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Gloria Grahame

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Actress

The Resume

    (November 28, 1923-October 5, 1981)
    Died in New York City
    Won the 1952 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (The Bad and the Beautiful)
    Acted in 'Crossfire (1947),' 'The Glass Wall (1953),' 'Human Desire (1954),' 'Ride Out for Revenge (1957),' 'Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966),' 'The Loner (1972),' 'Head Over Heels (1979)' and 'Pulp Cinema (2001)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She was a smoker.
    Peritonitis cancer stole her life, collapsing to her death during a rehearsal.
    She suffered from tone deafness and nearsightedness.
    She had plastic surgery on her lips due to her insecurity.
    She still wasn't happy with the tilt of her upper lip and stuffed cotton in her gum line.
    Leading men that kissed her often got a mouth full of cotton.
    A part of her career was interrupted due to marital and child-custody issues.
    She dropped out of high school just as she was about to graduate.
    She was married (3 actors) and divorced four times.
    She often chopped off two years from her age, stating she was born in 1925.
    She caused a Hollywood scandal when she married her stepson and they had a child.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She won the 1952 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress 'The Bad and the Beautiful.'
    She was described as having many good qualities to her personality that should have overshadowed her enormous insecurity.
    Her mother was her acting coach.
    She did performances on Broadway.
    She was considered a sex symbol during the 50's, 60's and 70's.
    She adored being surrounded by men.
    Her sister was actress Joy Hallward.
    She mothered four children.
    She was a descendant of King Edward III and the Scottish Kings of the Hebrides.

Credit: Skunk Butt


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 49 Votes: 69.39% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 55 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 43 Votes: 79.07% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 65 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 48.20% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 190 Votes: 49.47% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 285 Votes: 51.23% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 407 Votes: 59.21% Annoying