Constance Talmadge Biography

Fast Facts

• Had two older sisters, Norma and Natalie, both of whom were also successful silent film actresses, and she would occasionally appear in films with one of them, although the three never appeared in one film together
• Got her start as an actress by accompanying her older sister, Norma, to the Vitagraph Studios where she worked, taking on several bit parts before officially being hired by the company
• Made her screen acting debut in the short comedy film "In Bridal Attire" in 1914
• Quote: "(On selecting films for her production company): "I want comedies chiefly because I enjoy making people laugh; secondly, because this type of work comes easiest and most naturally to me․ I am not a highly emotional type․""
• Quote: "(On being asked to appear on Broadway in the 1960s): "Are you kidding? I couldn't act even when I was a movie star!""
• Best known as a silent film actress who appeared in "Intolerance," "Woman's Place," and "Good Night, Paul․"
• Founded the Constance Talmadge Film Company in the late 1910s with Anita Loos and John Emerson, who wrote and co-produced the company's films
• Although during their careers her sister Norma was more famous, she later became the more familiar sister thanks to her comedic antics, and is thought to have inspired the screwball comedies of the 1930s