<P> Grahame was born in Los Angeles, California . She was raised a Methodist . Her father, Reginald Michael Bloxam Hallward, was an architect and author; her mother, Jeanne McDougall, who used the stage name Jean Grahame, was a British stage actress and acting teacher . The couple had an older daughter, Joy Hallward (1911--2003), an actress who married John Mitchum (the younger brother of actor Robert Mitchum). During Gloria's childhood and adolescence, her mother taught her acting . Grahame attended Hollywood High School before dropping out to pursue acting . </P> <P> Grahame was signed to a contract with MGM Studios under her professional name after Louis B. Mayer saw her performing on Broadway for several years . </P> <P> Grahame made her film debut in Blonde Fever (1944) and then scored one of her most widely praised roles as the flirtatious Violet Bick, saved from disgrace by George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). MGM was not able to develop her potential as a star and her contract was sold to RKO Studios in 1947 . </P> <P> Grahame was often featured in film noir pictures as a tarnished beauty with an irresistible sexual allure . During this time, she made films for several Hollywood studios . She received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Crossfire (1947). </P>

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