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Shearer was nominated four more times for Academy Award for Best Actress: the 1931 film A Free Soul, the 1934 film The Barretts of Wimpole Street, the 1936 film Romeo and Juliet, and the 1938 film Marie Antoinette. When her husband died in 1936, Shearer continued with her film career at MGM.
TitleYearRoleNotes1919Member of the Beauties Squad1920Extra1920Julia Martin1920Barn dancerHer first talkie was in The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929); four movies later, she won an Oscar in The Divorcee (1930). She intentionally cut down film exposure during the 1930s, relying on major roles in Thalberg's prestige projects: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1936) (her fifth Oscar nomination).
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Shearer won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Divorcee, [36] and a series of highly successful pre-Code films followed, including Let Us Be Gay (1930), Strangers May Kiss (1931), A Free Soul (1931) with Leslie Howard and Clark Gable, Private Lives (1931), and Strange Interlude (1932).
6 days ago · A list of the best movies starring Norma Shearer, the Oscar-winning actress and wife of Irving Thalberg. See her roles in classics like Marie Antoinette, The Women, and A Free Soul, ranked by fans and critics.
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Norma Shearer was a Canadian-born actor and model who starred in 56 movies and one Broadway show. See her biography, filmography, and where to watch her latest credits on TV Guide.
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Shearer is widely celebrated by some as one of cinema's feminist pioneers: "the first American film actress to make it chic and acceptable to be single and not a virgin on screen". In March 2008, two of her most famous pre-code films, The Divorcee and A Free Soul, were released on DVD.
A user-created list of 18 movies starring Norma Shearer, a Hollywood actress and producer. The list includes classics such as Marie Antoinette, A Free Soul, The Women, and The Divorcee.
