- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1906
- Place of Birth
- Richmond - Virginia - USA
- Died
- October 1, 1947
Olive Borden
Olive Borden was beautiful and talented but she became one of Hollywood's most tragic tales. She came to Hollywood in 1922 with her widowed mother. Olive started her career as a Mack Sennett bathing beauty and was named a Wampas baby star in 1925. She made eleven films at Fox studios where she earned $1,500 a week. Olive became a popular on screen vamp and her jet black hair was her trademark. She hired Jimmie Fiddler as her agent and was nicknamed "The Joy Girl". Olive lived a lavish lifestyle with limos, mansions, servants, and a dozen fur coats. In 1927 she left Fox after a salary dispute. She later worked for Columbia and RKO studios. Like many other silent stars she had a hard time making the transition to talkies. Her last film was made in 1934. There were two failed marriages and a broken engagement to actor George O'Brien. During World War 2 she worked as a nurse. By …
Filmography
movieChloe, Love Is Calling You
1934 · Chloe
The Inventors
movieThe Inventors
1934
The Mild West
movieThe Mild West
1933 · Baby Doll
movieGobs of Fun
1933 · Lulu
movieLeave It to Me
1933 · Peavey
movieHotel Variety
1933
The Divorce Racket
movieThe Divorce Racket
1932 · Marie Douglas
Moonlight and Cactus
movieMoonlight and Cactus
1932 · Woman
movieThe Social Lion
1930 · Gloria Staunton
movieHello Sister
1930 · Vee Newell
movieHollywood Studios
1930
movieWedding Rings
1929 · Eve Quinn
movieDance Hall
1929 · Gracie Nolan
The Voice of Hollywood No. 1
movieThe Voice of Hollywood No. 1
1929
movieHalf Marriage
1929 · Judy Paige
movieThe Eternal Woman
1929 · Anita
movieLove In The Desert
1929 · Zarah
movieSinners in Love
1928 · Ann Hardy
movieStool Pigeon
1928 · Goldie
movieGang War
1928 · Flowers
movieVirgin Lips
1928 · Norma
movieThe Albany Night Boat
1928 · Georgie
movieCome to My House
1927 · Joan Century
moviePajamas
1927 · Angela Wade
movieThe Joy Girl
1927 · Jewel Courage
movieThe Secret Studio
1927 · Rosemary Merton
movieThe Monkey Talks
1927 · Olivette
movieThe Country Beyond
1926 · Valencia
movie3 Bad Men
1926 · Lee Carlton
movieFig Leaves
1926 · Eve Smith
movieYellow Fingers
1926 · Saina
movieMy Own Pal
1926 · Alice Deering
movieThe Yankee Señor
1926 · Manuelita
movieGrounds for Divorce
1925 · Model
movieThe Overland Limited
1925 · Ruth Dent
movieThe Happy Warrior
1925 · Ima
movieGood Morning, Nurse
1925 · Nurse May Ward
Tell It to a Policeman
movieTell It to a Policeman
1925
movieThe Dressmaker from Paris
1925 · Mannequin
movieShould Husbands Be Watched?
1925 · The New Maid
movieJust a Good Guy
1924 · Slippery Sue
movieThe Royal Razz
1924
movieToo Many Mammas
1924 · The Boss's Girlfriend
movieWhy Men Work
1924
movieSweet Daddy
1924 · Woman In Backseat
Don't Park There
movieDon't Park There
1924 · Extra
Neck and Neck
movieNeck and Neck
1924
movieAll Wet
1924 · Extra (uncredited)