge Cukor1 film

Biography

Edith Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress who was active on film from 1919 through 1942. Shearer often played spunky, sexually liberated women. She appeared in adaptations of Noël Coward, Eugene O'Neill, and William Shakespeare, and was the first five-time Academy Award acting nominee, was nominated six times in all, and won one for Best Actress for The Divorcee (1930).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actress 1930
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress 1938

National / local

• Canada's Walk of Fame 2008
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. He Who Gets Slapped 1924 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. The Devil's Circus 1926 · Benjamin Christensen · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
3. The Women 1939 · George Cukor · IMDb 7.7 · Cast