Maidie Norman

Maidie Norman

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1912-10-16
Deathday: 1998-05-02 (85 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 67

TV Shows 36

Movies 31

self 2

Self (archive footage)
Delphine and Carole

Delphine and Carole (2020)

Movie
Neddy
Secrets of a Mother and Daughter

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983)

Movie
Nurse Agnes
Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Movie
5.48
Matt Houston

Matt Houston (1982)

TV
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey (1982)

TV
Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon (1981)

TV
6
Self
Be Pretty and Shut Up!

Be Pretty and Shut Up! (1981)

Movie
Ruth Thornwell
Thornwell

Thornwell (1981)

Movie
Sister Scrap Scott
Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

TV
6
Gussie ('Baxter's Beauties of 1933')
Movie Movie

Movie Movie (1978)

Movie
Mrs. Dennison
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1977)

TV
7.2
Dorothy
Airport '77

Airport '77 (1977)

Movie
5.48
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1976)

Movie
The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons (1975)

TV
6.6
Baretta

Baretta (1975)

TV
6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)

TV
5.33
Police Woman

Police Woman (1974)

TV
5.55
Harry O

Harry O (1974)

TV
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

TV
6
Rhoda

Rhoda (1974)

TV
Weedy Warren
Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)

Movie
Good Times

Good Times (1974)

TV
10
Jennie Daley
A Dream for Christmas

A Dream for Christmas (1973)

Movie
Mrs. Stokes
Maurie

Maurie (1973)

Movie
Janine
The Lie

The Lie (1973)

Movie
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
Coralee
Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest (1972)

Movie
Nurse Ferguson
Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole

Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole (1972)

Movie
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Aunt Ada
Sixteen

Sixteen (1972)

Movie
Mrs. Johnson
The Final Comedown

The Final Comedown (1972)

Movie
Funny Face

Funny Face (1971)

TV
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Ethel May / Mary Handlin
Adam-12

Adam-12 (1968)

TV
7.5
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Caregiver
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Mama Lou
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

TV
6
Burden's Maid
4 for Texas

4 for Texas (1963)

Movie
Elvira Stitt
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Movie
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Mrs. Johnson
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Maid (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Violet (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Movie
Bertha
Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind (1956)

Movie
Sarah - Nelly's Maid
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun (1955)

Movie
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater (1955)

TV
Eloise
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Miss Lovett
Mad at the World

Mad at the World (1955)

Movie
Suma
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955)

Movie
Camilla
About Mrs. Leslie

About Mrs. Leslie (1954)

Movie
Georgette
Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here (1954)

Movie
Housekeeper
Executive Suite

Executive Suite (1954)

Movie
Emma
Forever Female

Forever Female (1953)

Movie
Anne
Torch Song

Torch Song (1953)

Movie
Flora / Josi
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta (1953)

TV
Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother
Bright Road

Bright Road (1953)

Movie
Aunt Nellie
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America (1952)

TV
Coralee
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Lurie
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Dragnet

Dragnet (1951)

TV
7
Mrs. Crawford
The Well

The Well (1951)

Movie
Flora / Maid
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Christine, Bennet's Maid (uncredited)
Manhandled

Manhandled (1949)

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.43
Based on 441 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1955
1971
1961
2020
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1912-10-16

Deathday
1998-05-02 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Carroll County, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Mady Norman, Madie Norman

Awards
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame


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