Born in
Boston, Massachusetts and educated in
Portland, Oregon, Gladys Walton debuted in films at the Fox Sunshine comedy studio's in 1919, doing small parts in their comedy short films. As her acting talent came more out into the open, she was given larger and more important roles in films, such as
La La Lucille in 1920 with
Universal Studios, as well as
The Secret Gift, also in 1920. She was also given her first starring role in
Pink Tights (1920), opposite film star
Jack Perrin. She was a contract player for Universal from 1920 to 1923, completing 28 films and earning $600 a week at the peak of her career. After leaving Universal she went on to do a few independent films. Only 5 of her 38 films exist: Pink Tights from 1920,
All Dolled Up from 1921,
The Untameable and
Sawdust both from 1923, and
A Little Girl in a Big City, released in 1925. Walton retired from acting in 1925. Gladys has been said to have done theater productions, but this is untrue. There were in fact two Gladys Waltons performing in the early 1920's. One was a theater actress on the East Coast, doing traveling stage productions, while the movie star Gladys was making films on the West Coast. Writers of the time often confused the two. ==Personal life==