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Gloria Swanson
Actor

Gloria Swanson

27 Mar 1899Born
4 Apr 1983Died
84Age at death
94Credits

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.

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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

The 80 most recent of 94 credits.

  1. 2009Hollywood sul TevereFilm
  2. 1995The Casting CouchFilm
  3. 1986Marilyn MonroeFilm: archive footage
  4. 1974Airport 1975Film: Gloria Swanson
  5. 1974Killer BeesFilm: Madame Maria von Bohlen
  6. 1973The Age of BallyhooFilm: Narrator
  7. 1970Brasileiros em HollywoodFilm: Sef (archive footage)
  8. 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries: Mrs. Charlotte Heaton (1 episode)
  9. 1963Burke's LawSeries: Venus Hekate Walsh, Miss Lily Boles (1 episode)
  10. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries: Mrs. Daniels (1 episode)
  11. 1961StraightawaySeries: Lorraine Carrington (1 episode)
  12. 1961Ben CaseySeries: Victoria Hoffman (1 episode)
  13. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Julia Colton (1 episode)
  14. 1960When Comedy Was KingFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  15. 1956Nero's MistressFilm: Agrippina
  16. 1953The OscarsSeries
  17. 1952Three for Bedroom CFilm: Ann Haven
  18. 1950Sunset BoulevardFilm: Norma Desmond
  19. 1949Down Memory LaneFilm: The Reluctant Bride
  20. 1946Dear Miss GloriaFilm: Miss Gloria
  21. 1943Happy Times and Jolly MomentsFilm: (archive footage)
  22. 1941Father Takes a WifeFilm: Leslie Collier Osborne
  23. 1934Music in the AirFilm: Frieda Hotzfelt
  24. 1933Perfect UnderstandingFilm: Judy Rogers
  25. 1933The Film ParadeFilm: (archive footage) (uncredited)
  26. 1932Broadway Gossip No.2Film
  27. 1931The House That Shadows BuiltFilm: (archive footage)
  28. 1931IndiscreetFilm: Geraldine 'Gerry' Trent
  29. 1931Tonight or NeverFilm: Nella Vago
  30. 1930What a Widow!Film: Tamarind Brook
  31. 1929Queen KellyFilm: Kitty Kelly / Queen Kelly
  32. 1929The TrespasserFilm: Marion Donnell
  33. 1928Sadie ThompsonFilm: Sadie Thompson
  34. 1927The Love of SunyaFilm: Sunya Ashling
  35. 1926Fine MannersFilm: Orchid Murphy
  36. 1926The Untamed LadyFilm: St. Clair Van Tassel
  37. 1925Stage StruckFilm: Jennie Hagen
  38. 1925The Coast of FollyFilm: Joyce Gathway / Nadine Gathway
  39. 1925Madame Sans-GêneFilm: Catherina Hubscher
  40. 1924Wages of VirtueFilm: Carmelita
  41. 1924Her Love StoryFilm: Princess Marie
  42. 1924ManhandledFilm: Tessie McGuire
  43. 1924A Society ScandalFilm: Marjorie Colbert
  44. 1924The Humming BirdFilm: Toinette
  45. 1923ZazaFilm: Zaza
  46. 1923HollywoodFilm: Gloria Swanson
  47. 1923Bluebeard's 8th WifeFilm: Mona deBriac
  48. 1923Prodigal DaughtersFilm: Swifty Forbes
  49. 1922My American WifeFilm: Natalie Chester
  50. 1922The Impossible Mrs. BellewFilm: Betty Bellew
  51. 1922Beyond the RocksFilm: Theodora Fitzgerald
  52. 1922Her Gilded CageFilm: Suzanne Ornoff
  53. 1922Her Husband’s TrademarkFilm: Lois Miller
  54. 1921Don't Tell EverythingFilm: Marian Westover
  55. 1921Under the LashFilm: Deborah Krillet
  56. 1921The Affairs of AnatolFilm: Vivian Spencer (Anatol's wife)
  57. 1921The Great MomentFilm: Nada Pelham / Nadine Pelham
  58. 1921The Affairs of Anatol - Promo ReelFilm: As herself
  59. 1920Something to Think AboutFilm: Ruth Anderson
  60. 1920Why Change Your Wife?Film: Beth Gordon
  61. 1919Male and FemaleFilm: Lady Mary Lasenby
  62. 1919For Better, for WorseFilm: Sylvia Norcross
  63. 1919Don't Change Your HusbandFilm: Leila Porter
  64. 1918Wife or CountryFilm: Sylvia Hamilton
  65. 1918The Secret CodeFilm: Sally Carter Rand
  66. 1918Shifting SandsFilm: Marcia Grey
  67. 1918Every Woman's HusbandFilm: Edith Emerson
  68. 1918You Can't Believe EverythingFilm: Patricia Reynolds
  69. 1918Station ContentFilm: Kitty Manning
  70. 1918Her DecisionFilm: Phyllis Dunbar
  71. 1918Society for SaleFilm: Phylis Clyne
  72. 1917The Sultan's WifeFilm: Gloria
  73. 1917Dangers of a BrideFilm
  74. 1917Whose Baby?Film: The Wife
  75. 1917Baseball MadnessFilm: The Heiress
  76. 1917Teddy at the ThrottleFilm: Gloria Dawn
  77. 1917The Pullman BrideFilm: The Pullman Bride
  78. 1916The Nick of Time BabyFilm: The Blacksmith's Daughter
  79. 1916Haystacks and SteeplesFilm: Gloria - the Society Girl
  80. 1916The Danger GirlFilm: The Danger Girl - Reggie's Madcap Sister

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