Gloria Swanson
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1899-03-27
- Died
- 1983-04-04
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Gloria May Josephine Svensson · Gloria Mae · Глорія Свенсон
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
TV Shows (23)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mrs. Daniels
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Julia Colton
Ben Casey
1961
as Victoria Hoffman
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self
Burke's Law
1963
as Venus Hekate Walsh / Miss Lily Boles
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Mrs. Charlotte Heaton
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Hollywood
1980
as Self
Straightaway
1961
as Lorraine Carrington
The Big Party
1959
as Self
The Great Debate
1974
as Self
Movies (99)
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as Norma Desmond
Airport 1975
1974
as Gloria Swanson
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
The Trespasser
1929
as Marion Donnell
Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Nero's Mistress
1956
as Agrippina
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Killer Bees
1974
as Madame Maria von Bohlen
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
1923
as Gloria Swanson
Sadie Thompson
1928
as Sadie Thompson
The Love of Sunya
1927
as Sunya Ashling
Perfect Understanding
1933
as Judy Rogers
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew
1922
as Betty Bellew
Music in the Air
1934
as Frieda Hotzfelt
The Great Moment
1921
as Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
Beyond the Rocks
1922
as Theodora Fitzgerald
Don't Change Your Husband
1919
as Leila Porter
What a Widow!
1930
as Tamarind Brook
For Better, for Worse
1919
as Sylvia Norcross
Zaza
1923
as Zaza
The House That Shadows Built
1931
as (archive footage)
Queen Kelly
1929
as Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943
as (archive footage)
Under the Lash
1921
as Deborah Krillet
A Social Cub
1916
as Gloria
Down Memory Lane
1949
as The Reluctant Bride
The Affairs of Anatol
1921
as Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
His New Job
1915
as Stenographer (uncredited)
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Male and Female
1919
as Lady Mary Lasenby
A Trip to Paramountown
1922
as Self
Round About Hollywood
1931
as Self
Why Change Your Wife?
1920
as Beth Gordon
You Can't Believe Everything
1918
as Patricia Reynolds
Don't Tell Everything
1921
as Marian Westover
The Camera Speaks
1934
as Self (archive footage)
Brasileiros em Hollywood
1970
as Sef (archive footage)
Dear Miss Gloria
1946
as Miss Gloria
The Untamed Lady
1926
as St. Clair Van Tassel
Shifting Sands
1918
as Marcia Grey
Father Takes a Wife
1941
as Leslie Collier Osborne
Stage Struck
1925
as Jennie Hagen
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1923
as Mona deBriac
A Society Scandal
1924
as Marjorie Colbert
Prodigal Daughters
1923
as Swifty Forbes
Men Who Rate a 10
1980
as Self
Indiscreet
1931
as Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
Sunshine
1916
The Secret Code
1918
as Sally Carter Rand
Marilyn Monroe
1986
as archive footage
Teddy at the Throttle
1917
as Gloria Dawn
When Comedy Was King
1960
as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
Fine Manners
1926
as Orchid Murphy
Something to Think About
1920
as Ruth Anderson
Her Gilded Cage
1922
as Suzanne Ornoff
Tonight or Never
1931
as Nella Vago
Her Husband’s Trademark
1922
as Lois Miller
Hearts and Sparks
1916
as Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart
Manhandled
1924
as Tessie McGuire
Wages of Virtue
1924
as Carmelita
At the End of a Perfect Day
1915
as Hands Bouquet to Holmes
The Misjudged Mr. Hartley
1915
as Maid
The Romance of an American Duchess
1915
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Sweedie Goes to College
1915
as Betty - College Girl
The Ambition of the Baron
1915
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Casting Couch
1995
The Film Parade
1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Every Woman's Husband
1918
as Edith Emerson
Station Content
1918
as Kitty Manning
The Nick of Time Baby
1916
as The Blacksmith's Daughter
The Fable of the Club Girls and the Four Times
1914
as One of the Club Girls (uncredited)
A Dash of Courage
1916
as The Prominent Citizen
The Pullman Bride
1917
as The Pullman Bride
Society for Sale
1918
as Phylis Clyne
Three for Bedroom C
1952
as Ann Haven
The Fable of the Syndicate Lover
1915
as Department Store Customer (uncredited)
Wife or Country
1918
as Sylvia Hamilton
Madame Sans-Gêne
1925
as Catherina Hubscher
Dangers of a Bride
1917
The Age of Ballyhoo
1973
as Narrator
Whose Baby?
1917
as The Wife
The Coast of Folly
1925
as Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
The Sultan's Wife
1917
as Gloria
My American Wife
1922
as Natalie Chester
The Broken Pledge
1915
as Gloria
This Is Francis X. Bushman
2021
as Self (Archive Footage)
Her Decision
1918
as Phyllis Dunbar
The Humming Bird
1924
as Toinette
Her Love Story
1924
as Princess Marie
Broadway Gossip No.2
1932
Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim
2012
as Self
Haystacks and Steeples
1916
as Gloria - the Society Girl
The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket
1915
as Farina, Elvira's Daughter
Baseball Madness
1917
as The Heiress
The Danger Girl
1916
as The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister
About Gloria Swanson
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 kn… With 122 credits spanning from 1914 to 2021, Gloria Swanson has appeared in 99 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gloria Swanson Movies
- Sunset Boulevard (1950) — as Norma Desmond
- Airport 1975 (1974) — as Gloria Swanson
- Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) — as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
- The Trespasser (1929) — as Marion Donnell
- Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
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