Gloria Swanson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gloria Swanson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Mar 27, 1899 In Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 87
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Misjudged Mr. Hartley 1915-01-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie Boulevard! A Hollywood Story 2021-08-16
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Boulevard! A Hollywood Story | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-16 |
| Movie | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
| Movie | Billy Wilder Speaks | 2006-06-22 | |
| Movie | The Casting Couch | (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
| Series | Hollywood | Self | 1980-01-08 |
| Movie | Killer Bees | Madame Maria von Bohlen | 1974-02-26 |
| Movie | Airport 1975 | Gloria Swanson | 1974-10-18 |
| Series | V.I.P. Schaukel | Unknown | 1971-05-09 |
| Series | The Dick Cavett Show | Herself - Guest | 1968-06-06 |
| Series | The Carol Burnett Show | Unknown | 1967-09-11 |
| Movie | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) | 1965-03-03 |
| Movie | Hollywood My Home Town | 1965-12-31 | |
| Movie | Cinéastes de notre temps: Erich von Stroheim | Herself | 1965-10-06 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
| Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
| Series | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown | 1962-09-26 |
| Movie | The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
| Series | Ben Casey | Unknown | 1961-10-02 |
| Series | Straightaway | Unknown | 1961-10-06 |
| Movie | When Comedy Was King | edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage) | 1960-03-29 |
| Movie | Nero's Mistress | Agrippina | 1956-09-13 |
| Series | The Steve Allen Show | Unknown | 1956-06-24 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Three for Bedroom C | Ann Haven | 1952-06-26 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Series | What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950-02-02 |
| Movie | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | 1950-04-08 |
| Movie | Sunset Boulevard | Norma Desmond | 1950-08-10 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Dear Miss Gloria | Miss Gloria | 1946-01-01 |
| Movie | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | Father Takes a Wife | Leslie Collier Osborne | 1941-10-03 |
| Movie | The Camera Speaks | Self (archive footage) | 1934-08-11 |
| Movie | Music in the Air | Frieda Hotzfelt | 1934-12-13 |
| Movie | The Film Parade | (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1933-01-01 |
| Movie | Perfect Understanding | Judy Rogers | 1933-01-15 |
| Movie | Queen Kelly | Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly | 1932-10-18 |
| Movie | Tonight or Never | Nella Vago | 1931-01-04 |
| Movie | Indiscreet | Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent | 1931-04-25 |
| Movie | The House That Shadows Built | (archive footage) | 1931-07-08 |
| Movie | Round About Hollywood | Self | 1931-05-22 |
| Movie | What a Widow! | Tamarind Brook | 1930-09-12 |
| Movie | The Trespasser | Marion Donnell | 1929-11-11 |
| Movie | Sadie Thompson | Sadie Thompson | 1928-01-07 |
| Movie | The Love of Sunya | Sunya Ashling | 1927-03-11 |
| Movie | Fine Manners | Orchid Murphy | 1926-08-29 |
| Movie | Madame Sans-Gêne | Catherina Hubscher | 1925-01-02 |
| Movie | The Coast of Folly | Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway | 1925-09-21 |
| Movie | Stage Struck | Jennie Hagen | 1925-11-16 |
| Movie | The Humming Bird | Toinette | 1924-01-13 |
| Movie | Manhandled | Tessie McGuire | 1924-07-21 |
| Movie | Wages of Virtue | Carmelita | 1924-11-10 |
| Movie | Prodigal Daughters | Swifty Forbes | 1923-04-15 |
| Movie | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Mona deBriac | 1923-08-05 |
| Movie | Zaza | Zaza | 1923-10-21 |
| Movie | Hollywood | Gloria Swanson | 1923-08-19 |
| Movie | Her Husband’s Trademark | Lois Miller | 1922-02-01 |
| Movie | A Trip to Paramountown | Self | 1922-07-10 |
| Movie | Beyond the Rocks | Theodora Fitzgerald | 1922-05-07 |
| Movie | The Impossible Mrs. Bellew | Betty Bellew | 1922-10-22 |
| Movie | My American Wife | Natalie Chester | 1922-12-31 |
| Movie | The Great Moment | Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham | 1921-09-03 |
| Movie | The Affairs of Anatol | Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife) | 1921-09-25 |
| Movie | Why Change Your Wife? | Beth Gordon | 1920-05-21 |
| Movie | Something to Think About | Ruth Anderson | 1920-10-16 |
| Movie | Male and Female | Lady Mary Lasenby | 1919-11-23 |
| Movie | Don't Change Your Husband | Leila Porter | 1919-01-26 |
| Movie | For Better, for Worse | Sylvia Norcross | 1919-04-26 |
| Movie | Society for Sale | Phylis Clyne | 1918-04-21 |
| Movie | Her Decision | Phyllis Dunbar | 1918-05-12 |
| Movie | Every Woman's Husband | Edith Emerson | 1918-07-17 |
| Movie | Station Content | Kitty Manning | 1918-06-16 |
| Movie | Shifting Sands | Marcia Grey | 1918-08-01 |
| Movie | Teddy at the Throttle | Gloria Dawn | 1917-04-01 |
| Movie | The Pullman Bride | The Pullman Bride | 1917-01-01 |
| Movie | Whose Baby? | The Wife | 1917-07-08 |
| Movie | The Sultan's Wife | Gloria | 1917-09-29 |
| Movie | A Social Cub | Gloria | 1916-07-16 |
| Movie | Sunshine | 1916-05-06 | |
| Movie | The Danger Girl | The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister | 1916-08-24 |
| Movie | The Nick of Time Baby | The Blacksmith's Daughter | 1916-12-22 |
| Movie | The Misjudged Mr. Hartley | Maid | 1915-01-19 |
| Movie | At the End of a Perfect Day | Hands Bouquet to Holmes | 1915-01-26 |
| Movie | The Fable of Elvira and Farina and the Meal Ticket | Farina, Elvira's Daughter | 1915-02-03 |
| Movie | His New Job | Stenographer (uncredited) | 1915-02-01 |