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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 27, 1899
Place of Birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gloria Swanson
Biography
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She was one of the most prominent stars during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille, made dozens of silents and was nominated for the first Acadamy Award in the Best Actress catagory. In 1929, Swanson successfully transitioned to talkies with The Trespasser. However, personal problems and changing tastes saw her popularity wane during the 1930s when she moved into Theater and TV. Today she is best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a faded silent film start, in the critically aclaimed film Sunset Boulevard (1950).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim | Self |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays Itself | Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Men Who Rate a 10 | Self |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Gloria Swanson |
| 1974 | Killer Bees | Madame Maria von Bohlen |
| 1973 | The Age of Ballyhoo | Narrator |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) |
| 1960 | When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage) |
| 1960 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood | Self |
| 1956 | Nero's Mistress | Agrippina |
| 1952 | Three for Bedroom C | Ann Haven |
| 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | Norma Desmond |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) |
| 1949 | Down Memory Lane | (archive footage) |
| 1946 | Dear Miss Gloria | Miss Gloria |
| 1943 | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) |
| 1941 | Father Takes a Wife | Leslie Collier Osborne |
| 1934 | Music in the Air | Frieda Hotzfelt |
| 1934 | The Camera Speaks | Self (archive footage) |
| 1933 | Perfect Understanding | Judy Rogers |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Film Parade | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Queen Kelly | Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly |
| 1932 | Broadway Gossip No.2 | |
| 1931 | Indiscreet | Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent |
| 1931 | Tonight or Never | Nella Vago |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) |
| 1931 | Round About Hollywood | Self |
| 1930 | What a Widow! | Tamarind Brook |
| 1929 | The Trespasser | Marion Donnell |
| 1928 | Sadie Thompson | Sadie Thompson |
| 1927 | The Love of Sunya | Sunya Ashling |
| 1926 | Fine Manners | Orchid Murphy |
| 1926 | The Untamed Lady | St. Clair Van Tassel |
| 1925 | Stage Struck | Jennie Hagen |
| 1925 | Madame Sans-Gêne | Catherina Hubscher |
| 1925 | The Coast of Folly | Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway |
| 1924 | Manhandled | Tessie McGuire |
| 1924 | The Humming Bird | Toinette |
| 1924 | A Society Scandal | Marjorie Colbert |
| 1924 | Her Love Story | Princess Marie |
| 1924 | Wages of Virtue | Carmelita |
| 1923 | Hollywood | Gloria Swanson |
| 1923 | Zaza | Zaza |
| 1923 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Mona deBriac |
| 1923 | Prodigal Daughters | Swifty Forbes |
| 1922 | Beyond the Rocks | Theodora Fitzgerald |
| 1922 | A Trip to Paramountown | Self |
| 1922 | Her Husband’s Trademark | Lois Miller |
| 1922 | My American Wife | Natalie Chester |
| 1922 | Her Gilded Cage | Suzanne Ornoff |
| 1922 | The Impossible Mrs. Bellew | Betty Bellew |
| 1921 | The Affairs of Anatol | Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife) |
| 1921 | The Great Moment | Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham |
| 1921 | Under the Lash | Deborah Krillet |
| 1921 | Don't Tell Everything | Marian Westover |
| 1920 | Why Change Your Wife? | Beth Gordon |
| 1920 | Something to Think About | Ruth Anderson |
| 1919 | Don't Change Your Husband | Leila Porter |
| 1919 | Male and Female | Lady Mary Lasenby |
| 1919 | For Better, for Worse | Sylvia Norcross |
| 1918 | Shifting Sands | Marcia Grey |
| 1918 | Station Content | Kitty Manning |
| 1918 | Society for Sale | Phylis Clyne |
| 1918 | Every Woman's Husband | Edith Emerson |
| 1918 | Her Decision | Phyllis Dunbar |
| 1918 | You Can't Believe Everything | Patricia Reynolds |
| 1918 | The Secret Code | Sally Carter Rand |
| 1918 | Wife or Country | Sylvia Hamilton |
| 1917 | Dangers of a Bride | |
| 1917 | The Sultan's Wife | Gloria |
| 1917 | Teddy at the Throttle | Gloria Dawn |
| 1917 | The Pullman Bride | The Pullman Bride |
| 1917 | Whose Baby? | The Wife |
| 1917 | Baseball Madness | The Heiress |
| 1916 | The Danger Girl | The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister |
| 1916 | A Social Cub | Gloria |
| 1916 | The Nick of Time Baby | The Blacksmith's Daughter |
| 1916 | A Dash of Courage | The Prominent Citizen |
| 1916 | Hearts and Sparks | Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart |
| 1916 | Haystacks and Steeples | Gloria - the Society Girl |
| 1916 | Sunshine | |
| 1915 | The Fable of the Syndicate Lover | Department Store Customer (uncredited) |
| 1915 | His New Job | Stenographer (uncredited) |
| 1915 | The Misjudged Mr. Hartley | Maid |
| 1915 | The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | Farina, Elvira's Daughter |
| 1915 | At the End of a Perfect Day | Hands Bouquet to Holmes |
| 1915 | The Ambition of the Baron | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1915 | Sweedie Goes to College | Betty - College Girl |
| 1915 | The Romance of an American Duchess | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1915 | The Broken Pledge | Gloria |
| 1914 | The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times | One of the Club Girls (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hollywood | Self |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Venus Hekate Walsh |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Mrs. Charlotte Heaton |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Miss Lily Boles |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mrs. Daniels |
| 1961 | Straightaway | Lorraine Carrington |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | Victoria Hoffman |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Julia Colton |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1959 | The Big Party | Self |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self |
| 1953 | The Oscars | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |